Clayton Kershaw began his long slog toward starting the season opener on April 5 in San Diego by tossing two flawless innings in an intrasquad game on Sunday.

Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Michael Weiner expressed confidence Sunday that the confidentiality breach in the Ryan Braun case was specific in nature and would not affect future investigations under the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

Red Sox left fielder Carl Crawford will be examined by the medical staff on Monday to find out how he is progressing in his recovery from left wrist surgery.

Right-hander Joel Zumaya informed the Twins he will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow at the end of the month, assistant general manager Rob Antony said Sunday.

The string of bad luck for right-hander Jesse Litsch continued this week with yet another setback on his injured right shoulder.

It will be a while before the Phillies see Ryan Howard back on the field in Spring Training.

It is probably the worst-kept secret in Spring Training. Who will be the Phillies' Opening Day starter?

David Wright continued to be bothered by stiffness in his left side Sunday and will not play in a game until he is asymptomatic.

While Ike Davis has been urged to avoid exhausting himself, he's not expected to miss any time this season due to his diagnosis of Valley Fever.

Prince Fielder collected two hits and reached base safely in each of his three plate appearances while helping the Tigers open the Grapefruit League season with a 2-0 win over the Braves at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex on Saturday afternoon.

Edwin Jackson made his debut for the Nationals, allowing one hit and two walks in two scoreless innings, in a 3-1 loss to the Astros in Saturday's Grapefruit League opener.

Clayton Kershaw will start both the season opener and the Dodgers' home opener, manager Don Mattingly confirmed on Saturday before his club took batting practice in the main stadium at Camelback Ranch during FanFest festivities.

Mariners center fielder Franklin Gutierrez sounded optimistic Saturday about making a timely return from a partial tear in his pectoral muscle that figures to sideline him at least six weeks.

Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes made his first appearance in the A's clubhouse Saturday morning and was scheduled to undergo a physical by day's end.

With Grapefruit League play set to begin on Monday, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny announced his team's first five starting pitchers of the spring.

Left fielder Carl Crawford calls the bout of swelling he had on his surgically repaired left wrist earlier this week a “little setback.” But that doesn't mean he's ready to give up his goal of making it into the Opening Day lineup on April 5 at Detroit.

The Padres signed center fielder Cameron Maybin to a five-year contract extension worth $25 million. The pact includes a club option for 2017.