Opening Day is the on-field challenge for Prince Fielder. As big as the welcome will be, the nervousness will be greater. And there's still a game to play.

The arrival of the regular season will be welcomed with open arms by Ubaldo Jimenez. Enough of Spring Training and enough with the past. The right-hander knows the only time he can really answer any questions is on a mound with a baseball in his hand.

During the final week of Spring Training, manager Dusty Baker discussed his team and his personal situation with the club in an interview with MLB.com.

Nationals manager Davey Johnson believes his team can win the NL East title, and he has reason to have high expectations.

Though Kyle Lohse is hardly the biggest name on the Cardinals' staff, he actually put up great numbers last season. And with Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright unavailable, Lohse is as deserving as anyone.

Marlins reliever Juan Carlos Oviedo, formerly known to the baseball world as Leo Nunez, may be suspended by Major League Baseball for up to six weeks once he receives his visa, ESPN reported Monday night.

The hits keep on coming for A's right-handed reliever Joey Devine, as manager Bob Melvin said Monday that Devine suffered yet another injury setback.

Alex Rodriguez savored his long weekend in Miami, where he continues to make his offseason home, and had numerous friends, family members and acquaintances visiting for the Yankees' two exhibition games.

The Astros trimmed their roster by one more player Monday night, announcing right-handed pitcher Jordan Lyles was being optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Major League Baseball “re-imagined” the MLB Fan Cave as if it were a stage production at Broadway and Fourth Street in Greenwich Village, and during Monday's media day to introduce the new look, what stood out most was perhaps how the nine inhabitants already have made it distinctly theirs.

After spending six weeks at the team's Spring Training complex in Jupiter, Fla., and two exhibitions at their new home against the Yankees, the Marlins are set for the regular season.

Ryan Vogelsong remains on schedule to make his 2012 Major League debut on April 15, when the Giants host the Pittsburgh Pirates. The return of Freddy Sanchez is still to be determined.

The Indians are hoping that the restructuring of Roberto Hernandez's contract will allow the pitcher to avoid a suspension in the wake of his false-identity case.

Whoa. I think that's the collective first reaction to the reports — as yet unconfirmed — that the Cincinnati Reds have signed their star first baseman Joey Votto to a long, long, long-term extension.

Rangers president and CEO Nolan Ryan addressed a number of topics in an interview session with the media on Monday before Texas played Triple-A Round Rock.

There have been a few raised eyebrows over a slight decrease in Felix Hernandez's fastball velocity this spring, but the Mariners' ace said he's not concerned and his manager isn't worried either after another strong outing Monday.

The Giants announced Monday that right-hander Matt Cain agreed to a five-year, $112.5 million contract extension, the richest deal ever given to a right-handed pitcher, that will keep him with the club through 2017.