Capsules of National League West teams, listed in order of finish last year:___Los Angeles Dodgers2017: 104-58, first place, lost to Houston in World Series.Manager: Dave Roberts (third season).He's Here: OF Matt Kemp, RHP Tom Koehler, LHP Scott Alexander, LHP Henry Owens.He's Outta Here: 1B Adrian Gonzalez, RHP Yu Darvish, RHP Brandon Morrow, RHP Brandon McCarthy, LHP Tony Watson, LHP Luis Avilan, LHP Scott Kazmir, LHP Adam Liberatore, OF Andre Ethier, INF Charlie Culberson, OF Curtis Granderson, LHP Grant Dayton, OF Franklin Gutierrez, RHP Josh Ravin.Projected Lineup: CF Chris Taylor (.288, 21 HRs, 72 RBIs, 17 SBs), SS Corey Seager (.295, 22, 77), 3B Justin Turner (.322, 21, 71, will start season on DL with broken left wrist), 1B Cody Bellinger (.267, 39, 97, 10 SBs), RF Yasiel Puig (.263, 28, 74), LF Matt Kemp (.276, 19, 64 in 115 games with Braves) or Joc Pederson (.212, 11, 35 in 102 games), C Austin Barnes (.289, 8, 38) or Yasmani Grandal (.247, 22, 58), 2B Logan Forsythe (.224, 6,... [More]

Capsules of National League West teams, listed in order of finish last year:___Los Angeles Dodgers2017: 104-58, first place, lost to Houston in World Series.Manager: Dave Roberts (third season).He's Here: OF Matt Kemp, RHP Tom Koehler, LHP Scott Alexander, LHP Henry Owens.He's Outta Here: 1B Adrian Gonzalez, RHP Yu Darvish, RHP Brandon Morrow, RHP Brandon McCarthy, LHP Tony Watson, LHP Luis Avilan, LHP Scott Kazmir, LHP Adam Liberatore, OF Andre Ethier, INF Charlie Culberson, OF Curtis Granderson, LHP Grant Dayton, OF Franklin Gutierrez, RHP Josh Ravin.Projected Lineup: CF Chris Taylor (.288, 21 HRs, 72 RBIs, 17 SBs), SS Corey Seager (.295, 22, 77), 3B Justin Turner (.322, 21, 71, will start season on DL with broken left wrist), 1B Cody Bellinger (.267, 39, 97, 10 SBs), RF Yasiel Puig (.263, 28, 74), LF Matt Kemp (.276, 19, 64 in 115 games with Braves) or Joc Pederson (.212, 11, 35 in 102 games), C Austin Barnes (.289, 8, 38) or Yasmani Grandal (.247, 22, 58), 2B Logan Forsythe (.224, 6,... [More]

A team-by-team look at the National League West entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad:___Los Angeles DodgersManager: Dave Roberts (third season).2017: 104-58, first place, lost to Houston in World Series.Training Town: Glendale, Arizona.Park: Camelback Ranch.First Workout: Feb. 14/19.He's Here: OF Matt Kemp, RHP Tom Koehler.He's Outta Here: 1B Adrian Gonzalez, RHP Yu Darvish, LHP Scott Kazmir, RHP Brandon McCarthy, INF Charlie Culberson, OF Curtis Granderson, 2B Chase Utley, OF Andre Ethier.Going campin': The Dodgers returned to the World Series for the first time since winning it in 1988, only to lose to Houston in seven games. They topped 100 wins while earning a fifth straight NL West title. Clayton Kershaw is one of the elite pitchers in the game, a seven-time All-Star and three-time Cy Young Award winner. He begins the season with 144 career victories, 21 shy of Sandy... [More]

DETROIT (AP) — Michael Fulmer and Victor Martinez are expected to be at full strength at spring training for the Detroit Tigers.General manager Al Avila gave an update on their status Wednesday following a luncheon with Detroit Sports Media. Fulmer had elbow surgery in September, around the same time Martinez underwent a surgical procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat.After winning Rookie of the Year honors in 2016, Fulmer went 10-12 with a 3.83 ERA last season."He's thrown out to 180 feet with no restrictions and no setbacks, so right now he's on track to be 100 percent coming into spring training," Avila said.Martinez hit .255 with 10 home runs and 47 RBIs in 2017. The 39-year-old DH is entering the last season of a four-year contract."The last report on Victor is that he's doing everything normal, there's no setbacks, and that he's expected to be in spring training also 100 percent," Avila said.Fulmer's health is a crucial issue for the Tigers. The 24-year-old right-hander is the... [More]

SS Alexi Amarista finished 1-for-5 on Saturday against the Cubs in his first start since May 28. The versatile 28-year-old has started nine games at shortstop, two games at second base, one game in left field and one game in center field this season. He is hitting .329 with two home runs and 14 RBIs.

