Yankees' Gleyber Torres begins exhibition season with pair of doubles  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — The hype machine that has been whirring around Gleyber Torres since he was 16 isn't likely to stop anytime soon.  —  The 20-year-old shortstop, the crown jewel of the prospect haul brought …

Cardinals face tricky negotiation with Yadier Molina  —  The normal process for clubs trying to extend a player entering his free-agent year is to ask, “What would he be worth on the open market?”  —  With the Cardinals' Yadier Molina, it's not quite that simple.

With Each Hit, Rockies' D.J. LeMahieu Shows Cubs' Epstein What He Gave Up On  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — As he watched the World Series last fall, D. J. LeMahieu did not feel much of anything.  Before he won a Gold Glove, started an All-Star Game and captured a batting title as the second baseman …

Rangers expect Hamilton to have procedure on knee  —  SURPRISE, ARIZ.  —  Josh Hamilton is headed back to Houston to see his orthopedist, and the Texas Rangers expect that the former league MVP will have arthroscopic surgery Monday on his left knee.  —  Assistant general manager Mike Daly …

Phillies' Mackanin likes what he sees of two young sluggers  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. - The real test awaits this summer, when the triple-A schedule is most grueling, and the so-called Bash Brothers are faced with some sort of adversity.  A few at-bats in meaningless Grapefruit League games?  Those are for dreams.

Jose Adolis Garcia was MVP of Cuba's Serie Nacional  —  JUPITER, Fla. — The Cardinals, who hoped to enhance their outfield depth before the start of the season, have found another candidate to compete for a job as one of the team's backup outfielders.  —  Cuban outfielder Jose Adolis Garcia …

Mariners win Cactus League opener, 13-3 over Padres  —  Mariners beat the Padres in the Cactus League opener, 13-3. … The Mariners started their Cactus League schedule on the right foot.  They blast the Padres, 13-3.  —  Nelson Cruz got things going in the first with a three-run home run.

Rob Gronkowski hopes Martellus Bennett ‘breaks the bank’  —  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is attending Sunday's Daytona 500 since he's sponsored by Monster Energy, and he had a notable thought on the possibility of teammate Martellus Bennett potentially signing …

Royals know the deal: Win now, or say goodbye  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. - The Kansas City Royals talk about it, but only when asked.  —  They think about it, but only when it's brought to their attention.  —  They grasp the significance of it, but refuse to let it distract them.

Ravens' Matt Elam arrested on drug charges  —  Ravens safety Matt Elam has been arrested on drug charges in Miami.  —  According to Miami-Dade police records, Elam was booked at 3:45 a.m. today on charges of possession of more than 20 grams of cannabis, possession of cannabis with the intent …

Have we seen a new Billy Hamilton?  —  The Reds and Giants opened Cactus League play on Feb. 24, 2017, at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Ariz. Wochit  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. - It clicked in Billy Hamilton's mind as soon as he heard it.  —  Thursday the Reds' center fielder went to a chiropractor …

Franco lumbers to an inside-the-park home run  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. - Maikel Franco is not a fast man.  He runs like a catcher, but that is fine because the Phillies pay him to hit baseballs far distances.  That is why, as Franco entered the Phillies clubhouse Saturday afternoon, his teammates laughed.