Ichiro walks off into history in ‘sayonara’ at Tokyo Dome  —  Ichiro Suzuki has said “sayonara.”  —  The 45-year-old Seattle Mariners star announced his retirement Thursday night, shortly after waving goodbye at the Tokyo Dome during a 5-4 win over Oakland in 12 innings.

Rangers inform Willie Calhoun that he won't be on the Opening Day roster.  Here's why  —  The Texas Rangers' roster for Opening Day is all but set, and Willie Calhoun won't be on it.  —  The outfielder received the bad news Thursday morning as the Rangers cleared up a few of their lingering roster decisions.

Mike Trout, Angels finalize record $432 million, 12-year deal  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night announced their 12-year contract, a record deal that ties baseball's top player to the Orange County club for what likely will be the rest of his career.

Still rebuilding, Tigers hoping for growth in 2019  —  DETROIT — Al Avila is known for his candor, and the Detroit general manager has remained pretty straightforward about what the future holds for the Tigers.  —  Yes, they're still rebuilding.  —  “The only reason I'm being honest is because: How do you hide this?”

Cardinals top prospect Reyes has ‘more than proved himself’ for bullpen job  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • Cardinals top pitching prospect Alex Reyes shared earlier this spring that his lone goal of camp was to leave it with an invitation to Milwaukee.  —  The future starter whose past two seasons …

Dodgers' Seager homers in return from surgeries  —  MESA, Ariz. — Corey Seager returned with a bang to the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup Wednesday night.  —  The star shortstop, playing against major league competition for the first time in nearly a year, homered to center field in his second …

How many complete games will be thrown in 2019?  Thirty?  Ten?  None?  —  If asked how baseball has changed most over the past three decades, the answer could be the precipitous decline of the complete game.  Lots of things change in scale, in frequency, in importance.

A winning attitude and a marquee attraction: 6 things to know about the 2019 White Sox  —  White Sox players pose for the cameras on photo day during spring training on Feb. 21, 2019, at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune

Gio Gonzalez flashes new pitch, CC Sabathia starts on minor league side at Yankees camp  —  Lefty Gio Gonzalez speaks at Yankees camp after throwing his first bullpen since signing a one-year minor league deal  —  TAMPA, Fla. - Gio Gonzalez's first bullpen session at Steinbrenner Field …

Corey Knebel Headed For Elbow Exam  —  Brewers closer Corey Knebel will have his right elbow examined today, manager Craig Counsell revealed to reporters (Twitter link via Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel).  The Athletic's Robert Murray had previously written that he was taking …

Blue Jays bullpen takes a hit with Tepera, Axford out  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Blue Jays bullpen has suffered a serious blow with the loss of one, and likely two, veteran right-handers for the start of the season.  —  For set-up man Ryan Tepera, it could be much longer.