At age 69, Davey Johnson has embraced his geographical baseball roots, where the names are quite intriguing for him and fans in D.C. who have had one winning team since Calvin Griffith took Killebrew, Kaat and realistic hope out of town as part of the 1961 American League expansion.

Evan Longoria dodged a bullet in Thursday's intrasquad game when he got hit on the right hand by a Matt Bush fastball.

So it was 50 years ago Friday when Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points to make himself the Man of the Century, and the Man of the Month — Reggie Jackson — was there to witness it.

Before Lou Brock and Nomar Garciaparra took big league pitching to task, they did the same to college opponents. On Friday they were named, along with five others, to the College Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Dodgers have offered a procedural compromise that would allow Bryan Stow to pursue litigation against the team's insurance carrier after the club emerges from bankruptcy.

Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett underwent surgery Friday to repair the fractured orbital bone around his right eye sustained during a bunting mishap earlier this week.

Because Grady Sizemore plays the way we want all our players to play, he is rehabbing from yet another surgery and none of us have any idea what one of the most promising and intrepid players at the age of 25 will be like after he turns 30.

Two days after the collector of Ryan Braun's sample responded to the Brewers left fielder's successful appeal, Braun's attorney, David Cornwell, countered with his own statement.

The Indians project to have at least six pure lefties in their batting order, with two switch-hitters beyond that. There is an opening in the outfield, and Cleveland could fill that hole with one of the right-handed options in the fold.

Michael Brantley is facing a familiar situation this spring. With Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore out for at least two months after surgery on his lower back, the team has a choice of playing Brantley in left field or moving him up the middle.

Accomplished pitchers are both born and made. Remember that as you follow the career journey of Heath Hembree, who appears inevitably bound for San Francisco.

Most clubs read little into spring performances. This year, the A's are not most clubs. Oakland has several position battles brewing in camp, making Friday's Cactus League opener against the visiting Mariners at Phoenix Municipal Stadium all the more significant.

Longtime Red Sox captain officially announced his retirement Thursday at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Fla., ending a 15-year big league career, all with Boston.

After 19 days of working out on their own, the Mariners take to the field Friday for their Cactus League opener against the A's, the same club they'll meet in Japan later this month when regular-season action begins.

Reliever Jordan Walden is happy to have sage veterans like LaTroy Hawkins and Jason Isringhausen to help guide him in his second full season as a Major League closer.

The Indians announced that Grady Sizemore underwent a minimally invasive procedure on his lower back on Thursday morning. According to the ballclub, the required recovery period for the center field is estimated between two to three months.

Tim Lincecum doubled up on his preparation Thursday, tuning up for his scheduled one-inning outing in the Giants' exhibition opener by throwing the equivalent of two innings in the bullpen.