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With a game against the Cleveland Indians on tap Saturday, Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto got the crowd ready for the "Battle of Ohio: Arizona" in a fitting way.

The LeBron James chalk toss.

The 2010 National League Most Valuable Player doesn't tend to show much personality on the field, but given that it's spring training, he decided to give the fans a show. And it was something Cleveland fans could appreciate.

After an offseason of research and preparation, it's finally here.

It's time for your annual fantasy baseball draft, and what you need now is all of that offseason research and information at your fingertips in one easy, convenient article.

That's exactly what you'll find here in Bleacher Report's 2016 Fantasy Baseball Draft Cheat Sheet.

Saturday's spring training game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Pittsburgh Pirates was interrupted by a fan storming onto McKechnie Field in Bradenton, Florida, and throwing a beer and soda can in the Rays dugout.

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Will Smith tore the LCL in his right knee and is expected to miss extended action as he recovers. 

Continue for updates. 

Brewers Exploring Surgery for Smith

Saturday, March 26

According to the Associated Press (via ESPN.com), Smith suffered the injury while pulling off his cleats after pitching in a minor league game March 24.  

Coming off an injury-plagued 2015 season, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig is fighting a hamstring injury.

Continue for updates. 

Spring training really shouldn't be freakout season. But then, what the heck else are we supposed to do? Not freak out?

No way, man. It can't be done. Especially not when so many superstar players don't look the part.

We're going to focus on 10 superstars in particular whose performances in the spring exhibition season can't be ignored. Maybe said performance is validating our fears of an upcoming regression. Maybe there's an injury at play. Maybe something just isn't right. Or, maybe all of the above.

It's a bird...it's a plane...it's Independence Day?

The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros had to call their spring training game early on Friday when some pretty daunting storm clouds rolled in during their 1-1 tie.

Bleacher Report's Barrett Sallee likened the scene to one straight out of the 1996 thriller: 

Cleveland Indians outfielder Michael Brantley's road to recovery from shoulder surgery has progressed into spring training, but his status for the start of the regular season is up in the air. 

Continue for updates.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher James Shields has once again cropped up in trade rumors with the regular season rapidly approaching. 

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The Philadelphia Phillies announced on Friday they have signed manager Pete Mackanin to a new two-year contract for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. 

The deal also includes a club option for the 2018 season and replaces the contract Mackanin signed back in September of 2015, per the team.