3:05 PM ET Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper played the outfield for the first time since signing a record 13-year, $330 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. Harper started in right field Monday against Tampa Bay. He took a 96 mph fastball for strike three in the first inning from AL Cy Young
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2:27 PM ET Mike Moustakas will be the Milwaukee Brewers‘ starting second baseman this season, manager Craig Counsell confirmed Monday. Moustakas, who re-signed with the Brewers on a one-year, $10 million deal last month, has never played a game at second base in the majors or minors. He has been playing the position in spring
9:00 AM ET MESA, Ariz. — This year, Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is going to let his play do the talking. Not long ago, the sometimes boisterous backstop was arguably on his way to becoming the best in the game at his position when — very suddenly — his development stopped. His energy never
9:00 AM ET Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel remain unsigned. They are fine ballplayers. Either one could help any of the 30 teams, though the price those teams are willing to pay for their services has obviously remained a barrier, and the two pitchers remain drifting about in free-agent land. One hurdle to their employment
12:04 PM ET Atlanta Braves ace Mike Foltynewicz will not be on the team’s Opening Day roster as he continues to recover from soreness in his pitching elbow. Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos told reporters Monday that Foltynewicz is “getting close to throwing off a mound” but emphasized that the team wants to remain cautious
10:51 PM ET Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Los Angeles Angels top prospect Jo Adell will be sidelined for 10 to 12 weeks after spraining his left ankle and straining his right hamstring on a play running the bases. The Angels announced the nature of the 19-year-old Adell’s unusual injury combination Sunday. Adell hurt himself
7:40 PM ET ESPN News Services Free-agent outfielder Adam Jones has agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. A first-round pick of the Seattle Mariners in 2003, Jones was one of five players traded to the Baltimore Orioles in return for pitcher Erik Bedard in 2008.
6:34 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Felix Hernandez doesn’t think he could have changed the mind of Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais about Opening Day even by pitching well this spring. With his ERA approaching 16, it’s a moot point. King Felix is royally agitated anyway. Hernandez was tagged for seven runs in
6:47 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Troy Tulowitzki is doing just fine, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone says, despite his slow start at the plate. Tulowitzki was hitless in three at-bats in a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. The five-time All-Star shortstop, who has not played in the major
3:51 PM ET Associated Press PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The budget-minded Tampa Bay Rays have renewed the contract of pitcher Blake Snell, who’s receiving a raise of only $15,500 after winning the AL Cy Young Award last season. The 26-year-old left-hander, who’s not yet eligible for salary arbitration, will earn $573,700 this year after making