3:05 PM ET FORT MYERS, Florida — Forget those boring “He’s in the best shape of his life” spring training stories. Thanks to David Price, we have a new type of spring training mystery: Figure out why the postseason hero is changing his uniform number from 24 to 10. Price wouldn’t reveal the reason for

9:55 PM ET ESPN News Services In need of another left-handed option out of the bullpen, the Chicago Cubs signed reliever Xavier Cedeno on Wednesday, sources confirmed to ESPN. News of the deal was first reported by The Athletic. Cedeno, 32, went 2-0 with a 2.43 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 33⅓ innings last season

5:24 PM ET Leave it to Alex Bregman to try and stir up a little controversy. The All-Star third baseman for the Houston Astros had a breakout season at the plate in 2018, hitting 31 home runs and finishing fifth in the American League MVP voting, while also having a breakout season on social media.

8:11 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” CLEARWATER, Fla. — On the day he found out he was traded, J.T. Realmuto finished lunch, hustled home, loaded his car with pre-packed bags, got in one final workout, said goodbye to

6:27 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — A once-heralded rising star on the New York Yankees‘ roster, Greg Bird‘s 2018 season ended in a way hardly anyone could have seen coming last winter, with him sitting on the bench, and a little-known trade-deadline acquisition stealing his thunder at first base. As pitchers and catchers begin reporting

2:39 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Corey Seager is running at nearly 100 percent and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts hopes his recovering shortstop can get 50 to 60 at-bats during spring training. Roberts held his first spring training press briefing Tuesday ahead of the start of workouts for the two-time NL

10:56 PM ET Free agent starter Brett Anderson has reached an agreement on a one-year major league contract with the Oakland Athletics, a source familiar with the deal confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal, which is pending a physical Wednesday, was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. Anderson pitched big innings for Oakland

6:59 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pitcher Gerrit Cole has gone to arbitration with the Houston Astros, asking to be given $13.5 million rather than the team’s offer of $11,425,000. Cole made $6.75 million last year when he earned his second All-Star selection and went 15-5 with a 2.88 ERA. He earned

11:17 AM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Free-agent catcher Stephen Vogt is returning to the Bay Area, agreeing to a minor league contract with the Giants. Vogt shared the news in a text message Monday, when he was en route to the club’s spring training complex in Scottsdale, Arizona. Pitchers and catchers report Wednesday.

10:46 PM ET Associated Press PANAMA CITY — With a team that wasn’t even supposed to be in the tournament, Panama beat Cuba 3-1 on Sunday to win its second ever Caribbean Series and first since 1950. Panama was represented in the tournament for the first time since 1960 only after the Caribbean Professional Baseball