Mets Owners Told to Pay Illegal Madoff Profits  —  The New York Mets owners have to give up as much as $83 million in illegal profits from Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme and face a trial over another $303 million of their own money to determine if they acted in bad faith, a judge ruled.

Pirates, McCutchen agree on new contract  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pirates and star center fielder Andrew McCutchen agreed to terms on a six-year contract worth $51.5 million with a club option for 2018 worth $14.75 million, according to a source.  —  The contract will buy …

Crawford will rest wrist for a week  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - Red Sox left fielder Carl Crawford will shut down for about a week to rest his sore left wrist, manager Bobby Valentine announced.  —  “He was examined (by Dr. Donald Sheridan) and determined that he should curtail his swinging …

Paulsen plays hero with walk-off home run  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Rockies first-base prospect Ben Paulsen was co-winner of last year's Abby Greer Award — which goes to the prospect who performs best in Spring Training — with reliever Rex Brothers.  But he slumped to .241, albeit with 19 home runs, at Double-A Tulsa.

Lowrie swings hot bat early in Grapefruit play  —  KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Dan Uggla went 2-for-3 with a home run and Brian McCann went 2-for-3 and scored twice to lead the Braves to an 10-5 victory over the Astros in the first Grapefruit League meeting between the clubs on Monday afternoon at Osceola County Stadium.

Josh Johnson Starts, Helps Marlins Beat Cardinals  —  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Josh Johnson was walking the golf course as a spectator at the Honda Classic last week when he encountered a stranger who was a fan of the Miami Marlins ace.  —  “He said he had me in fantasy league last year,” Johnson recalled.

Extension Candidate: Neil Walker  —  With Andrew McCutchen's extension completed, the Pirates will focus their attention on second baseman Neil Walker, according to Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.  Biertempfel believes a Walker extension may be “pricier than they originally expected,” but the team will still pony up.

Verlander shuts down Blue Jays  —  AL MVP Justin Verlander picked up where he left off last season, pitching two scoreless innings in his spring training debut as the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 Monday.  —  Verlander gave up one hit, struck out one and faced six batters, and said he felt ready for another inning.

Pineda debuts with two shutout innings  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — Right-hander Michael Pineda made his Yankees Grapefruit League debut on Monday afternoon in a 9-3 loss to the Phillies at Bright House Field, allowing one hit and striking out two across two innings.

Newcomer Molina struggles in first spring outing  —  Reliever allows five runs in sixth inning; Ramirez has two hits  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Nestor Molina stayed in for a second inning of relief work in his White Sox debut Monday at Camelback Ranch, and the Dodgers took full advantage of the right-hander's expanded workload.