Russell Wilson to show up at Yankees camp Monday  —  Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson will be joining the New York Yankees at their spring training camp in Tampa, Florida, on Monday, he said Thursday on his Instagram account.  —  He will be there for six days, leaving March 3 …

Steven Souza Jr. filling big shoes in J.D. Martinez's No. 28  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Surprised to be traded, Steven Souza Jr. heads to Arizona for what promises to be a key role on a Diamondbacks team that expects to be good.  —  The 28-year-old outfielder knew the Tampa Bay Rays were making …

5 young pitchers to watch early in Mets camp  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Everybody is waiting for Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom and Jason Vargas to make their Grapefruit League debut this spring, but they are about a week away from getting their first game action.

Remember 2016?  These Cubs could be just as good  —  MESA, Ariz. — Steve Cishek took the mound for his first live batting practice session with his new team earlier this week.  As the reliever stood on the mound against the Chicago Cubs' A-list of hitters — a former MVP (Kris Bryant) …

Analytically speaking, Cincinnati Reds Tucker Barnhart was golden  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The theory here is Tucker Barnhart won the Gold Glove for two reasons:  —  1. He richly deserved it  —  2. Advanced analytics have become part of the criteria.  —  The two go hand-in-hand.

After flurry of activity, are Orioles done constructing their 2018 roster?  —  After making four acquisitions in a seven-day span, the Orioles have addressed their needs for starting pitching and a left-handed-hitting outfielder.  —  The club left some lockers in the main clubhouse open …

Pirates Acquire Corey Dickerson From Rays  —  1:17pm: The Pirates are sending the Rays $1MM as part of the trade, reports Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic (Twitter link).  In essence, then, they'll spend an additional $1.45MM to turn Hudson into Dickerson, while the Rays will add a reliever to their 'pen …

Next Slide  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — It was weird, Alex Wilson admitted.  —  For the first time in five years — save an emergency start with the Detroit Tigers in 2015 — the veteran right-hander came to the stadium on Thursday afternoon as a starting pitcher.  —  Admittedly, Wilson wasn't quite sure how to prepare.

Ranking Florida spring training parks: The stadium no one wanted ranks No. 1  —  In 2009, Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla., appeared to be a park without a future.  Over the years since the ballpark was built in 1989, the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds had all moved …

With Cozart joining Angels infield, the defense never rests  —  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels are all about defense.  —  And by signing Zack Cozart, an All-Star shortstop with Cincinnati last year, to a three-year $38 million deal in the offseason they might now have baseball's best defensive infield.

Mariners catcher Mike Zunino grows into major role with team  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Catcher Mike Zunino is looking to build off his best season as a Seattle Mariner.  —  Zunino enters his sixth season after setting several career highs at the plate.  No catcher currently in Mariners spring training …

Column: Tyler Chatwood hardly a fifth wheel for the Cubs  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Everybody knows the big four of the Cubs' starting rotation: Yu, Q, Kyle and Jon.  —  Meet Tyler Chatwood, the fifth Beatle, the No. 5 starter and not-to-be-forgotten member on a staff that includes three …

Rooting for laundry isn't a joke — it's why baseball works  —  It's New Clothes Week.  Andrew McCutchen and Evan Longoria and Giancarlo Stanton, all traded this winter, showed up to spring training for their new clothes.  J.D. Martinez and Eric Hosmer and Yu Darvish, just days …

Geoff Jenkins elected to Brewers Walk of Fame; other honors for Fielder, Dalton, Melvin  —  PHOENIX - Geoff Jenkins, one of the top sluggers in Milwaukee Brewers history, will be inducted into the team's Walk of Fame this year.  —  The Brewers also announced Thursday that another top slugger …

Pirates' Jameson Taillon: ‘Look at life differently’ after cancer fight  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — After a bout with testicular cancer last season, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon says he's a “different person” entering the 2018 season.  —  “I don't think there is any doubt about that …

How much stock should you put into Braves' spring games?  Listen  —  After three consecutive seasons with at least 90 losses, the Braves are aiming for more in the fourth year of their rebuilding project and there is legitimate reason for optimism.  —  Tune in to the second episode of the …