Giants' Madison Bumgarner breaks pitching hand on line drive in final spring start  —  San Francisco Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner is hurt for the second straight year, breaking a bone in his pitching hand when hit by a line drive off the bat of Kansas City's Whit Merrifield during a spring training game on Friday.

Munoz makes Cardinals; Voit, Bader go to Memphis  —  • Now that the Cardinals have solidified their position-player alignment for opening day by optioning outfielder Harrison Bader and first baseman Luke Voit to Memphis and telling utilityman Yairo Munoz and catcher Francisco Pena they were on the club …

Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright suspended 15 games under MLB's domestic violence policy  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Boston Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright has accepted a 15-game suspension under Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy following his arrest on Dec. 8.

Pop top: Yankees' Judge could get time batting leadoff  —  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge could be used at times as a leadoff hitter this season.  —  The 2017 AL Rookie of the Year was at the top of the lineup and went 1 for 4 in a 5-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Friday.

Ichiro Suzuki hit in helmet by pitch, exits spring training game  —  Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki took a pitch off the helmet in a minor league appearance on Friday in Peoria, Arizona, and had to leave the game.  —  He was helped to his feet by trainers but walked off the field on his own.

No surprises here: Corey Kluber named Opening Day starter for Cleveland Indians  —  LHP Ryan Merritt will also begin the season on the disabled list.  —  In what is certainly their least-surprising move this offseason, the Indians announced today that defending American League Cy Young Award …

Madison Bumgarner suffers fracture, out indefinitely  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.- With six days remaining until the start of the regular season, the Giants' pitching rotation is suddenly in shambles.  —  The latest blow came Friday, and it was the biggest.  —  Madison Bumgarner …

Camp report: Brandon Woodruff has one rough inning in a Brewers' 4-3 loss to the Cubs  —  On the field: Rookie right-hander Brandon Woodruff made his final statement for a spot in the rotation with a five-inning stint against the Cubs, a game the Brewers dropped, 4-3, at Sloan Park in Mesa.

Nationals' Daniel Murphy likely to stay in Florida as knee rehab continues  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — All-Star second baseman Daniel Murphy is likely to remain behind in Florida when the Washington Nationals break camp.  —  Murphy had micro-fracture surgery on his right knee on Oct. 20 …

Arizona Diamondbacks spring training - 2018 … Right fielder Steven Souza Jr. has a strained pectoral muscle and will be out a while.  How long?  The Diamondbacks say they aren't sure.  And who will replace him?  That, too, is something the Diamondbacks say they are still trying to figure out.

Numbers game forcing Peter Bourjos to look elsewhere after leaving Cubs  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Outfielder Peter Bourjos' short stint with the Cubs at least had a memorable ending.  —  Bourjos hit a game-tying single Friday in the fifth inning of a 4-3 victory over the Brewers, only to be pulled for pinch-runner DJ Wilson.

Cubs don't plan to push new closer Brandon Morrow  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Brandon Morrow's mind and arm have shifted gears over an 11-year career that has brought him to a high-profile role with the Cubs.  —  The chance to regain the closer duties he held during the infancy of his career …

BASEBALL 2018: Beastly teams, Ohtani and make way for MVs  —  Just the thought of Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge in the same lineup sent fans into a frenzy.  Come opening day, all of baseball will see which teams really have the muscle.  —  A season of haves and have-nots begins March 29 …

Media Views: Cards to be prominent on revamped ‘Sunday Night Baseball’  —  ESPN hasn't gone all-in yet with the Cardinals, but the Redbirds again are expected to be a prime component of the network's significantly retooled “Sunday Night Baseball” package, which includes Alex Rodriguez as an analyst.

Cubs' Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer get payback on Tommy La Stella  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Cubs President Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer might have gotten the final say in the battle of pranks with infielder Tommy La Stella.  —  During the third inning of Friday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers …

Mets' Conforto goes 1 for 4 in 1st game after shoulder surgery  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Michael Conforto received a late-night phone call from New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway, who asked whether he wanted to fill an open spot as Friday's designated hitter.  —  “Absolutely,” Conforto recalled responding.

Rockies 8, Reds 2  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Reds lost to the Colorado Rockies 8-2 Friday.  —  The game in three paragraphs:  —Right-hander Homer Bailey made his final start before Opening Day.  He went six innings and allowed three runs on nine hits.  He walked one and struck out two.