FILE - A young fan holds his baseball as he waits for more autographs from players before a spring training baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves in Fort Myers, Fla., Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (AP) — Cedric Mullins, Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Mon…
FILE - Seattle Mariners' Colt Emerson slides safely into third on a single from Samad Taylor during the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Feb. 28, 2025, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
FILE - Seattle Mariners shortstop Colt Emerson, left, arrives with Cole Young, right, for a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Feb. 28, 2025, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
ATLANTA (AP) — Braves designated hitter Dominic Smith's mother died less than two weeks ago. He said the team has picked him up the last few w…
FILE - Milwaukee Brewers' Jackson Chourio gestures during a spring training baseball workout, Feb. 18, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
FILE 0 Home plate umpire Tom Fornarola calls a strike during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
FILE - A replay from the Automated Ball-Strike System plays after a play was challenged during the second inning of a spring training baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
FILE - The Automated Ball-Strike System plays on the scoreboard after a pitch call was challenged during the first inning of a spring training baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the San Diego Padres, Feb. 26, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
The mound visit Carter Baumler received from Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker wasn’t to take the rookie right-hander out of his last spring training game. The manager instead went out to tell Baumler he made the opening day roster. Baumler retired the first two Kansas City Royals batters in the fifth inning Monday night before Schumaker came out of the dugout. The 24-year-old reliever thought he was being taken out of the game. Baumler allowed one earned run and struck out 10 over 9 1/3 innings in eight spring training games. He has never pitched above the Double-A level.
