Angels right-hander Ervin Santana was struck in the upper right arm with a line drive off the bat of Alexei Ramirez of the White Sox and left Wednesday's game in the second inning.

Other than some general soreness, Desmond Jennings and B.J. Upton were OK following a fourth-inning collision that saw them carted off the field during Wednesday afternoon's 4-2 loss to the Marlins at Charlotte Sports Park.

The “half-field” is where the Rangers do their infield defense work. It is a diamond with no outfield, and they might as well name it the Ron Washington Field because this is the manager's favorite place to be in spring.

Twins starter Jason Marquis' spring struggles continued as he allowed four runs in four innings, but Josh Wilingham and Chris Parmelee took Phillies ace Roy Halladay deep in Minnesota's 6-4 victory Wednesday afternoon in Clearwater, Fla.

The Marlins used two home runs to defeat the Rays, 4-2, on Wednesday afternoon at Charlotte Sports Park.

Mike Aviles is the favorite in the Red Sox competition, which is odd, because there hasn't been a day in his pro ball-playing life where he's looked at himself as a favorite for anything.

Pirates manager Clint Hurdle wants his team stealing more bases this season. This isn't a game plan that came suddenly to Hurdle one morning in Spring Training; he preached it entering the offseason.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez will require surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee.

Reds manager Dusty Baker revealed on Wednesday morning that he underwent arthroscopic surgery to clean out his left knee this past Jan. 4. Baker said that he has an arthritic bone-on-bone situation and that knee replacement could be next.

While Jason Marquis could not duplicate similar numbers like his second Grapefruit League outing when he surrendered just one run in three innings against St. Louis on Friday, the Twins right-hander was pleased with his progress after his third spring appearance Wednesday.

Twins center fielder Denard Span returned from neck stiffness to go 3-for-4 at the plate in the Twins' 6-4 win on Wednesday, including two hits off Phillies starter Roy Halladay. All three of Span's hits were singles.

Edwin Encarnacion got his first start in left field on Wednesday afternoon as the Blue Jays continue to find ways to increase his overall versatility.

At 61, Bobby Valentine appears to be having the time of his life back managing in the Major Leagues for the first time in a decade. If this is his last stop, he's soaking up every moment.

Thanks to a Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant of nearly $50,000, the flood-ravaged baseball field of Henderson (Tenn.) High School has been restored and made better than ever before.

Tsuyoshi Wada threw a 33-pitch simulated game on Wednesday morning, and the lefty happily reported afterward, through his interpreter, that “first and foremost, nothing hurt.”

Ryan Howard still wears a protective boot on his left foot, which means he still isn't on the field hitting, running or taking batting practice. But he played catch Wednesday morning at Bright House Field. That's progress, right? “It's exhilarating,” he joked.

For the first time since March 3, Chris Carpenter grabbed a glove, a ball and played catch on Wednesday. The normally routine spring activity garnered way more attention than usual, though that was to be expected after the right-hander's recent shutdown because of neck stiffness.