Royals management sent manager Ned Yost a special Valentine's Day message on Tuesday by letting him know he'd be back for the 2013 season.

If Hanley Ramirez hasn't completely bought into changing positions on the first day of Spring Training, Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen won't be too concerned.

After a flurry of shifts in the general managers' ranks at season's end, change has come in varying degrees for the clubs that chose to take their baseball operations in a new direction.

This is going to be a fun Spring Training for A's general manager Billy Beane and assistant GM David Forst. Can you imagine how they're going to feel as they get their first real look at the players they believe will lead the franchise back into contention in the years ahead?

All-time saves leader Mariano Rivera champions a Yankees bullpen that leads the pack. The Braves, Giants and Rangers are not far behind.

Infielder Russell Mitchell, outrighted to Triple-A Albuquerque last week, received an invitation to the Dodgers' Major League Spring Training camp.

The Blue Jays signed reliever Casey Janssen to a two-year deal worth $5.9 million on Monday, avoiding arbitration with the 30-year-old right-hander.

With chilly temperatures and a steady rain falling at Minute Maid Park on Monday morning, the 18-wheeler carrying everything imaginable that the Astros will need during their six-week stay in Spring Training was proof that warmer and sunnier days are ahead.

Hundreds of Astros fans filled every nook and cranny of Minute Maid Park on Saturday to take part in the team's annual FanFest, a charity event in which fans were admitted to the ballpark for free and took part in games, gathered autographs and participated in "Talkin' Baseball" sessions with members of the front office and players.

The Tigers front office spends the offseason trying to prepare for a run to October. Clubhouse manager Jim Schmakel spends his offseason getting ready for Truck Day.

Hisashi Iwakuma got in his first throwing session of the spring on Monday as the Japanese free agent pitched off the mound for 10 minutes during his initial bullpen session for the Mariners.

With 35 pitchers in camp, the Mariners have all kinds of arms on display this week as Spring Training gets underway for the first Major League team in action.

The Phillies' clubhouse was empty at noon Monday except for Ryan Howard and Charlie Manuel, obviously in deep conversation.

Dmitri Young, seeking to revive a Major League career interrupted three years ago, worked out on Monday at Pirate City and left manager Clint Hurdle at least intrigued. Young turned 38 in October and played his last big league game on July 11, 2008 with the Washington Nationals.

The Red Sox avoided arbitration with David Ortiz just hours before a scheduled hearing in Florida, agreeing to terms with the star slugger on a one-year deal.

Fenway Park's 100th anniversary includes the unveiling of an All-Fenway Team before this year's All-Star break. The voting for that team has begun.

No team in baseball is undergoing a sudden transformation like the Marlins, and MLB Productions, along with Showtime, will chronicle the new-look club's journey this season, Major League Baseball announced on Monday.