Christian Vazquez To Undergo Tommy John Surgery  —  The Red Sox have announced that catcher Christian Vazquez will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow tomorrow.  The surgery, which will be performed by Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla., will sideline Vazquez for the entire season.

Giants go from winning bling to grim spring  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Stroll into San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy's office, and he pops you a question before you sit down.  —  “So who looks good down here?”  Bochy asks.  —  Pause.  —  “Well, let me put it to you this way,” Bochy says.

As we approach opening day, the Facebook data team is releasing several maps detailing Major League Baseball fandom across the US.  —  The first map displays Facebook fans of all MLB teams by county.  Each county is color-coded based on which official Facebook team page has the most likes from people who live in that area.

A's jelling quickly, but Crisp likely out a while  —  MESA, Ariz. — Spring training in their new Hohokam Stadium home went just swimmingly for the A's, their many new players meshing and their many young starting pitchers ranging from good to great.  —  The one downer for Oakland this spring …

Rockies' Kendrick so-so, but Tulowitzki and Gonzalez break out  —  TOPICS  —  Scottsdale, Ariz. — Kyle Kendrick's real Rockies debut is just five days away.  That's when he'll step on the mound at Milwaukee's Miller Park on Monday for opening day of the 2015 season.

Holy Cow!  The Chicago Cubs Finally Have a Winning Business Plan  —  The new strategy to end a century of futility?  Run it like a modern baseball team … When Jon Lester came to visit the Chicago Cubs the week before Thanksgiving, the team brought him to its brick offices a couple of blocks north of Wrigley Field.

Garcia Homers, Abreu Has 2 More Hits for White Sox in Win  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Avisail Garcia homered among his three hits and drove in four runs, Jose Abreu added to his sizzling spring training with two more hits and a Chicago White Sox split squad beat the Seattle Mariners 12-4 on Wednesday.

Utley Hits 2 Home Runs in Phillies' 9-2 Win  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — Chase Utley hit two homers to give him long balls in four straight at-bats, Cole Hamels pitched six innings in his final start before opening day and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 9-2 Wednesday.

Marlins SP Jarred Cosart: ‘Never have, never will bet on baseball’  —  Marlins starting pitcher Jarred Cosart said Wednesday it is up to commissioner Rob Manfred to make a decision regarding the league's investigation into Cosart's alleged gambling ties, per FOX Sports Florida.

Orioles and Pirates Play to 3-3 Tie in 10 Innings  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — In a matchup of opening-day pitchers, Chris Tillman allowed two runs over five innings while Francisco Liriano gave up one run in three innings as the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates played to a 3-3 tie in 10 innings Wednesday night.