BOSTON (AP) Former Boston manager Terry Francona gave Pedro Martinez a big hug along with some advice to help him in his new job as a special assistant to the Red Sox general manager.
NEW YORK (AP) Delmon Young has some incentive to lay off the desserts: He can earn $600,000 based on his weight this season.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) In just a few months, Delmon Young went from MVP of the American League championship series to a guy hoping for an opportunity.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed with left-hander Antonio Bastardo on a $1.4 million, one-year contract, avoiding arbitration.
NEW YORK (AP) Toronto's R.A. Dickey heads a starting pitching staff missing David Price, Justin Verlander, Jered Weaver, Clayton Kershaw and Matt Cain on the preliminary U.S.
