Chris Young, making his first spring start for the A’s as a right fielder on Sunday, lasted just one inning at the position before being taken out with a quad cramp for precautionary reasons.
Houston, Urban Invitational continue to be great fit
The 2013 Urban Invitational at Minute Maid Park was once again a great success in bringing exposure to baseball programs at historically black colleges and universities.
Dice-K, Bauer shine in Tribe debuts
Daisuke Matsuzaka and Trevor Bauer each threw two scoreless innings on Sunday, as two of the Indians’ most high-profile new additions made their debuts in split-squad action.
After rough ’12 finish, Hultzen comes back strong
Danny Hultzen had two goals during the offseason. After running out of gas at the end of his first pro season, the Mariners’ top left-handed pitching prospect wanted to get stronger and get back to throwing strikes.
Headley determined to improve upon career year
After winning NL Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards in 2012, Chase Headley arrived at camp ready to address a few self-perceived areas of weakness.
Jeter targeting March 10 for first spring game
Yankees captain Derek Jeter is expected to play in his first Spring Training game around March 10, according to general manager Brian Cashman.
Bay bolsters roster hopes with two-run homer
Jason Bay bolstered his hopes of making Seattle’s Opening Day roster with a two-run home run in the first inning on Saturday as the Mariners topped the Padres, 8-6, at the Peoria Sports Complex.
After years of tinkering, Morrow has found success
The old saying “if it’s not broken don’t fix it” seems like an appropriate motto this spring for Brandon Morrow.
Wood hits walk-off homer against Rangers
Brandon Wood’s two-run homer in the ninth inning gave the Royals a 4-2 walk-off victory over the Rangers in Cactus League action on Saturday at Surprise Stadium.
Booty tosses first bullpen session
Josh Booty threw his first bullpen session in D-backs camp Saturday morning under the watchful eyes of pitching coach Charles Nagy and former big leaguer Tom Candiotti.
Hamels feeling urge to accept leadership role
Nobody has said a word to Cole Hamels about Opening Day, which is fine with him. Pitching the season opener would be nice, but … “I’ve never really thought about it,” he said after pitching two scoreless innings Saturday in the Phillies’ Grapefruit League opener against Houston at Bright House Field.
Utley steps right up in game action, feels ‘perfect’
It had been a couple years of setbacks and soreness, but Chase Utley is finally back on the field. He played three innings Saturday in the Phillies’ Grapefruit League opener against the Houston Astros at Bright House Field.
Healthy Moreland looks to return to form
Injuries over the past two seasons turned Mitch Moreland into more of a pull hitter than he was when the Rangers promoted him from Triple-A in 2010, but the first baseman is healthy and working on hitting line drives to all fields at Spring Training.
Blue Jays acquire reliever Schwimer in trade
The Blue Jays made a minor trade on Saturday afternoon by acquiring right-hander Michael Schwimer in exchange for first baseman Art Charles.
McCoy bruises left quad in outfield collision
Utilityman Mike McCoy suffered a bruised left quad after a scary collision with Ryan Langerhans in the outfield midway through Saturday afternoon’s game against the Tigers.
Mathis suffers broken collarbone in spring opener
Catcher Jeff Mathis suffered a non-displaced fracture to his right collarbone and he could be out six weeks, according to manager Mike Redmond.
Birds’ rotation battle off to a flying start
The Orioles’ rotation competition, which will likely go down to the wire in Spring Training, officially kicked off Saturday with six candidates throwing an inning each in Baltimore’s Grapefruit League opening 5-3 win against the Minnesota Twins.