With one out in the bottom of the seventh inning at Charlotte Sports Park on Wednesday, Rays third baseman Richie Shaffer hit a foul pop up that appeared headed for the seats down the third-base line. Instead, Blue Jays shortstop Richard Urena raced over, dove across the rolled up tarp and made a terrific catch.

It was must-see TV, a web gem, one of the catches of the year … however you want to label it. Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado’s amazing grab of a foul pop and subsequent crashing into the rolled-up tarp at AT&T Park in San Francisco last April 14 was a classic baseball conversation starter, and not just because of how good it was. Arenado immediately understood the risks involved in turning his back to an obstacle and then hitting said obstacle.

Julio Teheran’s first start of the Grapefruit League season was essentially a microcosm of his 2015 season, during which he struggled early and then finished strong.

Fortuitous timing lined up Mike Leake’s organizational debut with Yadier Molina’s first spring start, giving everyone a preview of a partnership that could be fruitful for the newest member of the team’s rotation.

This wasn’t the Jacob deGrom the Mets have come to know. This was a rare, wild version of deGrom, unable to throw his fastball or changeup for strikes at will.

Ian Desmond hit his first home run of spring for the Rangers as they handed the Reds a 11-5 defeat on Wednesday at Goodyear Ballpark. Texas set a spring high for runs, team hits (18) and homers (three).

The Blue Jays remain confident that right-hander Marco Estrada, who has been dealing with a back issue this spring, will be ready to step into the rotation when the regular season opens.

Playing for a second consecutive day for the first time since reporting to Spring Training, Freddie Freeman extended his early Grapefruit League season success by lining an opposite-field home run during the third inning of Wednesday’s 9-5 loss to the Astros.

Though the causes of UCL tears remain largely unquantifiable, Noah Syndergaard advertises many of the risk factors. He throws harder than all but a handful of pitchers in baseball history, topping out at 101 mph. He is young — just 23 — and coming off a season in which he amassed 65 2/3 more innings than the year before.

Give Dee Gordon a social media platform and you never know what the Marlins’ All-Star second baseman will come up with. Depending on his mood, you might get a “Dancing Dee” video or a crying of laughter emoji.

The injury bug hanging around Tigers camp this Spring Training hit their biggest acquisition Wednesday, though it doesn’t appear to be serious. Left fielder Justin Upton left the 11-5 win over the Nationals after center fielder Anthony Gose spiked his left ankle in a near collision while chasing a second-inning fly ball.

If Yoan Moncada looks more like a linebacker than a second baseman, his muscular frame doesn’t deter his quickness or ability to cover all the ground his job entails.

The players are certainly one aspect of Major League Baseball’s commitment to diversity, but to heap all the focus on the field is to ignore a large part of the equation.

When Chris Sale threw his 65-pitch simulated game Wednesday morning at Camelback Ranch, getting up and down five times, Alex Avila was behind the plate.

The Pirates have lined up their ace for his Grapefruit League debut. Gerrit Cole is scheduled to pitch two innings in the Pirates’ game against the Tigers on Sunday at McKechnie Field.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia added more to punch to the Tigers’ backup catcher duel with a three-run homer in support of Justin Verlander, who tamed the power-packed Nationals lineup for three innings of one-hit ball in an 11-5 Detroit win Wednesday afternoon at Joker Marchant Stadium.

D-backs ace Zack Greinke threw three shutout innings Wednesday afternoon, but even before the game ended he was already thinking about what he needed to get better on for the next time he takes the mound.