We gonna rock down to Vin Scully Avenue.

In case you hadn’t noticed, Major League Baseball is moving base by base closer to reaching home plate regarding its stated mission of bringing more minorities into all aspects of the game. So how fast is baseball running along these lines? Well, when Rob Manfred retires as Commissioner, I’m guessing Tyrone Brooks will rank among his possible successors.

When Jose Abreu signed a six-year, $68 million contract with the White Sox in October 2013, there were many who wondered if he could live up to that kind of contract. Two seasons into his career, the Cuban slugger is looking like a bargain. And with Friday representing his 29th birthday, it’s as good a time as any to explain just how special his first two years have been.

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw added to the chorus of Dodgers that will miss Zack Greinke, but he said he remains optimistic about the club’s chances anyway.

The Cubs have invited 18 non-roster players to Major League Spring Training, a group that includes two of their top five prospects. Right-hander Duane Underwood and outfielder Albert Almora headline the list of non-roster invitees, announced Friday.

On Thursday, the Rays acquired budding left-handed-hitting outfielder Corey Dickerson and formally announced the signing of veteran right-handed hitter Steve Pearce.

The Red Sox and left-hander Robbie Ross Jr. avoided arbitration by settling on a one-year, $1.25 million contract for 2016, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reported on Friday. The club has not confirmed the deal, which also would include incentives.

Some of the biggest names in baseball will converge on the field at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, next week.

The Caribbean Series, which begins on Monday in the Dominican Republic, will play host to a home run derby for the first time in its history. It promises to be a star-studded affair.

I am not sure when the designated hitter rule started to become a force for modernizing North American society.

Billy Eppler was 17 years old when his mom popped in a tape of a motivational speech from legendary football coach Lou Holtz. In it, Holtz talked about compiling a wish list, and how after a while, if you looked at it often enough, that wish list turned into a sheet of obtainable, concrete goals.

As it should be.

From resting legs to bolstering lineups with an added bat, let’s take a look at how National League clubs would benefit if the designated hitter was adopted by the Senior Circuit.

Because that’s what MVPs do.

Rockies star outfielder Carlos Gonzalez might want to pack a first baseman’s mitt for Spring Training, just in case. Rockies manager Walt Weiss said nothing extreme is happening. The club isn’t planning to move Gonzalez from the outfield, where he has won three Rawlings Gold Glove Awards and appeared in two All-Star Games. But the club has discussed opening that as a possibility.

The Rays addressed their offensive woes on Thursday when they sent veteran lefty Jake McGee and Minor League right-hander German Marquez to the Rockies for outfielder Corey Dickerson and Minor League third baseman Kevin Padlo.

New Rockies left-handed relief pitcher Jake McGee, acquired Thursday from the Rays in a four-player trade that sent outfielder Corey Dickerson to Tampa Bay, has no concerns pitching at altitude.