Hal McRae is out of baseball, retired and living in Bradenton, Fla. He, however, isn’t forgotten. McRae discusses his past and is thoughts on the current game in this week’s Q&A.

From the Dudes to the Adopted Sons.

It’s the apex of human achievement.

Former Mets closer Jenrry Mejia was on the wrong side of baseball history Friday, becoming the first player in Major League history to receive a lifetime ban for performance-enhancing-drug use. Mejia, however, is far from the first baseball player to receive a lifetime ban — and he has even more company when expanding it to other sports.

South Africa’s participation in the World Baseball Classic Qualifier has greatly helped to further baseball’s impact across the region.

Red Sox fans have seen plenty of leaping grabs and diving catches from their favorite players over the years, but nothing compared to the air underneath skiers and snowboarders during the first Polartec Big Air at Fenway Park on Thursday and Friday.

More than a few people are smiling and nodding these days when they think about Bernie Stowe, the beloved clubhouse manager of the Reds who died this week, and I’m among his eternal admirers.

Major League Baseball Advanced Media announced the launch on Friday of yearly subscriptions for MLB.TV, returning for a 14th season with everything you expect from the most widely distributed and No. 1 sports streaming service.

A year ago, Matt Cain was beaming with optimism as he enjoyed the last moments of the offseason, wrapping up the top amateur performance at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament. After a rough 2014 season that ended with elbow surgery, he was feeling good and raring to go to Arizona to get his career back on track, a wayward ace fully focused on the task ahead.

Nolan knows no-nos. No doubt about it. Hall of Fame right-hander Nolan Ryan threw a record seven no-hitters during his career — three more than Sandy Koufax and four more than Bob Feller. He also threw 12 one-hitters, tied with Feller for the most in Major League history.

The man has many talents.

The A’s cruised into their final weekend of the offseason in splashy style, pulling off a trade with the Brewers for slugging outfielder Khris Davis on Friday afternoon.

Right fielder Hunter Pence described the Giants’ collective attitude as containing “an undertone of extreme eagerness. There’s a lot of excitement to get the ball rolling.”

Jenrry Mejia’s baseball career, which had dazzled scouts and thrilled teammates and smothered opposing hitters, is on hold, perhaps forever. We may never know how great he could have been. That is the sad part.

Giants second baseman Joe Panik insisted Friday that not only will he enter Spring Training fully recovered from lower back inflammation, but he’ll also remain healthy through the season.

Rookie righty Frankie Montas, the centerpiece for the Dodgers in a December three-team trade, will miss two to four months after undergoing rib resection surgery on Friday, it was announced.

The Tigers head to Spring Training looking to return to the American League Central race, but they believe some of their top prospects could be a part of that run — if not out of Spring Training, then perhaps around midseason.