3:42 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Albert Pujols joined Mike Trout for some on-field batting practice in one of the backfields of the Tempe Diablo Stadium complex at around 10:30 a.m. MT on Sunday, by which point Shohei Ohtani had already left the facility altogether. Pujols and Ohtani reside in noticeably different stages of their

8:49 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — By now, Tim Tebow has shown he belongs in professional baseball. He’s fully committed to the game and much more comfortable on the field. Sometimes, though, he still sounds like a football player. On his first day at spring training with the New York Mets,

7:40 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Ichiro Suzuki fluidly went through a variety of stretches on the floor in the Seattle Mariners clubhouse even before going onto the field. Once outside, he smoothly went through fielding, hitting and baserunning drills. At 45 and in spring training again, Suzuki is working toward the chance

11:31 AM ET Associated Press DUNDEIN, Fla. — Reliever John Axford and the Toronto Blue Jays have completed a minor league contract. If added to the 40-man roster, the 35-year-old right-hander would get a one-year contract with a $1.65 million salary while in the major leagues. In the deal, announced Saturday by Toronto, he would

7:43 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Confined to crutches and unable to contribute, Corey Seager found himself in an awkward middle space while his Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to a second consecutive World Series last fall. He didn’t want to be intrusive, but he wanted to feel included. He wanted to offer advice, but he

4:46 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Roberto Osuna will close for the Houston Astros. “I can pretend and create some false competition, and that doesn’t gain any credibility,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “Transparency goes a long way, and maybe the closer question can be put to rest.” Hinch used Ken Giles,

7:28 AM ET Jose Urena is getting a second chance for a first impression as the Miami Marlins‘ Opening Day starter, manager Don Mattingly announced Thursday. “I know we put this off every year, because we didn’t really know,” Mattingly told reporters. “But I think this year, right now the plan, if everything would go

9:27 PM ET ESPN News Services Just a few hours after NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom threw his first practice pitch of spring training, he let everyone know the score. He hasn’t received a long-term contract offer from the New York Mets and isn’t sure he will before Opening Day. “I honestly have