First baseman C.J. Cron acquired by Rays from Angels  —  PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired first baseman C.J. Cron from the Los Angeles Angels and designated outfielder Corey Dickerson for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.  —  The 28-year-old Cron …

Padres, Eric Hosmer agree to terms  —  The Padres got their man.  —  The team and free agent first baseman Eric Hosmer have agreed to a deal, two sources said Saturday night.  —  Terms were not available, but this will certainly be the largest monetary commitment in Padres history.

Mickey Callaway maneuvers through his first Mets controversy, explains how group ran into Donald Trump Jr. while shark fishing  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — Welcome to New York, Mickey.  The Mets' new manager is quickly learning that nothing is ever simple in Flushing.

Arizona Diamondbacks: Spring Training 2018 … Despite a high payroll and some serious star talent, the Rangers struggled on their way to a 78-84 record in 2017.  Texas will look to their star-laden roster for a turnaround in the upcoming season.  —  A pair of 24-year-olds make up the right side …

Indians sign Rajai Davis, who hit big HR for team in 2016 World Series  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cleveland Indians have signed free agent Rajai Davis to a minor league contract, bringing back the speedy outfielder who hit one of the biggest home runs in team history.

Next Slide  —  LAKELAND, Fla. - James and Jessica McCann always had this week circled on their calendar, the week pitchers and catchers report to Detroit Tigers spring training, but this week carried more meaning than ever before.  —  Last August, the couple announced they were expecting twins.

Arizona Diamondbacks: Spring Training 2018 … It was shaping up to be a boring offseason until the Brewers showed up on Jan. 25, single-handedly igniting a stove that had been only lukewarm.  —  In the same evening, the Brewers acquired free-agent outfielder Lorenzo Cain and traded …

Cardinals notebook: Wacha aims for 200 innings  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • The proof was in the pudding.  Cardinals righthander Michael Wacha had his best two starts last season, including his first complete game and shutout, after he was given 11 days' rest.

‘Babe Ruth of Japan’ already talks the talk of an MLB pitcher  —  TEMPE, Ariz. - Major league pitchers nowadays emerge from the womb, or at the very least arrive at the end of their minor-league apprenticeships, already knowing that the only proper answer to any question pertaining …

Rangers' reported deal with Seung-Hwan Oh called off due to MRI concerns  —  The Rangers will certainly be back in the market for a reliever  —  Back on Feb. 6, it was reported that the Rangers had agreed to a deal with free agent reliever Seung-Hwan Oh.  There's generally a few days worth …

Drew Smyly happy to be part of Cubs' plans despite injury  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Left-hander Drew Smyly remains grateful the Cubs showed enough interest to sign him to a two-year contract four days after the Mariners elected not to tender him a contract while recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Jacoby Ellsbury says he was never asked by Yankees to waive no-trade clause  —  TAMPA — While the Yankees have tried unsuccessfully to shop Jacoby Ellsbury this offseason, he says he was never asked by the team to waive his no-trade clause.  —  Ellsbury, with three years and $68 million left on his deal …

Video: Cardinals' John Mozeliak talks about acquiring Ozuna, pitching and more  —  The St. Louis Cardinals President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak talks with St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold about Marcell Ozuna, the Cardinals pitching staff and the impact Ozuna's

A's center fielder suing White Sox making progress from knee surgery  —  Athletics center fielder Dustin Fowler has begun doing sliding work at spring training to test his surgically repaired right knee ahead of Oakland's full-squad workouts beginning next week.