Dominican Republic and its fans electrify World Baseball Classic  —  SANTO DOMINGO NORTH - That's what this was, the capital of the Dominican Republic relocated to Miami, the closest major city in the United States.  —  The crowd of 37,446 - the largest for baseball in the five-year history …

Salvador Perez Suffers Left Knee Injury  —  10:01pm: The Royals can breathe a sigh of relief: Perez only has inflammation, according to Jon Heyman of FanRag (Twitter link).  —  7:44pm: Perez has informed the Royals that the injury isn't severe, per Rivera.

Pirates' Jung Ho Kang placed on restricted list as he awaits visa  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — The probability third baseman Jung Ho Kang will play for the Pirates on opening day continues to plummet.  On Friday, a week after receiving a suspended sentence for his third DUI in South Korea, Kang was placed on the major league restricted list.

Team Offense, Toronto Blue Jays  —  The 2017 series on team offense continues with the Toronto Blue Jays.  The Blue Jays finished fifth in the American League and ninth in the majors in 2016 with 4.69 runs scored per game.  —  I am using RotoChamp as a source of default lineups.

Browns shopping Brock Osweiler and a 5th for a 3rd and will cut him if they can't trade him  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — For all of those who wonder what Hue Jackson, noted quarterback whisperer, will get out of his new $16 million quarterback Brock Osweiler, the answer is nothing.

Woman claiming relationship with Tim Tebow arrested on trespassing charge  —  A Colorado woman who had been “looking for and asking questions about” Tim Tebow was arrested and charged with trespassing after ignoring a warning to stay away from the New York Mets' spring training facility in Port St. Lucie …

Mets, led by starting pitchers, no longer need to prove they are contenders  —  Sandwiched around a trip across the state to Tampa, I spent two weeks at Mets camp and couldn't help noticing one major difference from their last two spring trainings: they no longer feel compelled to tell the world they're for real.

Tyler Thornburg endures rough adjustment to Sox' shoulder program  —  FORT MYERS — Chris Sale is as good as advertised, as he displayed in dominating fashion yesterday.  —  But what happened to Tyler Thornburg, the new right-hander from Milwaukee who was slated to be the second-most dominating …

Phillies' Vince Velasquez: 'Me and umpires just don't get along'  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. - Vince Velasquez, unhappy with another close pitch that was called a ball, covered his mouth and coughed.  Always a fierce competitor, the Phillies righthander thought he had twice struck out Kevin Pillar …

Minnesota Twins lose pitcher Trevor May to torn elbow ligament  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — For the second time already this month, the Twins have received knee-buckling news regarding the elbow health of one of their core performers.  —  Three days after 2016 first-round pick Alex Kirilloff …

Utley's hit off Wagner cuts Mets' lead to two games  —  PHILADELPHIA - The Mets were six outs away from one of their wildest, and unquestionably, most important wins of the season.  —  But Billy Wagner, asked to record all six of those outs, could only get four, and the Mets …