Dodgers infielder Howie Kendrick was sidelined again on Tuesday with right groin tightness, but reported improvement from Monday, when he was scratched from the starting lineup.

Commissioner Rob Manfred is expecting resolution to the domestic violence investigation involving Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig very soon.

Jake Arrieta has made it clear to the Cubs that he wants to stay with the team. It’s just a matter now of figuring out how long of a deal the two sides can agree upon.

A.J. Hinch’s hiring as manager of the Astros 18 months ago was perfect on so many levels that it would be difficult to count them all. The contract extension he received from the club, which Hinch confirmed on Tuesday, is a natural extension of a nearly perfect marriage.

MLBPipeline.com will be visiting all 30 camps this spring. Today, Jonathan Mayo checks in on the Chicago Cubs, a team with a reputation for developing hitters that currently has several promising pitching prospects in its system.

Baseball’s importance in the civil rights movement — its platform as a place where a black man could play a child’s game and represent so much to so many — was established 69 years ago on the field of play.

The fact the Red Sox have played sloppy defense over the past few days isn’t something that manager John Farrell will just shrug off and say, “It’s only Spring Training.”

Four weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia, Astros designated hitter Evan Gattis has progressed to the point he’s hitting in the cage. Gattis said he took 25 swings in the batting cage Tuesday, and he is optimistic about his progress.

When asked this week what he likes about 21-year-old outfielder Manuel Margot so far in camp, Padres manager Andy Green resisted pinpointing one specific aspect about Margot’s game. “There’s a lot to like,” Green said.

As the Braves continue their long search for a new Spring Training home, they are now looking at the possibility of relocating to Sarasota County.

All-Star Week in San Diego is shaping up nicely. Signups are underway for two official fitness events that will draw thousands of health-conscious Major League Baseball fans on the weekend before the 87th Midsummer Classic: the first Soul Pose MLB All-Star Yoga event on Saturday, July 9, and The Color Run MLB All-Star 5K presented by Nike on Sunday, July 10.

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Catcher Yadier Molina could be playing in a Grapefruit League game as soon as Wednesday, manager Mike Matheny acknowledged before the Cardinals faced the Twins on Tuesday.

Orioles reliever T.J. McFarland’s X-rays came back clean, and he could resume throwing by the end of the week.

He’s a friend of Josh. Donaldson, that is.

Marlins reliever Carter Capps, one of the hardest throwers in baseball, has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, and Tommy John surgery was scheduled for Tuesday.

Working as the D-backs’ chief baseball officer was not the career path Tony La Russa charted for himself after retiring as the Cardinals’ manager in 2011, but the Hall of Famer maintains his competitive spirit in his relatively new role.