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.

Detroit Tigers' Al Avila on Nicholas Castellanos contract: 'He knows it's on our mind'  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — The loss of Michael Fulmer for the season to Tommy John surgery has raised a lot of questions about the Tigers' rotation, enough that general manager Al Avila called an impromptu 8 …

Trout plays full game a day after landing rich deal  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Los Angeles Angels manager Brad Ausmus likes to have his regulars play nine innings at least once in a spring training game and on Thursday, it was Mike Trout's turn against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Mets tag Brandon Nimmo as leadoff batter on Opening Day  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — Brandon Nimmo may have a knack for speeding up time.  —  Two weeks ago the outfielder said, “It kind of feels like it's January with the bat.”  —  On March 7, Nimmo was batting .133 with zero home runs.

What would Craig Kimbrel mean to the Brewers?  Continued bullpen dominance  —  PHOENIX — The Brewers' signing of catcher Yasmani Grandal to a one-year, $18.25 million deal was one of the most unexpected moments of the offseason.  But really, it was the organization taking advantage …

Jason Heyward is prepared for the uncertainty of the 2019 season: 'Right now I'm just trying to look at pitches'  —  Photos of Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Jason Heyward's Cubs career has had glimpses of promise only to be tempered by injuries or regression.

Greg Bird x-rays negative for break  —  TAMPA — Greg Bird and the Yankees got good news Thursday. x-rays in the first baseman's elbow came back negative for a break.  He had been scratched from Thursday's game in Jupiter after being hit in the right elbow with a pitch on Wednesday.

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 …

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.

Dodgers Dugout: Who starts on opening day for the Dodgers?  —  Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout.  My name is Houston Mitchell and opening day is one week from today.  —  Spring training update  —  Opening day is a week away, and there are some things to discuss before then, so let's get to it.

Blake Snell, Rays agree to $50 million, 5-year contract  —  SHARE URL EMAIL FBMSNGR WHATSAPP SMS  —  PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — AL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell will go into his first career opening-day start with a lot more financial security than he envisioned just a few days ago.

José Peraza drives in 3 runs during Cincinnati Reds' 14-6 spring loss to Kansas City Royals  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. - In the first game of a split-squad, day-night doubleheader Thursday, the Reds pounded eight hits and six went for extra bases in a 14-6 loss to the Kansas City Royals at Goodyear Ballpark.

Source: Cardinals finalizing extension with Goldschmidt for club record sum  —  Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt watches teammates hit before he takes batting practice at spring training camp in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com  —  Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

The Red Sox haven't talked contract with J.D. Martinez.  But why?  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Just before the media surrounded Mookie Betts Wednesday morning to get his thoughts on baseball's biggest contract agreement - Mike Trout's $430 million extension - J.D. Martinez sat at his locker signing baseballs …

Giants' Jeff Samardzija completes a rejuvenating spring with nice effort against Cubs  —  MESA, Ariz. — If the Cactus League had a Comeback Player of the Spring award, Jeff Samardzija might be the runaway winner for 2019.  —  Samardzija completed a healthy and successful spring Thursday …