Twins’ top pitching prospect Lewis Thorpe will undergo Tommy John in his elbow after being diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament.

Justin Verlander said Saturday morning he feels similar tightness in his right triceps to what forced him out of his Grapefruit League start Friday, though he said his level of concern remains low.

It’s not often that you see major trades made in the week before Opening Day, which is a shame, because this should be a time when teams should be trying to fill holes that have appeared during Spring Training. In hopes of spurring some action, here are five trades I’d love to see happen before Opening Day. These are not trades I expect to happen, mind you, but deals that I think make sense for the parties involved.

With roughly one week to go before the first pitch of the 2015 Major League Baseball season, MLB.com’s VP of Stats Cory Schwartz took a look through the history of fantasy play and opined on the state of the game today.

The 2015 season is going to a whole different kind of new for Shelby Miller. The right-hander is beginning his first season with a team other than the Cardinals.

Spring Training isn’t only about making the 25-man roster that breaks camp for Opening Day. There are countless prospects who get the chance to simply show what they can do. Here’s a look at those in the top half of our Top 100 prospects whose time in big league camp has come and gone.

Justin Verlander abruptly left his start against the Blue Jays on Friday after running to cover first base on a third-inning ground ball.

With Opening Day just around the corner, you’re hearing a lot of people talking about “breakout players.” In that spirit, here are 10 players I expect to make a leap toward stardom in 2015.

Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon did some light jogging in right field early Friday morning, with an emphasis on lateral movement to test his sprained left knee.

After correcting an issue with his eyes in the offseason, Uggla is tracking the ball better this spring. Entering Friday’s game against the Cardinals, Uggla had more hits (10) and walks (7) than strikeouts (5) and was batting .323/.462/.581 overall. Yes, it is Spring Training and the sample size is small, but the Nationals are impressed with what they have seen from Uggla this month.

The Spring Training action continues in Florida and Arizona, with Mets right-hander Matt Harvey taking the mound, several rivals squaring off and a Phillies youngster facing a star-studded Yankees lineup. Here are five things to watch for today on MLB.TV

The Nationals’ Bryce Harper missed his second straight game on Thursday while dealing with a stomach bug, but he returned to the lineup on Friday against the Cardinals, batting third and playing right field.

Spring Training isn’t only about making the 25-man roster that breaks camp for Opening Day. There are countless prospects who get the chance to simply show what they can do. Here’s a look at those in the top half of our Top 100 prospects whose time in big league camp has come and gone.

Nate Schierholtz hit a career-high 21 home runs for the Cubs in 2013, but struggled last season. Now, with the Rangers, he’s hoping to return to his 2013 successes.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi has officially named right-hander Masahiro Tanaka the team’s Opening Day starter, and the skipper outlined his rotation beyond that on Friday morning. Michael Pineda, CC Sabathia and Nathan Eovaldi will follow Tanaka in the rotation. Sabathia has made the last six Opening Day starts for the Yankees.

As the quarterfinals of the 2015 USA Baseball National High School Invitational began Thursday afternoon at the USA Baseball National Training Complex, Huntington Beach (Calif.) High School sophomore right-hander Hagen Danner delivered a stellar performance against Puyallup (Wash.) High School on the big stage of Coleman Stadium and the audience of MLB.com.

As fantasy draft prep and speculation heated up, four experts — Fred Zinkie, Zachary Finkelstein, Cory Schwartz and Mike Siano — discussed their tactics for success.