Exhibition games had just begun, but in Joe Maddon’s mind, the Royals were already in midseason form.

D-backs managing general partner Ken Kendrick takes a walk through baseball history as he passes cases at the Phoenix Art Museum, where his impressive and extremely valuable collection of rare baseball cards are displayed. The collection memorializes legends ranging from Honus Wagner to Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson.

Continuing his habit of active spring debuts, Ryan Braun’s first at-bat since September produced an RBI single, and he later walked and scored a run in the Brewers’ 5-2 win over the White Sox on Wednesday at Maryvale Baseball Park. Braun deemed it a successful first test of his surgically repaired lower back.

Yasiel Puig homered and made a diving catch in right field as the Dodgers defeated the Rockies, 7-3, on Wednesday at Camelback Ranch. Nolan Arenado collected two hits and an RBI for Colorado.

Cubs catcher Miguel Montero believes Chicago’s new ordinance banning chewing tobacco at baseball stadiums could help him quit the habit.

Ryan Braun delivered an RBI single in his first at-bat of the spring, Jonathan Lucroy homered and Matt Garza pitched four scoreless innings in the Brewers’ 5-2 win over the White Sox on Wednesday at Maryvale Baseball Park.

The Mariners got some good news from Charlie Furbush on Wednesday as the lefty setup man felt good enough in a long-toss session that he fired off a handful of fastballs at the end of the workout, and he said his shoulder felt great.

Cubs right-hander John Lackey took the mound Wednesday on track to pitch only four innings, but things went so well that he stayed out there for another frame.

The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball has concluded its investigation into an alleged incident involving Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig and his sister in a Miami-area nightclub on Nov. 26, 2015.

Right-hander Chris Young breezed through four shutout innings and Reymond Fuentes logged four RBIs in the Royals’ 10-0 win over the Cubs on Wednesday afternoon at Surprise Stadium.

What do the Astros do for an encore? To put it another way, does magic have an expiration date? Or can Houston deliver another basestealing, wall-crashing, home run-hitting run to the postseason?

Red Sox lefty Eduardo Rodriguez cleared a physical and mental hurdle on Wednesday when he threw his first side session since suffering a patellar subluxation (kneecap instability) in his right knee.

What’s the rotation shaping up like? MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro answers that question and more in this edition of the Marlins’ inbox.

A day after Pablo Sandoval expressed anger to a reporter in the clubhouse over a story that criticized his defense, the Red Sox’s third baseman was adamant that the issue was behind him and that such scrutiny won’t distract him.

Leonys Martin’s three-run homer was part of the Mariners’ six-run third against new Giants right-hander Jeff Samardzija in his fourth start of the spring Wednesday as Seattle slugged its way to a 9-6 victory at Peoria Stadium.

Though Xander Bogaerts hit just seven homers in 613 at-bats last season, he could start 2016 as the Red Sox’s primary cleanup hitter.

Jordan Zimmermann has pitched in snow, he points out, having grown up in Wisconsin. He pitched in worse conditions than that. He also has pitched in big atmospheres.