David Wright says he tore muscle  —  David Wright On Abdominal Injury  —  David Wright discusses his injury, a tear of the rectus abdominis muscle on his left side.  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Two days after receiving an ultrasound-guided cortisone shot at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan …

MLB players, staff eager for new iPad release  —  PHOENIX - Opening Day is regarded as a holiday of sorts in baseball.  But for many major league players and personnel, Friday's release of the new iPad is cause for celebration.  —  The tablet has ingrained itself into the fabric of the game …

Mike Rizzo: Nationals not shopping John Lannan  —  With seven starting pitchers to fill five spots, the Nationals are the rare team with a glut of capable starting pitchers, one of baseball's most valuable commodities.  The rest of the league has taken notice.

Bobby Valentine wastes no time stirring up Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, with Lou Piniella and Paul O'Neill adding to sideshow in booth  —  First Yankees-Red Sox meeting not short on entertainment, and it only figures to get better  —  Bobby Valentine seems to be enjoying himself …

Wells throws three scoreless innings in loss  —  MESA, Ariz. — George Kottaras hit a three-run double in the fourth and a two-run double in the fifth to lift the Brewers to a 10-2 victory on Wednesday over the Cubs in front of 11,682 at HoHoKam Park — the Cubs' highest attendance of the season.

On Baseball: San Francisco Giants Counting on Pagan and Cabrera  —  The ball sliced to left-center field, sinking fast, and for a moment, pitcher Madison Bumgarner said he expected it to fall for a hit.  But the center fielder was charging hard and the left fielder was backing him up …

Prince Fielder Homers, Has Three Hits for Tigers  —  LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Prince Fielder homered and had three hits and the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Mets 7-6 in 10 innings on Wednesday.  —  Fielder's two-run homer came off Mets starter Dillon Gee in the fourth inning.

Barmes, Presley drive in four for Pirates  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates put together a three-run fifth inning and two four-run frames on their way to topping the Baltimore Orioles, 11-5, on Wednesday afternoon at Ed Smith Stadium.  —  Pirates right-hander James McDonald allowed …

Garcia taken for X-rays for right hand bruise  —  Righty departs in fourth inning after Encarnacion comebacker  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Yankees right-hander Freddy Garcia exited in the fourth inning of Wednesday afternoon's game against the Blue Jays with a right hand bruise.

A quick look at the infield trade market. . .  According to CSNPhilly.com, the Phillies are exploring the trade market for infielders.  The news makes sense, because the infield play here at camp has been a whole lot of ugly.  The Phillies knew they were parting with their most reliable defender …

Two more bids for Dodgers rejected  —  Final four bidders are topped by the offer of $1.6 billion by the team of Magic Johnson and Stan Kasten.  —  Stanley Gold, right, and the late Roy Disney take part in a news conference in 2004.  A bid to buy the Dodgers headed by Gold and Disney's family …

Mounting NY Mets injuries are getting to frustrated manager Terry Collins  —  Shortstop Ruben Tejada's aches puts strain on skipper  —  Mets' Terry Collins is frustrated with injuries to key players, including Ruben Tejada, David Wright and Scott Hairston.

Blue Jays get to Twins starter  —  Francisco Liriano's fast start to the spring slowed Tuesday.  —  The streaky lefty got hit hard, giving up four runs in the third inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 8-2.  —  Coming off a season in which he went 9-10 with a 5.08 ERA …