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FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2018, file photo, Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run off of St. Louis Cardinals' Adam Wainwright during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Chicago. After four consecutive playoff appearances and the 2016 World Series title, the Chicago Cubs are way past playing for Joe Maddon's future. Bryant is healthy again after he was hampered by left shoulder inflammation last year. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File)
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Maddon, Cubs looking to rebound from disappointing finish
FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2018, file photo, Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run off of St. Louis Cardinals' Adam Wainwright during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Chicago. After four consecutive playoff appearances and the 2016 World Series title, the Chicago Cubs are way past playing for Joe Maddon's future. Bryant is healthy again after he was hampered by left shoulder inflammation last year. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File)
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  • FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2018, file photo, Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run off of St. Louis Cardinals' Adam Wainwright during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Chicago. After four consecutive playoff appearances and the 2016 World Series title, the Chicago Cubs are way past playing for Joe Maddon's future. Bryant is healthy again after he was hampered by left shoulder inflammation last year. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File)
  • FLE - In this Aug. 26, 2018, file photo, Colorado Rockies right fielder Carlos Gonzalez bats in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Denver. The free-agent outfielder a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians. If he makes Cleveland’s 40-man roster, he will get a $2 million contract in the majors, and can earn $1 million in performance bonuses. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2018, file photo, New York Yankees pitcher Dellin Betances speaks to reporters during a baseball news conference at Fenway Park in Boston. Betances has inflammation in his right shoulder and will start the regular season on the injured list. New York general manager Brian Cashman said an MRI was done on Betances after the 6-8, 265-pound right-hander continued to lack velocity in his fastball. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
  • FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout watches his solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore. A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press Tuesday, March 19, 2019, that Trout and the Angels are close to finalizing a record $432 million, 12-year contract that would shatter the record for the largest deal in North American sports history. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
  • FILE- In this Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, file photo, Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo watches during a spring training baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Dunedin, Fla. Montoyo thought he would be taking a hard line against video games in his first year as Blue Jays manager. Before he could put his foot down on Fortnite, the players took it upon themselves to govern their gaming. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
  • FILE - In this April 1, 2013, file photo, Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman waves to the crowd during a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Cincinnati. Brennaman is retiring after the 2019 season. (AP Photo/Michael Keating, File)
  • FILE - In this July 9, 2017, file photo, Tony Clark, head of the MLB Players Association, stands on the field before the All-Star Futures baseball game in Miami. Union head Tony Clark says he applauds the Toronto Blue Jays’ decision to give minor league players a 50 percent raise and hopes that other clubs will follow suit. Representatives from the players’ association made a scheduled visit to Blue Jays spring training camp Monday, March 18, 2019, a day after The Athletic reported the team planned to provide raises for all minor league players, some of whom made as little as $1,100 per month in recent seasons. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
  • FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2019, file photo, Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde walks on the field at their spring training baseball facility in Sarasota, Fla. The rookie manager is putting his stamp on the Orioles this spring training, one fundamental at a time. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
  • Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper high-fives teammates after being taken out during the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Clearwater, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
  • Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch motions to the bullpen as he walks out to the mound to make pitching change during the third inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Washington Nationals Sunday, March 3, 2019, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
  • FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2018, file photo, Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield celebrates in the second half of the team's NFL football preseason game against the Buffalo Bills, in Cleveland. With a shocking, blockbuster trade for superstar wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., the Browns flipped the NFL on its helmet and instantaneously changed their national perception. The Browns roster now includes Beckham, Mayfield, Jarvis Landry and Myles Garrett. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
  • Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper, center, yells toward Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Trent Thornton as manager Gabe Kapler, right, and assistant trainer Chris Mudd check on him after he was hit by a pitch during the sixth inning in a spring training baseball game, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Clearwater, Fla. Harper sustained a bruised right foot Friday, but manager Gabe Kapler said the team wasn't overly worries about the injury. Initial X-rays were negative, the team said, but Harper then left the ballpark for more detailed X-rays. (Yong Kim/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
