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After New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes showed off his fancy rides in Florida last week, Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon was more than happy to show off his whip in Mesa, Arizona.

His style, however, isn't quite as flashy as Cespedes'.

Eduardo Rodriguez has been diagnosed subluxation of the patella tendon after undergoing an MRI on Sunday according to Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald. Rodriguez originally suffered the injury on Saturday.

The knee remains structurally intact and the ligaments are fine, though there is swelling, per Mastrodonato, leaving a timetable to the southpaw's recovery unclear.  

Shortstop Ian Desmond has been a huge part of the Washington Nationals' success in recent years, but the two sides parted ways Sunday as Desmond signed with the Texas Rangers in free agency.  

The San Diego Padres passed over pitcher James Shields for Opening Day starting duties in favor of Tyson Ross, but Shields insisted it's not a huge deal.

According to Mike Cranston of the Associated Press (via Yahoo Sports), Shields took it in stride while speaking about the subject Saturday.

Gerrit Cole is a Cy Young-caliber talent for the Pittsburgh Pirates, but the hard-hurling right-hander doesn’t feel as though he’s being financially compensated as such.

In light of Yovani Gallardo's new contract with the Baltimore Orioles, MLB Players Association chief Tony Clark believes medical information should be more confidential.

After missing all of 2015 with shoulder problems that eventually led to surgery, Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu is making slow progress in his return to the mound in 2016. 

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The San Diego Padres know the key to a good photo day—and they know it has nothing to do with baseball.

All it takes is puppies. More specifically, puppies in costumes.

For their photo day, the Padres had players take pictures with dogs dressed up in random outfits. Of course, the focus then became the puppies and not the players. But it was totally worth it, right?

If Vladimir Guerrero ever gets elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, he will do so wearing a Los Angeles Angels hat. 

Per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times, Guerrero said "since there is no team in Montreal," he would "probably" end up having an Angels hat on his plaque if he joins the list of legendary players in Cooperstown. 

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The contract for Kansas City Royals catcher and 2015 World Series MVP Salvador Perez doesn't expire until after the 2019 season, but he's already thinking about a new deal.

Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star is reporting there are signs that the 25-year-old Perez and the Royals will come to an agreement on a new contract before Opening Day.