Baseball News

Mets outfielder Mike Tauchman will need surgery to repair a torn meniscus. The 35-year-old had been projected to make the Mets' roster after signing a minor league deal last month.

The Mets will employ a five-man rotation to begin the season, with Sean Manaea slated to come out of the bullpen in a piggyback role, manager Carlos Mendoza said.

Seiya Suzuki, who suffered a minor ligament strain in his right knee during the World Baseball Classic, will not play in the Cubs' season opener Thursday against Washington.

After not making the Opening Day roster, outfielder Austin Slater has exercised the release clause in the minor league contract he had signed with the Tigers.

Baltimore's Dean Kremer will open the season in the minors after he led the Orioles in wins, innings and strikeouts last year.

The Pirates highly touted 19-year-old prospect Konnor Griffin was reassigned to minor league camp on Saturday.