After spending a few days around Astros camp here, Hall of Famer Craig Biggio said the vibe reminded him of that surrounding the early ’90s teams in Houston.

Mark Teixeira is focusing on his switch-hitting stroke this spring, but recently he was able to show off his acting chops while making a cameo on Showtime’s “Billions.”

Dick Enberg became a Hall of Fame broadcaster as a voice of baseball in southern California and later across the country. For one game this season, the Michigan native will be the voice of the Tigers.

The Blue Jays and slugger Edwin Encarnacion have reportedly reached an impasse in recent contract negotiations, according to Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes. The club has not commented on the report.

Coming off a season in which he had a 2.92 ERA, 19 saves and a World Series appearance, you’d think the free-agent market would have been kinder to Tyler Clippard. But as the offseason progressed, more and more relievers came off the board, leaving Clippard without a dance partner as the lights were starting to come on at the bar.

Victor Martinez is out of the lineup for at least the next couple days as he deals with a mild left hamstring strain, but the Tigers’ designated hitter could return to action by the weekend.

It’s been a month since the Pirate City clubhouse started filling up with pitchers, catchers and early arriving position players. In 2 1/2 weeks, Francisco Liriano will scale the mound at PNC Park to throw the first pitch of the 2016 regular season.

Brett Gardner is scheduled to register his first Grapefruit League at-bats of the spring on Wednesday evening, when the Yankees host the Blue Jays at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

The Indians are considered a contender in the AL Central, and that all starts with right-hander Corey Kluber, the soft-spoken Texan who doesn’t seek the limelight but can’t hide from it. He sets the pace, not just with the results on the field, but with his approach between starts.

Nationals slugger Ryan Zimmerman will see action at first base for the first time this spring during Wednesday’s 1:05 p.m. ET game against the Marlins. Zimmerman played his first two games of the Grapefruit League season as a designated hitter.

MLBPipeline.com will be visiting all 30 camps this spring. Today, Jim Callis checks in on the Texas Rangers, where Top 20 prospects Joey Gallo, Lewis Brinson and Nomar Mazara all all performing well in big league camp.

The last time Panamanian slugger Carlos Lee took the field with his teammates in World Baseball Classic qualifier action, it ended in disappointment. Fast forward nearly 3 1/2 years, and WBC qualifier baseball is coming back to Rod Carew Stadium. Lee will be back in the dugout wearing the red and blue threads of his native country again this weekend, only as a manager instead of a player.

Blue Jays designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion has been shut down for a week due to an oblique issue, manager John Gibbons announced Tuesday.

While many teams include yoga in their Spring Training schedules and have yoga instructors available to their players during the season should they request them, most clubs do not commit to a season-long yoga practice. This is the first time the Mariners have done so, and they intend to have two classes per week through Spring Training and while at home during the regular season, and at least one per city while on the road.

We all make mistakes.

Giants starter Johnny Cueto experienced a frightening moment in Monday night’s Cactus League game against the Oakland A’s, whose leadoff batter, Billy Burns, lined the first pitch off the right-hander’s head.

Of COURSE there was a taco bar.