The Pirates claimed infielder Jake Elmore off waivers from Cincinnati on Friday, acquiring another versatile option for their bench. Elmore, a 27-year-old with limited Major League experience, spent most of the 2014 season batting .281 in Triple-A between Sacramento and Louisville. The Reds had acquired him off waivers in early August from the A’s.

Manager Don Mattingly’s coaching staff will return in 2015, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman announced Friday.

On Friday, crews carefully moved what is known as the caretaker’s house — a brick structure built in 1923 that was located at the northwest corner of Wrigley Field, outside of the ballpark — about 200 feet to a parking lot, where it will be restored.

If John Coppolella gains the lofty title the Braves might eventually bestow upon him, he would likely become the first general manager who can lay claim to entering the baseball industry with the help of some quarters he deposited into payphones in three states.

If you somehow erased Red Sox right fielder Shane Victorino from your memory bank after injuries wiped away the majority of his 2014 season, that just adds more fire for him.

David Wright appears on track to start baseball activities in December, as the Mets announced Friday that the third baseman “showed marked improvement” in his left rotator cuff during a medical exam this week.

Outfielder Peter Bourjos underwent right hip surgery to address a previously undisclosed hip impingement that, according to general manager John Mozeliak, affected Bourjos throughout much of the second half of the season.

Marlins third baseman Casey McGehee and Mariners pitcher Chris Young are the winners of the 2014 National League and American League Comeback Player of the Year Awards, respectively, Major League baseball revealed on Friday.

Several sports legends and celebrities will tee off at the Wilshire Country Club on Monday in Beverly Hills, Calif., for the second annual Frank Robinson Celebrity Golf Invitational. Proceeds from the golf outing will benefit the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Compton, Calif., a program created by Robinson to provide free baseball and softball instruction to underprivileged youth in the Greater Los Angeles area.

Outfielder Yasmany Tomas is the best-known of a group of Cuban stars who could end up at a Spring Training facility or big league stadium in the near future.

Jose Abreu showed early on in his rookie season that he was a force to be reckoned with. The talented Cuban slugger quickly emerged as a feared presence in the White Sox lineup and racked up historical offensive numbers that should earn him the BBWAA American League Rookie of the Year Award.

A team of the game’s biggest names, including Robinson Cano and Yasiel Puig, will represent Major League Baseball for two exhibition games and a five-game series in Japan this month.

MLB.TV subscribers and anyone wanting to sign up now for the $24.99 MLB.TV Offseason Package can watch exclusive live and on-demand streams of all five games in the Japan All-Star Series 2014 plus the two exhibitions, starting with the first pitch at 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

A collection of the game’s top talent will represent Major League Baseball next week when the Japan All-Star Series begins on Tuesday, and the roster for the MLB team was revealed on Friday.

The Rockies’ front office has been revamped. Now come the challenges. Now comes the retooling of the roster with a focus on adding rotation and bullpen arms. A word of advice when it comes to Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez: take a deep breath and relax.

MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo answers questions about the game’s top prospects, including whether Twins prospect Byron Buxton is unlucky or injury prone.

The Dodgers named Farhan Zaidi their new general manager, and Josh Byrnes senior vice president of baseball operations on Thursday.