Flu bug keeping Trout out of game action  —  Scioscia says Halos' top prospect likely to miss another week  —  TEMPE, Ariz. — Angels prospect Mike Trout has yet to play in Cactus League games and isn't expected to in the near future.  —  Trout caught a flu bug that has been floating around …

Miami Marlins president Samson criticizes elected officials, Miamians, press  —  Reflecting on the controversy surrounding the Miami Marlins' new baseball stadium and parking complex, team President David Samson on Tuesday had some colorful and critical words for elected officials, pundits and even Miamians as a whole.

Bobby Valentine notes: Andrew Miller has ‘a little’ elbow stiffness; Andrew Bailey ready to go  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Before his Red Sox took on the Blue Jays Wednesday afternoon, Bobby Valentine met with the media to pass on a few nuggets.  —  Probably the most noteworthy item came in the form …

Kucinich and the DH  —  You may or may not have seen this, but Rep. Dennis Kucinich was destroyed in a Democratic primary in Ohio on Tuesday.  Don't worry, this is not a political column — it's actually about the designated hitter.  But it begins with Kucinich, who was the mayor of Cleveland when I was growing up there.

Baseball: Lucas Giolito hurts elbow, might be lost for season [Updated]  —  Standout senior pitcher Lucas Giolito of Studio City Harvard-Westlake, the No. 1 high school pitching prospect in the nation, sprained his ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow in the seventh inning on Tuesday …

Johan Santana brings some sunshine to Mets  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - These were Johan Santana's final warm-ups before taking the mound against the Cardinals on Tuesday afternoon, as big a homecoming as the Mets have had in two seasons.  Their ace left-hander ran through his pre-start regimen …

Jose Canseco won't play in Mexico  —  Jose Canseco will not play in the Mexican Baseball League after admitting to league officials that he took a banned substance for which he has no prescription.  —  Canseco  —  Plinio Escalante, president of the Mexican League, confirmed to ESPN Deportes that the substance is testosterone.

Steve Swindal, Steinbrenner's Once Heir Apparent, Finds New Success  —  TAMPA, Fla. (AP/WFAN) — The man who was once heir apparent to run the New York Yankees stood on the suite level at Steinbrenner Field as employees and friends stopped to shake hands and say hello.

Darvish pitches 2 scoreless innings in 1st start  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Yu Darvish pitched two scoreless innings in his first Cactus League start, getting three strikeouts and allowing two hits, both doubles, against the San Diego Padres.  —  Darvish pitched in front of a half-full stadium …

Mo will know by midseason  —  TAMPA — Saving 603 games for the Yankees to become the greatest closer of all-time is one thing.  There is a much higher calling for Mariano Rivera.  —  All signs point to the great Rivera retiring after the 2012 season.  When he retires, in many ways …

Fenway Park hits National Register of Historic Places  —  History has been made at Fenway Park [map] again.  —  The 100-year-old ballpark has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places, according to Secretary of State William Galvin.  —  The Massachusetts Historical Commission …

Encarnacion's two RBIs pace Blue Jays in draw  —  Morrow allows one hit over two scoreless innings  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Edwin Encarnacion drove in a pair of runs while Toronto's Brandon Morrow and Boston's Justin Germano each threw two scoreless innings in a 3-3 draw on Wednesday afternoon at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.

Kuroda gets work in as Yanks blanked by Rays  —  Newcomer goes two innings; offense held to four hits  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Stephen Vogt's two-run triple highlighted the attack as the Rays touched up Hiroki Kuroda in his first outing in a Yankees uniform, and Tampa Bay held on to post …