8:05 PM ET Spring training has seen its share of weird injuries — players sidelined by tripping over sprinklers or toweling their head too hard or throwing out their gum. New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo added a new one on Wednesday. Nimmo was sidelined by food poisoning, brought on by eating undercooked chicken he

6:06 PM ET Bryce Harper is still a free agent, but one Las Vegas sportsbook has him as the favorite to win the National League MVP regardless. Odds for MVP, Cy Young Awards NL MVP Bryce Harper, FA 6-1 Nolan Arenado, COL 7-1 Paul Goldschmidt, STL 10-1 Kris Bryant, CHC 12-1 Freddie Freeman, ATL 18-1

11:25 AM ET Major League Baseball audio-visual game feeds as well as official real-time statistics will be distributed to international sportsbooks beginning this season through a wide-ranging partnership with data intelligence provider Sportradar, announced on Wednesday. Official real-time statistics will be collected at every ballpark by MLB and distributed by Sportradar to both media companies,

11:35 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball is prepared to scuttle the implementation of a pitch clock until at least 2022 as part of a wide-ranging proposal to the MLB Players Association that would include the

5:51 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Clayton Kershaw is not expected to play catch again until Thursday as the Dodgers address his throwing discomfort. The three-time NL Cy Young winner will not undergo an MRI, manager Dave Roberts said. “Nothing new, nothing new, we’re going to wait and see how it feels,” Roberts

11:28 PM ET Long Beach has reached out to the Los Angeles Angels about the possibility of the team moving and playing in a new stadium on the city’s waterfront, Mayor Robert Garcia said. “We are in the early stages of our due diligence and are exploring a variety of options for this property,” Garcia

10:19 PM ET The Nevada Gaming Control Board has declined Major League Baseball’s request to prohibit betting on spring training games. The league had recently submitted a written request to the NGC asking that spring training games be taken off the board at the state’s regulated sportsbooks. In declining MLB’s request, the NGC wrote, “Based

11:56 AM ET The Colorado Rockies and manager Bud Black have agreed to a three-year contract extension. The deal, which will keep Black under contract through 2022, was announced Monday by Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich. Black, who is entering his third season in Colorado, has managed the Rockies to to the first back-to-back postseason

7:25 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Madison Bumgarner‘s line from his exhibition debut didn’t look good, but the pitcher and San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy weren’t daunted. As Harper’s new deal approaches the finish line, the intrigue only begins for the free agent and his primary suitor. Who else in baseball will

5:50 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — After one exhibition start, Jacob deGrom has a 9.00 ERA. No worries, because all other signs are positive for one of the top pitchers in the major leagues. “Still plenty of time to hopefully get that down,” the New York Mets ace said Sunday with