Brian Bogusevic is no stranger to the back fields of Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Fla., where the Astros will gather in less than three weeks to start Spring Training. This will be his seventh spring camp in the Houston organization, but he'll come in with more confidence than in years past.

Has the Prince Fielder signing ruled out the Tigers on a Yoenis Cespedes pursuit? Tigers president/general manager Dave Dombrowski has been careful with his answer.

Prince Fielder has moved on from one power combo to another by signing with the Tigers, but he and Miguel Cabrera are just one of the many dynamic duos of 3-4 hitters in the big leagues.

Later this month, every team in baseball will be deploying to their Spring Training facilities to make key decisions toward their 25-man rosters. But most critical this spring for the Angels — by far — are the decisions Mark Trumbo and Kendrys Morales can help make for them.

As far as ambassadors go, few represent the Dominican baseball community as well as Manny Acta. The Indians skipper is a board member for the Dominican Prospect League, managed the Dominican team in the first World Baseball Classic and has created a charitable organization to rebuild ballfields in his hometown San Pedro de Macoris.

Ernie Banks is best known for his legendary career in the Windy City, but "Mr. Cub" honed his craft while playing for the Kansas City Monarchs.

Some of the biggest ambassadors of baseball met face-to-face with a real U.S. diplomat on Tuesday, and the results could pay dividends in the future for the island of Santo Domingo.

The Padres agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Dustin Moseley on Tuesday, the last of their 11 arbitration-eligible players.

For most of last season, the Braves were as good as any team in the game and that's what they expect to be in 2012.

Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista insists he has been tested 16 times for performance-enhancing substances during the past two years and maintains reports to the contrary are false.

Having been frustrated by his .223 batting average against righties, due in part to seeing sure hits die in the infielders' gloves on the outfield grass, Mark Teixeira said on Tuesday that he is ready to put the bunt in defenders' minds.

The Rockies have Jorge De La Rosa, who underwent Tommy John surgery last year, on a strict rehab schedule and he is not expected to throw his first Major League pitch until late May or sometime in June.

Nearly 33 years after his death in a plane crash, Yankees legend Thurman Munson's legacy was honored Tuesday with the 32nd annual Thurman Munson Awards Dinner.

Since arriving home less than two weeks ago after climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, R.A. Dickey has spent time reflecting on his journey, on what he called a "mental grind" that also taxed him physically.

The Rangers have announced a number of changes in their front office and in their amateur scouting department, including the return of Don Kalkstein as the club's sports psychology consultant.

Though the second-base job does not technically belong to Daniel Murphy, it appears to be his to lose heading into Spring Training. But Murphy will hold it throughout the summer only if he proves adequate at the position.

If Theo Epstein could figure out what causes players to falter in big markets, he told guests at Fenway Park on Monday night, "I'd take it with me to Chicago." The Boston crowd ate it up.