Wilson tweets he’s going to spring training

Wilson played minor league baseball as a second baseman for parts of two seasons before going back to college to play football.

Jeter gets standing ovation Team captain Derek Jeter was greeted by a short standing ovation on the first day of workouts in his final spring training with the New York Yankees Thursday.

Rangers’ Harrison has back stiffness Texas Rangers lefthander Matt Harrison will have an MRI after back stiffness kept him from throwing batting practice on the first day of full-squad workouts Thursday.

Red Sox minor leaguer suspended 50 games, reach agreement with Capuano Boston Red Sox lefthander Francisco Tena has been suspended for the first 50 games of the season following a positive drug test under the minor league drug program.

It was the first day back for the 2011 NL MVP since being suspended for 65 games in 2013 for violating Major League Baseball’s anti-drug agreement.

Braun is also looking to prove he’s over his thumb injury from last season, when he had nine home runs and 38 RBIs in 61 games both career lows.