Drew Stubbs’ long wait is over. He has agreed to a Minor League contract with the Rangers and joined the club for their workouts on Saturday.

The Cubs are hoping that Jorge Soler can play every day the way he did in the postseason.

It’s been well established that Giancarlo Stanton can hit home runs. But when you dig into the numbers, his homer proficiency stands up against some of the game’s all-time greats.

Keep this handy at your Oscars party.

Since news broke that Josh Hamilton would miss the first month of the season with a sore left knee, Texas has signed Drew Stubbs to a Minor League contract and has been linked to several other free agents — most recently Ian Desmond.

Arkansas, TCU and Texas Tech each picked up a win on Friday, Day 1 of the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic at the Astros’ Minute Maid Park.

Let him lead you to office pool victory.

The Astros are the hot pick in the AL West and the Rangers are the defending division champs, leaving the Angels as an afterthought. That doesn’t seem to be a problem in the Halos’ clubhouse.

Rafael Betancourt, who joined the Rockies in a trade with the Indians during a 2009 playoff run and ended up fifth in club history in saves and sixth in appearances, revealed Friday to a Venezuelan blogger that he is retiring.

From reindeer dogs to hot dog dogs.

This time of year is about making predictions. And with an eye toward fantasy baseball, now is a good time to examine “picks to click” for 2016. These are not necessarily fantasy sleepers, but simply players expected to live up to — or even exceed — the potential they’ve demonstrated thus far in their career.

Brandon Belt’s performance has inched forward in some way every year. This year, the Giants first baseman feels ready for his productivity to take a quantum leap.

Orioles pitchers Brad Brach and Mike Wright visited Sarasota Middle School on Friday afternoon to commemorate the end of the six-week Orioles Health & Fitness Challenge.

Major League Baseball announced Friday that Indians outfielder Abraham Almonte has been suspended 80 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

Angels closer Huston Street rents this really big oceanfront home in Sunset Beach, Calif. It’s about 6,000 square feet and three stories tall, with a steam room in the shower, a spacious deck in the back and giant windows exposing immaculate views of the water.

The Indians worked with Danny Salazar on developing a changeup, but the starter could not complete the task in the traditional sense. The pitcher gripped the baseball in the typical circle-change style and simply was unable to make it work the way it usually works.

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