Health & Fitness
Spring Training: 3/18
A longtime Yankee came out of retirement, a newly signed D-Back broke out of his spring funk, and a highly touted young Royal will have to miss the first half of the season.
Quote of the Day
"For me, it's a no-brainer -- I'm not scared. I don't think I'm going to fail, but I'm not scared to come back. I'm not worried about that. I'm going to trust that I know in my heart I'm doing the right thing. And I'm hoping and praying that it's going to be great". ~Andy Pettitte on his decision to come out of retirement.
News
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Veteran Yankee Andy Pettitte announced that he is coming out of retirement and signed a minor league deal with the Yankees.
Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin will have knee surgery and miss four weeks.
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Royals catcher Salvador Perez will also have knee surgery but will miss 12-14 weeks.
Red Sox released veteran starter Carlos Silva.
Game Scores
Nationals (5-7) tied the Marlins (split squad, 7-5) 1-1.
Red Sox (split squad, 8-4) beat the Orioles (split squad, 5-7).
Red Sox (split squad, 8-4) tied the Orioles (split squad, 5-7) 3-3 (10 innings).
Yankees (8-8) beat the Astros (7-7) 6-3.
Phillies (7-8) beat the Blue Jays (split squad, 12-4) 4-3 (10 innings).
Braves (split squad, 5-11) beat the Mets (3-10) 3-2.
Braves (split squad, 5-11) beat the Blue Jays (split squad, 12-4) 5-3.
Rangers (split squad, 4-10) beat the Cubs (split squad, 6-9) 12-7.
A's (split squad, 12-3) beat the Cubs (split squad, 6-9) 4-3.
Rockies (8-7) beat the Dodgers (split squad, 8-4) 8-6.
Dodgers (split squad, 8-4) tied the Giants (split squad, 11-4) 3-3.
Rays (4-9) beat the Pirates (6-8) 2-1.
Top Scorer: Rangers (split squad) beat the Cubs (split squad) 12-7.
Standings
Grapefruit League: Top: Tigers (11-1, .917 WPCT). Bottom: Mets (3-10, .231).
Cactus League: Top: A's (12-4, .750). Bottom: White Sox and Rangers (4-10, .286).
League Leaders
Offensive: AVG: Delmon Young (Tigers), .519 (14-27). Home runs: Ryan Raburn (Tigers), 5. RBI: Ryan Raburn and Delmon Young, 15. Stolen bases: Gregor Blanco (Giants), 7.
Pitching: Wins: Luis Mendoza (Royals) and Garrett Richards (Angels), 3. K's: Madison Bumgarner (Giants), Felix Hernandez (Mariners), Brian Matusz (Orioles), and Justin Verlander (Tigers), 13. ERA: Wade LeBlanc (Marlins), 0.00 (10.1 shutout innings). Saves: Danny Otero (Giants), 3.
Top Performers
Offensive: Jason Kubel (Diamondbacks): 3-4, 2 home runs (2), triple, 3 RBI, 2 runs, AVG up .081 from .160 to .241.
Pitching: Kris Medlen (Braves): 4 shutout innings, 1 hit, 1 walk, 4 K's (7), ERA drop: 1.12 runs from 2.25 to 1.13.
Worst Pitching Performance: Trevor Miller (Cubs): 1 inning, 5 earned runs, 4 hits, no walks, 1 K (2), ERA jump: 6.75 runs from 0.00 to 6.75.
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Teams followed in this update: Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves
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HR: home runs. RBI: runs batted in. AVG: batting average. SB: stolen bases. ERA: earned run average. BAA: batting average against. K's: strikeouts. WPCT: winning percentage
Zack Silverman