Rays prospect Brent Honeywell to have Tommy John surgery  —  PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Brent Honeywell, the top pitching prospect for the Tampa Bay Rays, has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right arm and will have Tommy John surgery, sidelining him for the entire season.  —  EDITOR'S PICKS

As a sign of the times, Cardinals shifting signals, breaking habits  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.  • As the first inning of his first spring start went sideways this afternoon for Carlos Martinez, the Cardinals starter hit one batter, walked two batters, needed 31 pitches to get three outs …

Spring recap: Cubs 6, Rangers 1  —  Chicago Tribune  —  After fouling a pitch off his foot, Anthony Rizzo smacked a two-run, opposite-field home run in the fourth inning and Willson Contreras followed with a solo shot to lead the Cubs to a 6-1 victory Saturday over the Rangers before 14,821 fans at Sloan Park.

Reds Sign Oliver Perez To Minor-League Deal  —  11:17am: Sheldon tweets that Perez will earn $1.25MM if he makes the MLB roster, and has $500K available performance bonuses.  He'll be able to opt out of the contract at the end of camp if he isn't added to the roster by then.

Shohei Ohtani gives up two runs in Angels' debut  —  TEMPE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani's spring training pitching debut is one that he'll file under “learning curve.”  —  Ohtani took the mound with plenty of hype and a “B” lineup in the field behind him in Saturday's game between the Los Angeles Angels and Milwaukee Brewers.

Blue Jays reliever Mayza hoping 2018 lives up to '17  —  DUNEDIN — Blue Jays relief pitcher Tim Mayza had a year for the ages in 2017.  —  He moved out of his parents' house.  He got engaged to his university sweetheart Darian.  And his sister, Deanna, started playing professional basketball in Europe.

Dominic Smith shows up early and gets first spring action for Mets  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Dominic Smith arrived at First Data Field “somewhere around six o'clock,” on Saturday.  The rookie, who had been benched for being tardy on Friday, was back in the lineup Saturday, ready to put …

Source: Martinez's immediate readiness to play not in question; medical experts involved  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — J.D. Martinez and the Red Sox are indeed sorting through a medical matter, but one that a baseball source with knowledge of the situation said would not have any effect on Martinez in the immediate future.

Cubs' infield combinations on Joe Maddon's mind as Ben Zobrist heals  —  Chicago Tribune  —  As Ben Zobrist attempts to gradually recover from back tightness, Cubs manager Joe Maddon continues to experiment with infield combinations.  —  Maddon was impressed with Tommy La Stella's barehanded stop …

Phillies 3B Will Middlebrooks leaves game after collision  —  Veteran infielder Will Middlebrooks, who signed a minor-league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies last month, left Saturday's spring training game with what appeared to be an injury to his left ankle or leg.

Kevin Siegrist agrees to minor league deal with Pirates  —  BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Left-hander Kevin Siegrist agreed to a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and will report to big league spring training.  —  The 28-year-old was 1-1 with one save and a 4.81 ERA in 46 games …

Cubs take flier on former first-round pitcher Danny Hultzen  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Cubs agreed to terms with left-hander Danny Hultzen, the second overall pick in the 2011 draft who hasn't pitched since 2016 after undergoing his second major arm surgery.

Brandon Drury plunked in the hand in his spring debut with Yankees  —  BRADENTON, Fla. - Brandon Drury had an eventful spring debut as a Yankee, which included a scare.  —  Drury, the team's third-base acquisition from Arizona, lined a single in his first at-bat, but was hit in the left hand during his second.

Rockies 11, Reds 4  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Colorado Rockies pounded the Reds 11-4 Saturday before a gathering of 2,936 at Goodyear Ballpark.  —  The game in three paragraphs:  —Right-hander Michael Lorenzen was solid in his return to starting.  He went two innings, allowing one run on two hits.

Mariners morning notes: Mitch Haniger's hand is hurting, Daniel Vogelbach in a walking boot  —  Haniger won't take batting practice or play in Cactus League games for next few days.  Vogelbach will get more tests on the swollen foot.  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Two days into Cactus League play …

Hector Santiago gets start for White Sox against Mariners  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Veteran Hector Santiago will get the start when the White Sox take on the Mariners as Cactus League play continues Saturday in Peoria, Ariz.  —  Santiago is one of the handful of veterans that general manager Rick Hahn …

Watch: 9 things to know about Braves' loss to Astros  —  The Braves lost to the Astros 6-1 Saturday afternoon.  But don't worry, it is very early in spring training.  —  Watch the video above to see 9 things to know from the game.