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There are few guarantees in baseball, but what can you bank on in the new season? Start with what the Mets will get from a healthy Noah Syndergaard.

Angels starter Shohei Ohtani continued his spring troubles on Saturday in his final tune-up before the regular season. Angels manager Mike Scioscia called it a "great outing" for the young Japanese pitcher.

Royals pitcher Danny Duffy made an early exit in his final spring tuneup Saturday because of shoulder tightness but said he is certain he will be OK to pitch on Opening Day.

Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki did not play Saturday, but he cleared concussion protocol, and the Mariners are hopeful that he'll be ready for Opening Day after being hit in the batting helmet by a pitch.

Soreness in Greg Bird's right foot sent the Yankees' first baseman for a CT scan and an MRI on Saturday. A right ankle injury required surgery and sidelined Bird for much of the 2017 season.

Rangers hitting instructor Howard Johnson was taken to a hospital after being hit squarely in the left side of his face by a foul ball during Saturday's spring training game.

The Oakland Athletics announced Saturday a playful pricing plan for parking at their stadium for games against the Bay Bridge rivals.

The Brewers have optioned Junior Guerra, their Opening Day starter a year ago, to Triple-A Colorado Springs and told Yovani Gallardo that he will not make the team.

Red Sox ace Chris Sale stressed he will be ready for his Opening Day start after getting drilled in the left hip Saturday by a line drive from Houston's J.D. Davis.

The Phillies release six-time All-Star reliever Francisco Rodriguez after eight appearances this spring.

Right-hander Bartolo Colon, 44, was released by the Rangers after giving up 19 hits, including four homers, over 18 innings this spring.

St. Louis closer Luke Gregerson will begin the season on the disabled list with a hamstring strain, manager Mike Matheny said on Saturday.

Drew Pomeranz (forearm strain) and Eduardo Rodriguez (knee) will be put on the DL, leaving the Red Sox with a likely rotation of Chris Sale, David Price, Rick Porcello, Brian Johnson and Hector Velazquez.

Mets pitcher Zack Wheeler, who has given up nine earned runs in 10 innings of work this spring, has been optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas.

Christian Vazquez, who has thrown out the highest percentage of attempted base stealers (42 percent) for any catcher since 1987, has signed with the Red Sox through 2021.

In the latest round of a running gag between Cubs honchos and the reserve infielder, the brass got an assist from one of the team's star players.

Draft lists and cheat sheets are all about ranking the most-likely season from each MLB player. However, most leagues are won and lost by looking at the extremes. To that end, Tristan H. Cockcroft offers up his 2018 bold predictions in fantasy baseball.

Remember all the hype this spring about the Yankees' prized infield prospects? Well, this unheralded guy actually won a starting job. So who is he?

San Francisco was hoping to ride its rotation to a bounce-back year. But with MadBum sidelined, the Giants could instead be headed to rebuilding mode.

All-Star second baseman Daniel Murphy is likely to remain behind in Florida when the Washington Nationals break camp.