Not long after catcher Buster Posey played in the same group as AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am winner Brandt Snedeker on Sunday afternoon, the announcement came that pitcher Matt Cain won the Jack Lemmon Award as the amateur who contributed the most strokes to his pro-am team.

The Yankees will celebrate the career of baseball’s winningest postseason pitcher, Andy Pettitte, by retiring his uniform number (46) and unveiling a plaque in Monument Park prior to an Aug. 23 game against the Indians at Yankee Stadium.

The captain won’t be tossing this year’s ceremonial first pitch. Derek Jeter plans to be far away from the Bronx when the Yankees begin the regular season against the Blue Jays on April 6. “I think actually I’ll be out of the country,” Jeter told SiriusXM on Saturday, when asked where he’d be for the Yanks’ opener.

David Aardsma joins another former closer, Sergio Santos, among non-roster invitees attempting to make the Dodgers’ bullpen, which already will have a dramatic new look.

Right-hander Victor Sanchez, who was ranked as the 11th-best prospect in the Mariners’ organization last year, has suffered a head injury after being hit by a boat while swimming, according to media reports in his native Venezuela.

“Pitchers and catchers report” are four of the most beautiful words in the English language. Everything old is new again. As another Spring Training gets underway on Wednesday in Florida and Arizona, we are asking people around Major League Baseball what those four words mean to them. Join the conversation and be sure to use #BaseballBegins in your tweets.

Every year there are players who turn into late-season keys after being just another face in the clubhouse when Spring Training begins. They’re the X-factors who deliver more than anyone saw coming.

The Dodgers prospects to watch in 2015 include the untouchable trio of Joc Pederson, Corey Seager and Julio Urias

On Friday, Torii Hunter Jr. announced that he would join Notre Dame’s baseball team for the 2015 season. Hunter Jr. is expected to get a shot at playing time in the outfield.

Former Tampa Bay Rays manager and current Cubs skipper Joe Maddon braved the chilly temperatures in Baltimore where, along with Hall of Famer Dave Winfield, he was honored with the Aspire Award at the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation’s 11th Annual Aspire Gala.

The 2014-15 Hot Stove season is all but complete as Spring Training approaches, and MLB.com’s Jim Duquette analyzes what we have learned from the winter.

The Rangers have signed veteran right-handed reliever Jamey Wright to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training. The Rangers now have 62 players coming to camp, including 22 non-roster players.

Matt Cain and Matt Bettencourt are in their fifth consecutive tournament at Pebble together, and the Giants pitcher and the veteran professional golfer are enjoying the ride, again.

“Pitchers and catchers report” are four of the most beautiful words in the English language. As another Spring Training officially gets underway on Wednesday in Florida and Arizona, we are asking people around Major League Baseball what those four words mean to them. Feel free to add your own response in the comments and tweet with the #BaseballBegins hashtag.

Some of the Mets’ top overall prospects are too far away to make serious impacts this season, but there are players who could aid a playoff push.

MLB.com fantasy guru Fred Zinkie fielded more than 100 questions from fans during a live Twitter chat at @Fantasy411 on Friday afternoon. Here are some of the best questions from the chat to help fantasy players get ready for draft season.

Several Astros prospects made an impact in the Majors last year, and 2015 may feature similar debuts from right-hander Mark Appel, shortstop Carlos Correa and many others in the organization.