INF/OF Alexi Amarista was activated from the paternity list Thursday. His third child and third daughter was born Tuesday.

INF/OF Alexi Amarista was placed on the paternity list and will rejoin the Rockies on Friday at Chicago for the second game of a four-gamer series with the Cubs. His third child and third daughter, Amy, was born Tuesday. Amarista is hitting .338 (23-for-68) with six doubles, two homers and 14 RBIs in 30 games and is 5-for-13 with one home run and three RBIs as a pinch hitter.

SS Alexi Amarista stroked a pair of singles on Tuesday night has multiple hits in four straight starts for the second time in his career. He has now hit safely in eight straight starts and is batting .400 in that stretch (14-for-35).

SS Alexi Amarista went 3-for-4 against the Phillies on Monday night, raising his average to .370, scoring a pair of runs as well. Over his last seven starts dating back to May 3, Amarista is hitting 12 of 31 (.387), including multiple hits each of his last three starts.

SS Alexi Amarista was with manager Bud Black for four seasons in San Diego. Black felt his versatility in the field was worth signing the utility man to a free-agent contract in January. Black coined Amarista's nickname "Little Ninja" and often spoke of his "sneaky pull pop from the left side." With Trevor Story on the disabled list, Amarista is getting a chance to showcase his defensive skills. Oh, and that sneaky power. On Friday night, Amarista hit a three-run home run in a 12-6 victory at Cincinnati. "I think it's really funny," Amarista said of Black's sneaky pull pop comments. "I just try to barrel balls up, but that?s not really my game. I just try to make solid contact." Amarista's second home run of the season, a majestic three-run shot to right in the sixth inning, sparked a 12-run, 16-hit outburst. Amarista tied his career-high with four RBIs and collected three hits. "I've seen that from him before," Black said. "We felt he was a good fit. You can put him anywhere on the field and he's not going to hurt you. He's capable of nights like this (with the bat). He got one up in the air."

2B Alexi Amarista made his first start of the season after pinch hitting twice in the Rockies' first six games. Amarista went 0-for-3 with one strikeout. Manager Bud Black said he wanted to start Amarista before too much time elapsed in the new season and would do the same for IF Cristhian Adames, who flied out in the fifth in his third pinch-hitting appearance of the season.

SS Alexei Amarista (left hamstring strain) was activated from the 15-day disabled list. Amarista had been on the DL since Aug. 2.

INF/OF Alexi Amarista is slated to rejoin the Padres in Los Angeles on Friday after completing a minor league rehab assignment for a left hamstring strain that landed him on the disabled list Aug. 2. He played his second game with Single-A Advanced Lake Elsinore on Wednesday.

INF/OF Alexi Amarista (hamstring) is scheduled to be activated off the DL on Friday.

INF/OF Alexi Amarista moved his rehab assignment to Class A Lake Elsinore on Tuesday, and he went 1-for-4. Amarista has been out since Aug. 3 due to a left hamstring strain.

INF/OF Alexi Amarista went on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday due to a left hamstring strain he sustained Monday night. Amarista was 7-for-12 with two RBIs and two steals since returning from Triple-A El Paso on July 27. He missed 27 games earlier in the season (April 19-May 18) with a strained right hamstring.

INF/OF Alexi Amarista could become the latest Padre to wind up in the disabled list due to a hamstring strain. Amarista slowed going into third base while clutching his left hamstring in the fifth inning Monday. "It's frustrating the way these injuries have gone," manager Andy Green said. Amarista had been 7-for-12 since returning from Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday.

LF Alexi Amarista was 2-for-3 Sunday and is 6-for-9 in three games subbing for Alex Dickerson, who might be out of the lineup another couple days. Dickerson suffered a bruised right hip in a collision with CF Travis Jankowski Friday night.

OF Alexi Amarista started in left for the injured Alex Dickerson (right hip contusion suffered in a first-inning collision with CF Travis Jankowski Friday night) and went 3-for-4 with an RBI single and a stolen base. It was his first three-hit game of the season.

INF/OF Alexi Amarista was recalled from Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday and INF Yangervis Solarte was put on the family leave list. This is Amarista's fourth stint of the season with the Padres, batting .239 with seven RBIs in 45 games. In 14 games between El Paso and Double-A San Antonio, he has hit .340 (18-for-53).