  • Boston Red Sox' Mookie Betts connects on a solo-home run in the seventh inning of a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Saturday, March 16, 2019, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
  • Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki attends a press conference in Tokyo Saturday, March 16, 2019. The Mariners will play in a two-baseball game series against the Oakland Athletics to open the Major League season on March 20-21 at Tokyo Dome. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
  • San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija throws to Los Angeles Angels' Justin Bour in the first inning of a spring training baseball game Friday, March 15, 2019, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
  • FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo, New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino throws in the bullpen at the Yankees spring training baseball facility, in Tampa, Fla. Severino has been scratched from his first scheduled spring training start due to right shoulder discomfort. Severino was slated to face the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, but was replaced by Stephan Tarpley.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
  • Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper looks down at the baseball after getting hit by a pitch during the sixth inning in a spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Clearwater, Fla. Harper sustained a bruised right foot Friday, but manager Gabe Kapler said the team wasn't overly worries about the injury. Initial X-rays were negative, the team said, but Harper then left the ballpark for more detailed X-rays. (Yong Kim/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
  • Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki is escorted upon his team's arrival at Haneda international airport in Tokyo Friday, March 15, 2019. The Mariners will play in a two-baseball game series against the Oakland Athletics to open the Major League season on March 20-21 at the Tokyo Dome. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
  • Philadelphia Phillies' Gift Ngoepe (66) celebrates at the dugout entrance after hitting a two-run home run in the seventh inning of a spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Port Charlotte, Fla. Philadelphia won 4-3. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
  • FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2018, file photo, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during a news conference in Los Angeles. Major League Baseball and its players' union reached an unprecedented agreement to discuss renegotiating their labor contract that has three seasons remaining, part of a deal that includes modest rule changes for 2020 and drops pitch clocks until 2022 at the earliest. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
  • Washington Nationals left fielder Juan Soto, left, watches along with teammates Victor Robles and Trea Turner (7) as a ball hit by Houston Astros' Nick Tanielu drops in for a double during the second inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game Sunday, March 3, 2019, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
  • Stadium staff walk back to their cars as they leave Surprise Stadium after a spring training baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox was called off due to rain Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
  • FILE - In this June 9, 2017, file photo, Houston Astros pitcher Francis Martes waits to warm up before a baseball against the Los Angeles Angeles in Houston. Martes has been suspended for 80 games following a positive test for the banned performance-enhancing drug Clomiphene, the league announced Tuesday, March 1, 2019. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
  • New York Mets' Tim Tebow (15) bats in the first inning during an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Thursday, March 7, 2019, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
  • Detroit Tigers left fielder JaCoby Jones (21) follows through on a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Minnesota Twins Monday, March 11, 2019, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
  • Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell throws during the first inning of the team's spring training baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Port Charlotte, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
  • FILE - In this Wednesday, June 20, 2018 file photo, Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Felix Hernandez throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York. Felix Hernandez says he's upset to have been passed over for opening day, but the longtime Seattle Mariners ace isn't surprised. Hernandez spoke publicly Sunday, march 10, 2019 for the first time since manager Scott Servais announced a day earlier that Marco Gonzales would pitch Seattle's season opener against Oakland in Japan on March 20. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
  • FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 18, 1999 photo, Julia Ruth Stevens, the daughter of baseball legend Babe Ruth, prepares to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the start of Game 5 of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park in Boston. Julia Ruth Stevens, the last surviving daughter of Hall of Fame baseball slugger Babe Ruth and a champion of his legacy, has died. She was 102. Stevens' family says she died Saturday, March 9, 2019 at an assisted living facility in Henderson, Nevada, after a short illness. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
  • Fans reach for but miss the home run ball of Milwaukee Brewers' Nate Orf in the sixth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
  • Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper leaves the game against the Toronto Blue Jays after two at-bats during a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Clearwater, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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