As part of his current role with the Blue Jays, Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar is very involved in the club's amateur baseball program.

There was a nostalgic feel in the air on Monday when the Braves welcomed David Justice and Fred McGriff to Spring Training to serve as special instructors over the course of the next week.

Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes demonstrated extraordinary talent for the better part of the last 10 seasons with the Mets, but the pair are in camp with new clubs this season.

The Red Sox are more than 1,000 miles away, but they had a small problem at home on Monday. A local Boston CBS affiliate reported that fire crews put out a small blaze at Fenway Park on Monday morning, which, according to a tweet by the Boston Fire Department, caused around $100,000 in damages.

Veteran slugger Bobby Abreu, who previously said he'd prefer to be traded if he isn't playing every day for the Angels, had a meeting with general manager Jerry Dipoto and manager Mike Scioscia on Monday morning, and the three came to what appears to be an understanding.

Brewers closer John Axford had another successful Oscar night, correctly predicting 11 of the 15 winners at Sunday night's Academy Awards after going 11-for-13 last year. Perhaps some day, the Brewers' resident film buff will hold a statuette of his own.

Brewers manager Ron Roenicke thinks ace right-hander Yovani Gallardo will do more in 2012 if he learns how to do less.

The Dodgers abandoned plans to schedule a March 4 “B” game against the Chicago White Sox for the benefit of Opening Day starter Clayton Kershaw and instead hope to give the lefty two innings in a camp game.

Bobby Valentine's alcohol ban isn't a reaction to all the notoriety about pitchers reportedly sipping beer and a couple of times ordering fried chicken late on nights they weren't pitching. It's about decorum, and, perhaps more important, liability.

The Mets are still “very optimistic” about hosting the 2013 All-Star Game at Citi Field, principal owner Fred Wilpon said Monday, though an announcement does not appear imminent.

With the first full-squad workout set for Tuesday, manager Don Mattingly on Monday said he's hoping to bat Andre Ethier fourth behind Matt Kemp, but he's not committing to it.

Acquired in the offseason, infielder Marco Scutaro made his first appearance at Rockies camp on Monday — the first official workout day for position players at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.

The Cubs are hoping Ian Stewart can crush balls this summer at Wrigley Field. Acquired in December for Tyler Colvin and DJ LeMahieu, Stewart will take over at third base for Aramis Ramirez, who left via free agency.

A day after learning he tore his ulnar collateral ligament, Twins right-hander Joel Zumaya said Monday he still hasn't decided whether he'll undergo Tommy John surgery to continue his career.

Stretching and fielding drills take a back seat later this week. The Spring Training season opens with the first exhibition games, and as the calendar flips to March, there is still plenty to sort out.

A trend is catching on throughout Major League Baseball: Young backstops continue to sprout up across the game. The days of veteran catchers anchoring teams' infields have begun to dwindle.

Here are half a dozen teams that enter 2012 as a “sleeper” you ought not overlook, especially given the possibility of added Wild Card spots in 2012.