Cuba is on the Rays’ horizon. By the time the island nation is in the team’s rearview mirror Tuesday night, a historic trip will have taken place, in which baseball served as a bonding agent between two countries at odds since the early 1960s.

David Freese lined up at third base Sunday afternoon for the first time in a Pirates uniform, and he didn’t have to wait long for his first real test.

Bryce Harper’s second home run on Sunday afternoon was a breathtaking thing, towering far over the center-field wall, landing amid a construction zone. Surely most Major League players don’t hit baseballs this far in their dreams.

The Blue Jays and Pirates got a test run through the new Major League Baseball rules surrounding slides at second base as Sunday afternoon’s 3-2 Blue Jays win ended when Antoan Richardson was called out for runner interference.

Aaron Hicks dug into the batter’s box and glanced back at catcher John Ryan Murphy during the Yankees’ 6-4 win against the Twins on Sunday. Swapped for each other this past offseason, their paths were crossing again in the top of the first inning, but the resulting conversation wasn’t particularly deep.

Juan Lagares stole home to give the Mets a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning of Sunday’s 9-4 Grapefruit League loss to the Red Sox at Tradition Field.

It’s too early to say for sure, but it’s becoming late in the spring to have a lot of hope, so it appears that Mariners setup man Charlie Furbush might not be ready for the start of the season.

Rusney Castillo is the top name you see in left field on the Red Sox depth chart. But it remains to be seen how much of a “regular” he will be.

Ken Giles flashed a smile and shook a few hands Sunday morning at Bright House Field. A couple hours later his fastball flashed 101 mph on the scoreboard.

Despite making 11 starts in right field during Grapefruit League play, Miguel Sano hasn’t been tested much at his new position. But that changed in Sunday’s 6-4 loss to the Yankees, as Sano — a former third baseman — couldn’t handle a line drive near the right-field foul line for an error that helped key a three-run inning.

“I was like, ‘Whoa, I’m about to use Kyle Schwarber’s glove today.'”

Nationals right-hander Joe Ross left Sunday’s game against the Tigers in the second inning with a bruised right heel after getting drilled by a line drive off the bat of third baseman Nick Castellanos.

Justin Verlander checked the video to confirm what he already knew.

Manager Joe Maddon met Sunday with about a dozen hand-picked Cubs players who he has dubbed the “lead bulls” to discuss travel, clubhouse decorum and dress code. What does Maddon want players to wear? “If you think you look hot, you wear it,” Maddon said. “That’s the dress code.”

A day after Michael Brantley’s Spring Training debut, the Indians reported no health concerns over the outfielder, who is recovering from right shoulder surgery.

The Astros trimmed three players from their spring roster Sunday, optioning outfielder Andrew Aplin and infielder Nolan Fontana to Triple-A Fresno and reassigning infielder/outfielder Tony Kemp to Minor League camp, manager A.J. Hinch said.

Colombia won its first clash with Panama. The winner of tonight’s rematch gets a 2017 Classic berth. Watch a live stream; MLB Network’s replay starts at 8 ET.