A's center fielder Yoenis Cespedes made the most of his first official Major League game on Saturday, lining a homer to left to lead off the fourth inning and drilling an RBI single to center with runners on first and third and one out in the second.

After all the rehabilitation he's gone through, Marlins ace Josh Johnson is ready to expand his limits, not restrict them. The hard-throwing right-hander hopes the organization isn't considering holding him back in any way.

Brewers right fielder Nyjer Morgan left Saturday's game with the Giants after being hit in the head by a Barry Zito pitch in the first inning.

Jose Bautista homered twice while Travis Snider added one of his own in Toronto's 5-2 victory over the Astros on Saturday afternoon.

Nationals outfielder Rick Ankiel was scheduled to start as the designated hitter against the Mets on Saturday, but was scratched because of a tight hamstring.

Rangers outfielder Rangers' Conor Jackson suffered a cut above his left eye after a misplaying a ball Friday but he was not concussed on the play.

A day after taking a fastball to the left cheek, Orioles left fielder Nolan Reimold was in good spirits in the clubhouse Saturday morning.

Could 2012 be the breakout year for the Kansas City Royals? The team's starting first baseman, 22-year-old Eric Hosmer, thinks so.

The Dodgers have signed Minnesota Vikings defensive back Jarrad Page, who played college baseball at UCLA and was drafted three times by big league teams, to a Minor League contract as an outfielder.

After completing his second Spring Training start on Friday, Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg sees some room for improvement, particularly on defense.

The Marlins are making every effort to keep Jose Reyes and second baseman Omar Infante on the field together throughout the Grapefruit League season.

Unlike his first start of Spring Training, when he savored being on the mound again after all the time he missed last year, Friday night was a business-like outing for Clay Buchholz.

Clay Buchholz likely would've had a fine night were it not for Andrew McCutchen, and the Pirates' center fielder would've had an amazing night were it not for the new Green Monster.

It's not the final test of his surgically repaired right shoulder, but Freddy Sanchez was back on the field Friday, feeling the adrenaline a little more than normal as he had four at-bats as a designated hitter against the Reds.

A select group of the Reds' younger Minor League players were given quite a proposal last fall: Come to Arizona early for an entire Spring Training's worth of work before the regular camp starts and be pushed harder than ever.

Juan Nicasio's return to game action went down as a success, and an inspiration to the Rockies. He held the Athletics to one unearned run on five hits in three innings of the 2012 Cactus League debut.

Closer Joakim Soria is scheduled to make his second outing Saturday against the Rockies after a session in the video room with pitching coach Dave Eiland.