Sources: Upton, D-Backs close to multi-year deal  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  —  The Diamondbacks are close on a new contract for right fielder Justin Upton, according to major league sources.

Yankees Have To Return Approximately $10,000 Each From World Series Share  —  Winning was sweet for the New York Yankees, who won their 27th championship last fall.  But it's not worth as much as it was back then.  —  Sources told CNBC that Yankees players recently received a letter …

A.J. Burnett, Andrew Brackman and Royce Ring grab gold in New York Yankees team Olympics  —  The Yankees held their 2nd annual field trip away from the ballpark, changing things up from a pool tournament to an Olympic-type event at an arcade.  —  A.J. Burnett emerged victorious …

Get used to it: Gonzalez is a wanted man  —  Jake Peavy is planning a prison break.  —  He wants to spring Adrian Gonzalez from the Gaslamp Gulag known as Petco Park.  He wants to free the oppressed slugger from the cruel, unusual and harshly low-profile punishment of playing for the Padres.

Rocco Baldelli returns to Tampa Bay Rays as a special assistant  —  PORT CHARLOTTE - Former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Rocco Baldelli will rejoin the Rays as a special assistant, working with young players, executive vice president Andrew Friedman announced Tuesday.

Podsednik to add charge to KC lineup  —  Even at 34, left fielder should offer plenty of speed  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — There's no doubt about Scott Podsednik's biggest baseball moment.  On Oct. 23, 2005, he did something only 13 other players had ever done: End a World Series game with a home run.

Feds also want to talk to Mets OF Carlos Beltran about relationship with tainted doc Tony Galea  —  The list just keeps growing.  —  The federal agents who interviewed Jose Reyes last week about a Canadian doctor under investigation for alleged drug violations also want to speak to his Mets teammate …

Matthews: I'm natural choice for Mets leadoff spot  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — Gary Matthews Jr. felt right at home in the leadoff spot yesterday.  —  If Jerry Manuel's plan of batting Jose Reyes third in the lineup is to succeed, the Mets manager will need either Matthews or Angel Pagan to emerge as a reliable leadoff hitter.

Cabrera better prepared to deal with stress  —  Tigers slugger opens up about issues handling pressure  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera has had the pressure of many on him ever since he was a highly touted teenage prospect growing up in Venezuela.  This might be the first time in his life that he knows how to deal with it.

Mariners' Woodward picked family over playoffs  —  With a sick child and a newborn son, infielder had to tell Red Sox he couldn't make it to the postseason last year  —  PEORIA, Ariz. - The way the timing went - a new baby, the chance to return to the playoffs - Chris Woodward had 24 hours of the best news a man could have.

Hart eager to stage comeback  —  Outfielder knows he has a lot to prove after arbitration win  —  PHOENIX — Corey Hart needs glasses.  Wouldn't it be nice if that simple fix is all he needs to return to the good old days?  —  “I probably should have used glasses last year,” said Hart.

SI: Hendricks, API reach settlement in Aroldis Chapman case … Hendricks Sports Management, agents for Cincinnati Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman, has reached an out-of-court settlement with Athletes Premier International, the pitcher's original representatives, a league source told SI.com on Tuesday.

Hideki Matsui Quietly Went to Angels His Way  —  TEMPE, Ariz. — Hideki Matsui wrapped his fingers around his lips, making a megaphone with his left hand.  In a deep voice that needed no translation, he bellowed a sound he did not hear often in seven seasons with the Yankees: “Booooooo!”