Opening Day is a little more than two weeks away, and Cole Hamels has yet to throw four innings in a Grapefruit League game. It’s not that Hamels hasn’t built up his pitch count; he just hasn’t been able to pitch deep enough into games.

The first sign of Didi Gregorius’ flash came when he strolled into the clubhouse on this March morning wearing gold-plated headphones, shining brightly. The gold wasn’t real, for the record, but the flash Gregorius brings to the field for a Bronx ballclub that has reinvented its defensive reputation in the last calendar year is as authentic as it comes.

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw required repair work, including one extraction, on two teeth damaged when he was hit on the left jaw by an Andy Parrino line drive in Friday’s game against Oakland.

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters, on his way back from Tommy John surgery, is “unlikely” to be ready for Opening Day, manager Buck Showalter said on Saturday.

Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui reunited on the field on Saturday, going to bat in Tokyo to raise funds for children affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Trevor Cahill was an All-Star pitcher and 18-game winner for the A’s in 2010. Now he’s simply trying to crack the D-backs’ starting rotation. His spring training continued Friday with four innings vs. the Brewers.

When Barry Zito first reported to A’s camp, there was uncertainty as to how he might perform after a year out of baseball. The 36-year-old lefty has since put many of those doubts to rest as he’s excelled in back-to-back outings, including Friday’s 3-2 win over the Dodgers.

John Johnson is hit the “big mark” of throwing his first bullpen session since undergoing his second Tommy John surgery 11 months ago.

Athletics outfielder Sam Fuld was taken to a local hospital to be examined for facial injuries and head trauma after being hit in the face with a throw in the seventh inning of a 3-2 victory over the Rockies at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.

The Mariners drafted Alex Jackson with the sixth overall pick in the first round last June because they loved his right-handed power potential. And the 19-year-old out of San Diego put that on display Friday with a towering home run to the opposite field in a late-inning stint in Seattle’s 4-4 tie with Texas in Cactus League play.

Phillies right fielder Domonic Brown underwent an MRI on Friday that revealed no tear in his left Achilles, but he does have moderate tendinitis. Brown is listed as day to day.

Reds rotation ace Johnny Cueto has left camp because of a personal issue, Reds manager Bryan Price revealed Friday afternoon.

The White Sox have agreed to terms on a five-year, $23.5 million contract with outfielder Adam Eaton, which includes club options for 2020 and 2021.

Indians left-hander TJ House had a lot of plans for his winter, including traveling, but he realized that recreation could potentially get in the way of preparation.

Rangers reliever Alex Claudio was ejected from Friday’s game by home-plate umpire Ben May after hitting Mariners catcher Jesus Sucre with a pitch. Rangers manager Jeff Banister wasn’t happy with Claudio’s ejection.