Bullpen has been perfect since Jenrry Mejia's suspension … STORY  —  Mets closer Mejia banned 80 games for PEDs  —  STORY  —  Wright: Suspended Mejia ‘let his teammates down’ … Mets  —  Mets' home opener at Citi Field

Indians' Pitcher Carlos Carrasco Hit in Face With Line Drive  —  CLEVELAND — Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco was carted off the field in the first inning Tuesday night after being struck in the face by a line drive hit by Chicago's Melky Cabrera.  —  Carrasco was flattened by the sharp liner …

Nationals Designate Xavier Cedeno For Assignment  —  The Nationals have designated lefty reliever Xavier Cedeno for assignment, SB Nation's Chris Cotillo tweets.  Dan Kolko of MASNsports.com tweeted earlier that Cedeno was not on the club's lineup card.  —  Cedeno earned a spot on the team …

Red Sox Notebook: Boston covets Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann Red Sox Notebook: Boston covets Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann  —  Photo by:  —  WELL DONE: Starter Rick Porcello gets a hand as he leaves the game in the eighth inning of yesterday's win over the Nationals.  —  By:

Patrick Kane will play in Game 1 for the Blackhawks  —  The mullet is back.  And so is the guy wearing it.  —  Patrick Kane will indeed play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday in Nashville, a mere seven weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a broken clavicle suffered Feb. 24 …

MLB warns Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Tuffy Gosewisch about pace of play  —  Major League Baseball began sending out written warnings last week to players who have violated the new pace-of-play rules.  Diamondbacks catcher Tuffy Gosewisch was among them, but he didn't think there was much …

Alex Rios Fractures Left Hand  —  11:24am: GM Dayton Moore says that the expectation is Rios will only miss three to six weeks of action, though it is too early to establish a precise timeline, McCullough reports (Twitter links).  Dyson and Orlando will indeed share right field for the time being, Moore adds.

Indians Sign Jhoulys Chacin, Designate Shaun Marcum  —  The Indians have announced a series of transactions, including the signing of righty Jhoulys Chacin to a minor league deal.  Fellow right-hander Shaun Marcum was designated for assignment, while backstop Brett Hayes will take his roster spot.

Baseball's new metal detectors won't keep you safe.  They'll just make you miss a few innings.  —  Security theater meets America's pastime.  —  Fans attending Major League Baseball games are being greeted in a new way this year: with metal detectors at the ballparks.

Jimmy Nelson Found a New Pitch  —  The list of guys with new pitches every spring runs deep (27 last year on Jason Collette's excellent list).  The list of those that continue to throw those pitches during the regular season is a little bit shorter (23 last year).

Matt Harvey's return to Citi Field expected to draw 40,000 Mets fans  —  There is no need to gauge the excitement of the Flushing faithful when Mets ace Matt Harvey takes the mound Tuesday for his 2015 Citi Field debut — after all, they've waited over a year to see him pitch after the righthander had 2013 Tommy John surgery.

Rare Jolt by Stephen Drew Lifts Yanks Over Orioles  —  BALTIMORE — When the Yankees re-signed Stephen Drew in the off-season on a one-year, $5 million contract, it looked like a head-scratching deal, given that he had done little to earn it last season.  —  Over the course of the year …