Central Notes: Sale, Cubs, Floyd  —  The White Sox have announced that star pitcher Chris Sale has suffered an avulsion fracture in his right foot, sustained Friday in an accident at his home.  (GM Rick Hahn says Sale sustained the injury while unloading his truck, according to CSNChicago.com's Dan Hayes on Twitter.)

Fish out of water: Rays RHP hurt exiting pool  —  PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — It isn't unusual for players to work on their stroke in spring training.  But that phrase has a whole different meaning for Tampa Bay Rays reliever Ronald Belisario, who will miss the start of the season …

Expert discusses causes, prevention for TJ at Sloan conference  —  John Smoltz joins Hot Stove to discuss the abundance of pitchers returning from Tommy John surgery this season  —  BOSTON — Glenn S. Fleisig, a leading expert in pitcher injuries, made a couple of simple but forceful points …

New Dodger Rollins: Mets were No. 2 choice  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jimmy Rollins spent a lot of years with the Philadelphia Phillies antagonizing New York Mets fans with his swagger and competitive spirit.  He was among a select group of opposing players that fans in Flushing Meadows most loved to hate.

Brewers Sell 101,000 Tickets on First Day of Individual-Game Sales  —  MILWAUKEE - Today's single-digit temperatures were ignored by the Brewers faithful today as thoughts of summer days at Miller Park filled the air.  Fans queued up early at Miller Park to be the first to get single-game tickets …

After nearly leaving for Toronto, O's vice-president is all about helping them win in '15  —  Dan Duquette feels the Orioles have the pieces in place to succeed in 2015 as Chris Davis, Matt Wieters and Manny Machado return to the team  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — Dan Duquette has four years remaining …

Blue Jays expect Saunders back early in season  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. - Michael Saunders should be ready to rejoin the Toronto Blue Jays by mid-April rather than around the all-star break after the left-fielder had 60 percent of the meniscus removed from his left knee during surgery Friday.

Outfielder is midway through $51.5 million, six-year contract  —  Take a look back at the stellar career of Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen from the 2005 Draft up to his perennial MVP candidacy  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — In the conclusion of its countdown to the Major League's Top 100 current players …

Walk away from $144 million?  No sweat, Scherzer had it covered  —  FOX Sports  —  New Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer knew he was going to land on his feet.  —  VIERA, FLA. —  Before getting traded to the Rays last July, left-hander Drew Smyly marveled …

Minor League Transactions: Feb. 20-26  —  The Rays cut bait with a first-rounder, the Rangers sign a top performer from the Mexican League, and the Tigers bring a first-rounder back into the fold.  —  Minor league camp opens in a few weeks, so the closing bell has not yet rung for the Minor League Free Agent Tracker.

Any suspension for outfielder would likely start at beginning of regular season  —  Angels GM Jerry Dipoto and manager Mike Scioscia discuss Josh Hamilton after the outfielder met with MLB for a disciplinary issue  —  TEMPE, Ariz. — Josh Hamilton's potential suspension for a drug of abuse …

MLB considering games in Cuba  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Major League Baseball is considering playing future spring training games in Cuba.  —  Baseball players' association president Tony Clark said Saturday there have been “ongoing” discussions about playing exhibition games in Cuba …