Yankees have discussed trading Brett Gardner for Cubs' Starlin Castro: source  —  Brett Gardner continues to be a hot name on this year's trade market.  —  The Yankees have discussed the outfielder with “many teams” according to a major-league executive, and while it's no certainty that Gardner …

MVP Awards: Nats' Harper wins NL, Jays' Donaldson takes AL  —  Josh Donaldson (left) received 23 first-place votes in the AL.  Bryce Harper received all 30 in the NL.  —  NEW YORK — Bryce Harper began this season with one personal goal — and it had nothing to do with homers, RBIs or awards.

Manfred Announces 3-Year Deal With FOX To Have MLB Games Streamed In-Market  —  As part of the quarterly owners meetings in Dallas, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced that the league and FOX have reached a 3-year deal to provide games streamed in-market to computers and mobile devices.

Taxes.  Security.  Together.  We all have a role to play in protecting your data  —  We need your help.  —  The IRS, the states and the tax industry came together in 2015 to identify even more safeguards to protect your federal and state tax accounts from identity thieves.

Sources: Indians talking with MLB's heavy hitters for OF help  —  With glut of starting pitchers, new GM Chernoff talking with the likes of Yankees, Dodgers and Blue Jays, according to sources  —  Michael Brantley is the only player on the Cleveland Indians roster to start more than 60 games as a major-league outfielder in 2015.

Brewers Acquire Jonathan Villar From Astros  —  The Brewers announced that they've acquired shortstop Jonathan Villar from the Astros in exchange for minor league right-hander Cy Sneed.  Villar will be reunited with former Astros assistant GM David Stearns, who is now the general manager in Milwaukee.

The Miami Marlins clubhouse was a circus, literally  —  Red clown noses, a shouting match, multiple trade requests by the team's ace, and players/coaches actively rooting against him: Welcome to the 2015 Marlins clubhouse.  —  It was a Sunday afternoon, May 17, 2015 to be exact.

U.S. Beats Mexico, Will Meet South Korea In Premier 12 Final  —  TOKYO—Team USA scored five runs in the fourth inning and cruised to a 6-1 win over Mexico to advance to the finals of the inaugural Premier 12 tournament against South Korea.  —  The finale will be played at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.

Jordan Zimmermann set to make Tommy John history  —  JP Morosi  —  Free-agent starter Jordan Zimmermann is expected to sign for a guarantee of $100 million or more, according to a number of team executives and player agents surveyed this week.  —  And if that happens, Zimmermann will make history …

There will be three games on Opening Day, not just one  —  Major League Baseball and ESPN just did something kinda cool.  Rather than give us the one “Opening Day” game on Sunday night followed by a bunch of day games the next day, this year we're going to get three games on the Sunday …

Lefty is 3rd Astro to earn honor; righty is 1st Cubs winner since Maddux in '92  —  Astros ace Dallas Keuchel caps his stellar 2015 campaign by being named the 2015 BBWAA American League Cy Young Award winner  —  They're loving Dallas in Houston, and the Windy City's still staying awake for Jake.