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 …

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.

20 years of Rays: Greatest moments in franchise history  —  1. ALCS CLINCHER, Oct. 19, 2008  —  David Price threw the pitch, Boston's Jed Lowrie hit the ground ball, Akinori Iwamura made the pickup and raced to step on second base, and the Rays — the Tampa Bay Rays — were going to the World Series.

Red Sox sign Christian Vazquez to three-year extension  —  The Boston Red Sox have signed catcher Christian Vazquez to a three-year extension through the 2021 season, it was announced Saturday.  —  EDITOR'S PICKS  —  Boston Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright will not appeal a 15-game suspension for an offseason domestic violence arrest.

Yankees new third baseman Brandon Drury says he'll be ready for Opening Day  —  TAMPA — The Yankees should have their starting third baseman on Opening Day.  —  “I'll be ready Thursday for sure,” Brandon Drury said.  —  Drury was struck on the left elbow with a pitch Friday and left …

Zack Wheeler gets demoted, and a Mets dream looks dead  —  A Wheel' shame.  —  The Fab 5 will not finally make consecutive turns throughout the rotation — at least not to open the season — as the Mets demoted Zack Wheeler to Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday.  Seth Lugo will take his spot as the No. 5 starter.

Surprise Five: Rangers might have found their opening for ‘Big Sexy’  —  Not that anyone wants to leave Arizona, but the Texas Rangers will do just that Saturday afternoon following what should be their quickest Cactus League game.  —  It will be getaway day from spring training …

Detroit Tigers release utility man Alexi Amarista; 27 players remain  —  Detroit Tigers owner Chris Ilitch spoke to reporters on Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Lakeland, Fla. Video by George Sipple/DFP  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — It appears that Niko Goodrum and JaCoby Jones are going to make the Detroit Tigers' Opening Day roster.

Jason Vargas pushed back after emergency room visit, Seth Lugo likely to get turn in rotation  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Jason Vargas ended up in the emergency room Friday as a result of his surgery on Tuesday.  The painkillers he was prescribed after having his hamate bone removed upset his stomach and sent him to a local hospital.

20 years of Rays: Best signings, trades and deals  —  1. Traded 2003 No. 1 overall pick OF Delmon Young to the Twins in November 2007 for SS Jason Bartlett and RHP Matt Garza, who became big players on the '08 World Series breakthrough team.  —  2. Then, after the 2010 season …

Brandon McCarthy, Scott Kazmir miss the Dodgers, but they're happy to be in Atlanta … The Atlanta Braves haven't made the playoffs since 2013, when they lost to the Dodgers in the first round.  The Dodgers have a playoff run of five straight years that started in 2013.

Christian Yelich's outfielder talents could lift Brewers while Dodgers miss out … The summer afternoons were the best ones.  —  Play ball — in a tournament, perhaps, or in a youth all-star game.  Then pile into a car with your friends to go see the big leaguers play.

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 …

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.