Baseball
Padres reliever Matsui out of WBC for Japan and uncertain for MLB opener Twins scratch Lewis as a precaution with right side tightness Orioles catcher and top prospect Samuel Basallo exits spring training game Tatsuya Imai throws scoreless inning in Astros exhibition debut Royals rotation candidate Stephen Kolek sidelined by left oblique strain
Max Scherzer and Toronto Blue Jays agree to $3 million, 1-year deal
Quite a dinger for Giants newcomer Harrison Bader
Dodgers' Roki Sasaki erratic in first spring training outing
Paul Skenes loses 4 strikes to ABS challenges
Cubs lose Tyler Austin for months following procedure on his right knee
MESA, Ariz. (AP) – Tyler Austin’s return to the major leagues has been put on hold for what Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell says will be months following a procedure on his right knee.