Carlos Correa said there has been a domino effect of his back pain in other areas, notably in his obliques, as he tries to avoid doing things that make his back hurt.
Derek Jeter, in the midst of testy contract negotiations with the Yankees after the 2010 season, asked Brian Cashman who he'd rather have playing shortstop. The GM's answer: Troy Tulowitzki.
A trade that was to send Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez to the Mets for RHP Zack Wheeler and infielder Wilmer Flores "has not and will not transpire," Mets GM Sandy Alderson said.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have selected Vanderbilt shortstop Dansby Swanson with the No. 1 pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.
The Chicago Cubs called up top infield prospect Addison Russell on Tuesday. Russell was 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in his major league debut, a 9-8 Cubs win.
As the Cleveland Indians took the field for practice Thursday, a BMW was parked at the No. 6 position in the infield dirt as a lighthearted lesson for starting shortstop Jose Ramirez.
