AL East

Mariano Rivera helped the New York Yankees win five World Series, and many consider him to be the game’s greatest closer. As such, he'll become the 37th Bronx Bomber to receive a plaque in Yankee Stadium’s Monument Park this summer, according to the Associated Press.

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is inching closer to a full return to the mound after undergoing elbow surgery in October.

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About a year-and-a-half has passed since the Boston Red Sox gave Rusney Castillo a seven-year, $72.5 million contract, and he's still a riddle with mystery and enigma coverings.

But maybe not for much longer. Castillo has star potential in him somewhere, and he's finally in a position to let it out in 2016.

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson is coming off the best season of his career, and the team's front office has decided to reward the 30-year-old with a new contract. 

The Toronto Blue Jays announced on Saturday they have hired Eric Wedge as the team's new player development adviser. 

Veteran right-hander Gavin Floyd has found a home for 2016, agreeing to a deal with the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday, pending a physical, according to Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish, as he hopes to squeeze out at least another year of ball.

The Toronto Blue Jays and superstar Josh Donaldson are preparing for an arbitration hearing, but the club reportedly wants to keep him on a long-term basis. 

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The Toronto Blue Jays will be installing a dirt infield at the Rogers Centre for 2016, per a Wednesday report by Sportsnet's Shi Davidi. 

The Toronto stadium has had an artificial or a synthetic surface as its field since opening in 1989. 

Yoan Moncada is 20 years old, and his entire professional career consists of 81 games at one of the lowest levels of the minor leagues.

So why are we already asking when (not if) he'll become a major league star?

The 2016 season hasn't even started yet, and the injury bug has already taken a bite out of the New York Yankees. 

And now, they really have to hope it doesn't come back for them again.