The annual New York Baseball Writers’ Association of America awards dinner, scheduled for Saturday evening at the New York Hilton, has been cancelled because of weather.

Yoenis Cespedes had a .287/.337/.604 slash line in 57 regular season games with the Mets in 2015.

All eyes were on Yoenis Cespedes on Friday as the outfielder’s free agency came to an end when he agreed to a three-year deal to return to the Mets. The Cespedes news may have made the biggest splash of the day, but he certainly wasn’t the only name surfacing in rumors.

A quick look back at last year’s exploits of the Giants’ Double-A Richmond affiliate gives them more reason to look forward to the near future. They went from a 3-17 start to a 72-68 finish, and three key players could occupy essential roles for San Francisco in 2016.

The Mets have settled on 2016 salary figures with two arbitration-eligible players, first baseman Lucas Duda and reliever Jenrry Mejia, according to a report by MLB Network’s Jon Heyman.

Third baseman Adrian Beltre showed up for the Rangers’ awards banquet on Friday feeling good about his overall health.

The Dodgers’ weeklong “Love L.A.” Community Tour, presented by Bank of America, is set to begin Monday. Players — including Clayton Kershaw and Yasiel Puig — coaches, alumni and employees, as well as Bank of America volunteers, will participate in the community outreach program.

Of the many reasons Red Sox owner John Henry would like his team to rebound from consecutive last-place finishes, one of the biggest is for David Ortiz to have the type of ending he deserves.

Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton said he had a cortisone shot in his surgically repaired left knee Thursday and felt so good after the shot that he was able to take batting practice a day later for the first time since the end of last season.

Between selling pizza and running the Detroit Red Wings, Mike Ilitch has owned the Tigers since 1992. He’s now 86, and he remains wonderfully obsessed with grabbing a fifth World Series championship for the Tigers and their first in 32 years.

The Red Sox started their second annual Winter Weekend at Foxwoods Resort and Casino by welcoming one of their most accomplished former players back to the family. On Friday night, Wade Boggs eagerly accepting the club’s invitation to participate in the festivities this weekend.

Free-agent right-hander Yovani Gallardo is negotiating with the Rockies, Orioles and Astros, representative Bobby Witt said Friday.

The A-list came out on a cold and blustery January afternoon for the official ground-breaking ceremonies of the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy in West Dallas.

John Tumminia has been to Kenya and Honduras since the start of Major League Baseball’s offseason. But these aren’t exactly vacations for the longtime White Sox pro scout. These excursions are more labors of love, part of his non-profit organization Baseball Miracles’ program to bring baseball to areas with economic and environmental disadvantages throughout the world.

In this era of dominant pitching and ever-rising strikeout numbers, it’s not a good idea to fall behind in counts to the elite artists. Putting Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, Chris Sale or Chris Archer in the driver’s seat is not a comfortable way to go. Jose Altuve is in a class of his own. The All-Star second baseman is the most aggressive hitter in Major League Baseball, hands down — and it is paying huge dividends for his Astros.

Former A’s pitcher Mark Mulder is set to join the club’s broadcast team as a color commentator for 20 telecasts this season, CSN California announced Friday.