Victor Martinez underwent successful surgery Friday to repair both the medial and lateral meniscus in his left knee, the Tigers announced on Monday.

Former Rockies closer Manny Corpas and top prospect Brett Jackson headlined a list of 21 non-roster players invited by the Cubs on Monday to participate in Major League Spring Training camp.

Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell is confident that both Jair Jurrjens and Tommy Hanson will be at full strength when Spring Training begins. But he is also approaching this year's camp with the understanding that Tim Hudson might be a little behind schedule.

Grady Sizemore, Shin-Soo Choo and Michael Brantley can be an electrifying group in the outfield when they are healthy. The Indians, who have stockpiled some outfield depth this winter, are counting on the threesome to be a formidable presence between the lines instead of in the trainer's room.

The Marlins' first sellout at their new stadium is in the books, but seats still remain for their second exhibition in Miami. The Marlins on Monday announced that no tickets remain for their March 6 exhibition against the University of Miami.

Throughout his Hall of Fame career, Gary Carter had a knack for turning defeats into victories. It was his exuberance, his faith and his determination that reversed the tide. Especially his faith. That comes to mind as The Kid battles an aggressive form of brain cancer that has put him in an extremely grave situation.

With a settlement seeming unlikely at the moment, D-backs catcher Miguel Montero was in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, one day before his scheduled salary-arbitration hearing.

Roy Oswalt has been in the top six in the National League Cy Young Award balloting six times. If you need a guy for Game 7 in a World Series, you could do a whole lot worse than the man from Mississippi.

Pat Burrell is retiring after a 12-year Major League career, according to multiple reports that surfaced on Monday afternoon.

Game times for the 2012 regular season, beginning with the Japan Opening Series 2012 and Opening Night in the United States on April 4, were announced by Major League Baseball on Monday.

Moving the Marlins out of Sun Life Stadium and into Marlins Park has kept team president David Samson on the run this offseason. Being on the go is nothing new for the energetic team president.

The upcoming season serves as yet another mile-marker — for fans, historians, Roy Halladay and CC Sabathia; can the paces be maintained, will a roadblock or two appear and force a detour, will the two current pitchers perhaps find another gear and even gain some ground on their potential predecessors?

Hall of Fame electee Barry Larkin will host an Elite Camp in Brazil, in cooperation with Major League Baseball International, this February, the organization announced Monday.

There's something different about Chris Johnson these days. The way he anxiously grips the baseball bat while sitting at his locker, the way he talks about last year and the lessons learned, and the way he oozes with anticipation about the upcoming season.

Meggie Zahneis met with Reds GM Walt Jocketty, who is pleased with his work this offseason, during which Cincinnati made a number of major moves.

Sometimes baseball gets it just right. To add two additional playoff teams while actually increasing the importance of the regular season is sheer brilliance.

Believe it or not, there are still high-quality, relatively big-name free agents on the board, and while those players and their agents might not be nervous yet, it's safe to say they won't want to wait much longer to find jobs.