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Authorities in Maui, Hawaii, will drop domestic abuse charges against Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes ahead of a trial that was scheduled to begin April 4.

The term "Opening Day" has a special place in every baseball fan's heart, but for a Cincinnati legend like Johnny Bench, it is the biggest day of the year.

Day—not days, not week. Day.

New York Yankees relief pitcher Andrew Miller left Wednesday's game against the Atlanta Braves after being struck in the wrist by a line drive. He was later diagnosed with a fracture.

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The Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman may have switched to first base just last year, but a veteran player like him would not make excuses for botching a routine play like this, regardless of whether he's still learning a new position.

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo is a man of many talents.

On the diamond, the two-time All-Star can get on base, crush the ball and drive in runs.

Off the field, he is a master of the keyboard.

No team has had more fun at spring training this year than the Cubs. With camp winding down, the players are doing their best to enjoy every moment they have left together in Arizona. 

The New York Mets will try to ease worries about the middle of their defense before the end of spring training.

The reigning National League champions boast a prolific lineup that was eighth in the league in home runs last season. They also have one of the best starting rotations in baseball.

For a baseball player, MLB spring training is like hand measurements and 40-yard-dash times at the NFL combine. It's a necessary function of the evaluation process but guarantees nothing about a guy's future prospects when games get serious.

Likewise, the performance of a team or player in spring training doesn't indicate anything about how the regular season may end. There have been teams that looked great in the spring but flopped during the season and vice versa.

The 2016 MLB season starts Sunday with a triple-header of games capped by a rematch of last fall's World Series meeting between the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals on Sunday Night Baseball.

After an offseason of exciting wheeling and dealing, ongoing arguments about which team will reign supreme in 2016 and the always prevalent overreaction to spring training performances, what really matters is finally about to begin.

The countdown to Opening Day is down to mere days, and with each passing hour, the anticipation and excitement for the return of meaningful baseball only grows. That anticipation doesn't just lie with fans, either. It affects players, pundits, managers and front office executives as well.

For those last two groups, that excitement and anticipation is mixed with pressure and anxiety. Final roster decisions need to be made, putting them in potentially uncomfortable positions, especially when it involves delivering bad news to players about their Opening Day status.

The Detroit Tigers agreed to send catcher Bryan Holaday to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday in exchange for catcher Bobby Wilson and right-handed pitcher Myles Jaye.