New Cardinal Mikolas will face old Cardinal Adams  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.  • Former Cardinal Matt Adams faces his old team on his new spring-training home turf Friday afternoon at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.  —  Adams is starting at first base and hitting fifth for the Nationals.

Phillies pitcher Jerad Eickhoff out six to eight weeks  —  Jerad Eickhoff will start the season on the disabled list, as he will be sidelined for six to eight weeks because of a strained back muscle.  —  The Phillies likely will fill Eickhoff's rotation spot with Ben Lively or Zach Eflin.

Cubs' Yu Darvish to face White Sox on Friday  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Yu Darvish will take the mound Friday in what could be his final Cactus League start for the Cubs.  —  Darvish and his teammates will travel to Glendale to face the rival White Sox at Camelback Ranch.

Noah Syndergaard ‘super jacked’ to pitch Mets' opener  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard tried to put his second straight Opening Day start in perspective but let his emotion show.  —  “I'm super jacked for it,” he said Thursday.

Former Mets standout and Gibbs High product Ed Charles dies at 84  —  Gibbs High graduate Ed Charles, a key member of the 1969 Mets championship team, died at his New York home on Thursday at age 84.  —  Charles was the third baseman and unofficial poet laureate of the popular Mets team.

Camp report: Lefty Brent Suter scuffles with fielding and command vs. Texas  —  On the field: Left-hander Brent Suter had his roughest outing of the spring, allowing seven hits and four runs over four innings against Texas.  A couple of poor fielding plays on his part that made things tougher.

Cubs starters set sights on surpassing ‘outstanding’ 2016 results  —  Chicago Tribune  —  To top the Cubs starting pitchers of 2016 to become manager Joe Maddon's best rotation, the current crop at least must match that group's 81 victories while compiling a 2.96 ERA.

Column: If the old Wrigley Field dugout walls could talk, the stories they would tell  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Cubs eased concerns of a repeat of the start of the 2015 season when they announced the latest Wrigley Field renovations will be completed in time for the April 9 home opener.

Sources - Reds agree to extension with Eugenio Suarez  —  Cincinnati Reds top prospect Nick Senzel is coming, but third baseman Eugenio Suarez isn't going anywhere.  —  Suarez, 26, has agreed to a 7-year deal guaranteeing him $66 million with an option that can bring the deal to $79 million …

MLB tells Judge recruiting Machado against rules  —  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Major League Baseball has told New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge his comments attempting to recruit Baltimore shortstop Manny Machado violate the sport's tampering rules, and Judge says he has learned the lesson.

Cubs reliever Pedro Strop playing catch-up after injury and illness  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Time is winding down for Cubs reliever Pedro Strop, who believes he has enough time to be ready for the start of the regular season.  —  “It's not a secret we're a little behind,” said Strop …

How the Rays' C.J. Cron spent his summer vacation  —  PORT CHARLOTTE — Afternoons were spent shagging baseballs during batting practice, chasing line drives that hopped to the wall and ground balls that skipped through the infield.  Nights were spent in the batting cage, hitting balls off a tee.

Detroit Tigers great Alan Trammell visits Hall of Fame as first step for induction  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — At the end of a three-hour tour of the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Thursday, Alan Trammell was guided to one last stop.  His stop.  —  He stood before a piece of Corian solid surface mounted …

Gary Sanchez drives in 5, but Aaron Boone touts his defensive work at Yankees camp  —  TAMPA, Fla. - Gary Sanchez had a five-RBI day on Thursday, another reminder that a guy with third billing - behind the Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge pairing - is just as dangerous.

Braves Sign Anibal Sanchez  —  The Braves announced that they've signed right-hander Anibal Sanchez to a minor league contract and invited him to Major League camp for the remainder of Spring Training.  The veteran Sanchez, a client of agent Gene Mato, had previously been in camp with the Twins …