Energized Lawrie stepping in right direction

Brett Lawrie was upbeat and full of life when he met the media Saturday, the day White Sox position players officially joined pitchers for Spring Training at Camelback Ranch. That demeanor shouldn’t come as a surprise from the high-energy second baseman, who hit .248 with 12 homers and 22 doubles in 94 games during his White Sox debut in 2016.

Nats pack up truck, prep for spring

While snow flurries were falling around Washington on Monday morning, there was a sign at Nationals Park that spring was on its way. The Nationals held their annual Truck Day, where they packed the first 53-foot tractor trailer with equipment for Spring Training.

Colorado Rockies: The Best Player Quotes from the Caravan Tour

The Colorado Rockies caravan made its way through four states during the past week, reaching Rockies fans in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico. Not only were the Rockies able to interact with their fans throughout the Mountain time zone, it also helped all of us know that spring training and the start of the 2017 baseball season really isn’t that far away.

Winner party: Night of triumph, legacy in NYC

The last time a Major League Baseball game was played, 80 days earlier, it was a Game 7 classic with Terry Francona managing the Indians and Jon Lester coming out of the bullpen to pitch three innings for the victorious Cubs. On Saturday night, those two sat side-by-side at the 94th New York Baseball Writers’ Association of America dinner, and Francona stepped up to the microphone to present his former protege with the Postseason MVP Award.

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With their big three all back in the fold, the La Marque Cougars got off to fast start and never let up in an 84-47 win against the Hitchcock Bulldogs in front of an electric home crowd Friday. A vote this week by a majority of the county commissioners court to hold off on implementing new rules governing game rooms was a wise move.