Brendan Donovan

The 29-year-old infielder plated a run with a fielder's choice in the second inning. He then singled and raced home on a Cal Raleigh RBI double in the fourth. Donovan is off to a hot start with his new ballclub, batting .600 (3-for-5) with an RBI and a pair of runs scored through his first two games. He batted leadoff for the M's once again in this one and it seems like that's where he'll be situated to open the season.

Player signings, injury updates, and more from the first week of Spring Training.

Three of baseball s worst outcomes haunt most players. The erstwhile St. Louis Cardinal flies above them all.

The Cardinals have had one of the more interesting off seasons in recent memory. Chaim Bloom did his best to keep the fanbase engaged by completing one big transaction each month starting with Sonny Gray in November and culminating with the Brendan Donovan trade in February. Despite Bloom s best efforts to keep us entertained, there [ ]

Much of the focus in Mariners camp will be on the infield. Seattle’s biggest offseason moves — re-signing Josh Naylor and trading for Brendan Donovan — addressed two spots. They lost a couple infielders, Jorge Polanco and Eugenio Su rez, to free agency. It’s the biggest area of turnover on what might be the American League’s best roster.…