The Orioles signed left-handed pitcher Zach Phillips to a one-year contract on Wednesday. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Orioles designated left-hander Chris Jones for assignment.

Hunter Pence went 3-for-4 with two homers, three runs scored and three RBIs as the Giants built a lead, but the D-backs got a monster three-run homer from Peter O’Brien in the eighth and rallied for a 7-7 tie in 10 innings on Tuesday night at Salt River Fields.

Hunter Pence went 3-for-4 with two homers, three runs scored and three RBIs as the Giants built a lead, but the D-backs got a monster three-run homer from Peter O’Brien in the eighth and rallied for a 7-7 tie in 10 innings on Tuesday night at Salt River Fields.

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When Royals right-hander Chris Young reached and exceeded his pitch count of 75 in Tuesday’s 3-1 win over the Dodgers, manager Ned Yost dutifully came out to the mound to pull him.

Luis Severino pumped his fist as he struck out the final two batters of the fourth inning on Tuesday, pinning the Mets’ Yoenis Cespedes on third base. The young right-hander is gaining both experience and confidence, and the Yankees couldn’t be happier.

Today’s packed slate of Spring Training games features seven contests on MLB.TV, headlined by a potential pitchers’ duel between Masahiro Tanaka of the Yankees and Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals.

It appears that D-backs outfielder A.J. Pollock is getting close to returning to action, which makes it less likely that he will need to start the season on the disabled list.

Command and control never looked so good.

Aroldis Chapman sat transfixed by the images flickering on the screen in front of him, watching history transpire on the most famous diamond in Havana, where he once practiced to represent the Cuban National Team.

It is still too early to project the Royals’ Opening Day starter. Manager Ned Yost won’t make that announcement until later next week. But things are starting to line up possibly in right-hander Yordano Ventura’s way.

The New York City Council officially moved to ban smokeless tobacco from Yankee Stadium and Citi Field on Tuesday, approving a measure that now needs only Mayor Bill de Blasio’s signature to pass. The new law, which will affect players, team staff and fans alike, left the Mets and Yankees with questions regarding its enforcement.

Ask and you shall receive.

Manager Joe Maddon met with the Cubs’ position players Tuesday to discuss the importance of situational hitting and the need to get off to a good start.

Nolan Arenado’s grandfather was once a political prisoner of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. His father, at the age of 6, was able to escape Cuba and eventually come to the United States in the early 1960s. His heritage has created a hunger for Arenado to absorb as much information as possible about the island country.

Standing outside Estadio Latinoamericano, only a few feet from the airport-bound bus that would lead him out of his homeland, Dayron Varona signed countless autographs and posed for numerous pictures.

The contest between the Cuban National Team and the Tampa Bay Rays, being televised live from Cuba, played in the White Sox clubhouse a little more than one hour before Tuesday’s Cactus League game at Camelback Ranch.