7:00 AM ET The long trek to the start of the regular season begins this week with training camps opening up on time in Florida and Arizona — although with many of the same COVID-19 protocols in place as during the 2020 season. For now, Opening Day on April 1 is on schedule — the

7:12 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Left-hander Justin Wilson returned to the New York Yankees after two seasons with the Mets, agreeing Monday to a deal, a source confirmed to ESPN. Wilson joins a bullpen headed by closer Aroldis Chapman and Zack Britton, both left-handers. Hard-throwing right-hander Chad Green is joined by

3:53 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Small crowds at Marlins Park will be back this season. The attendance-challenged Miami Marlins plan to allow fans at home games, although crowds will initially be limited to about 25% of capacity. That would mean a maximum of about 9,300 spectators in the 37,446-seat ballpark. “We look forward

7:20 AM ET Spring training has arrived. It might sound cliché, even corny, but for those who love baseball, these are the best four words in the English language: Pitchers and catchers report. Spring training signals that winter and cold weather soon will be gone, ahead is sunshine, warmth, hope, grass as green as a

9:25 PM ET ESPN News Services OAKLAND, Calif. — Veteran reliever Yusmeiro Petit has agreed to a $2.55 million, one-year contract to stay with the Oakland Athletics, pending a physical, his agent said. The deal could pay the right-handed Petit up to $3 million based on incentives for games pitched, agent Rafael Godoy said Sunday

7:45 AM ET As negotiations between MLB players and owners reached their apex last summer, the union held together strongly, with Max Scherzer and Jack Flaherty and others taking to social media to collectively reflect the group’s insistence on 100% pay. But it seemed even then that inevitably the owners would find ways to offset

10:39 PM ET Left-hander James Paxton and the Seattle Mariners are in agreement on a one-year, $8.5 million deal, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Saturday. The contract includes reachable bonuses that could take its value up to $10 million, sources said. Paxton, 32, returns to the city where he spent the first six years

8:54 PM ET Third baseman Justin Turner is staying put with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced Saturday on Twitter. Turner’s deal is for two years and $34 million guaranteed, and it includes a club option for a third year, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Lettts gooo run it back @Dodgers fans!!! @vaynersports @vaynerbaseball pic.twitter.com/fRY0pvyWMx

3:32 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Matt Harvey will try to revive his career with the Baltimore Orioles. The 31-year-old right-hander agreed Saturday to a minor league contract with the Orioles. He would get a $1 million, one-year contract if added to the 40-man roster, and would have the chance to earn performance bonuses.

1:41 PM ET ESPN News Services Infielder Joe Panik and the Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement on a minor league deal, a source tells ESPN’s Jeff Passan. If Panik makes the team, he’ll have a base salary of $1.85 million and can make another $400,000 in incentives, the source said. The 30-year-old hit .225