The pressure was on Wil Myers from his first day with the Rays after being acquired in the trade that sent James Shields and Wade Davis to the Royals last offseason. But the 22-year-old slugger still managed to live up to the enormous expectations, and he officially capped his impressive debut Monday night by winning the American League Rookie of the Year Award, beating out teammate and runner-up Chris Archer.

Under pristine blue skies and sparkling sunshine, celebrities in the sports and entertainment world hit the links at the Wilshire Country Club on Monday in the inaugural Frank Robinson Celebrity Golf Invitational.

Marlins ace Jose Fernandez and Rays slugger Wil Myers won Rookie of the Year Awards on Monday, the rightful recipients, according to MLB.com’s Anthony Castrovince.

It was an ebullient Cuban sensation who took home the Jackie Robinson National League Rookie of the Year Award on Monday night, but that rookie wasn’t Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig.

Addressing rumors that the Dodgers are shopping outfielders, general manager Ned Colletti compared the team’s apparent surplus of outfielders to last winter’s apparent surplus of starting pitchers.

Most of the speculation surrounding Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka has focused on the usual teams — the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, Angels and D-backs. But after arriving at the General Managers Meetings on Monday, GM Ruben Amaro hinted that the Phillies could also be on that list.

There were 13 players headed toward free agency who were given qualifying offers to stay with their old clubs. On Monday, as the 5 p.m. ET deadline passed, all officially 13 declined the offers. That means there is the possibility of 13 additional Draft picks come June.

Major League Baseball has terminated its posting fee agreement with Japan, according to a source, placing current young Nippon Professional Baseball players like pitcher Masahiro Tanaka in limbo.

Ending months of speculation after he sustained a season-ending concussion while catching on Aug. 19, the Twins announced Monday that Joe Mauer will be moved from catcher to first base next year.

Reds general manager Walt Jocketty denied rumors last month that he was already shopping second baseman Brandon Phillips. But in an interview with MLB.com, Jocketty kept the embers hot when asked if Phillips was a lock to be on the club in 2014.

David Ortiz and Andrew McCutchen will executive produce a new weekly, 30-episode series on MTV2, part of a broader multi-year, cross-platform programming partnership announced on Monday by Major League Baseball and MTV.

The Braves announced on Monday that they are planning to build a state-of-the-art ballpark that will open in Cobb County, about 14 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, in time for the start of the 2017 season.

Dodgers top prospect Joc Pederson went 2-for-4 with an RBI and reliever Nestor Molina earned the victory in relief as Lara topped Aragua on Sunday in Venezuelan Winter League action.

As much as Jose Fernandez accomplished on the field this season, nothing compares to the personal dream come true for Fernandez on Sunday. To his surprise, Fernandez’s grandmother, Olga, arrived from Cuba.

A lazy Sunday afternoon didn’t produce any fireworks around the Hot Stove, but groundwork is surely being laid for Major League maneuvering in the weeks to come. In fact, some deals could be struck on Monday, when the General Managers Meetings get under way in Orlando, Fla.

The one honor that can’t ever be won a second time goes first, as a week of Baseball Writers’ Association of America awards begins on Monday. The Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Awards will be presented to the top first-year players in each league in a special announcement show on MLB Network at 6 p.m. ET.

Colorado’s Wilin Rosario had an RBI double and Dan Black drove in another run to help Aguilas post a 3-1 win over Toros on Saturday in Dominican Winter League action.