Baseball

TOKYO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was scratched from the starting lineup with left rib discomfort before the season opener against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night at the Tokyo Dome.

TOKYO (AP) — Shortstop Mookie Betts has returned to Los Angeles to continue recovering from an illness that will cause him to miss the Dodgers' first two games of the regular season at the Tokyo Dome.

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs Tokyo; Tuesday, 6:10 a.m.

NEW YORK (AP) — The 143 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources.

NEW YORK (AP) — The 31 remaining free agents: AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (1) — James McCann. BOSTON (1) —James Paxton, lhp. CHICAGO (1) — Dominic Leone, rhp. KANSAS CITY (2) — Robbie Grossman, of; Will Smith, lhp.

TOKYO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani an unprecedented $700 million contract hoping to drive interest — and the dollars that come with it — from fans across the Pacific. It seems to be working.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago White Sox infielder Josh Rojas has a hairline fracture in his right big toe, putting his availability for opening day in question. Rojas is batting .313 (10 for 32) in his first spring training with the White Sox.

DUNEDIN — Carter Cunningham homered in the bottom of the ninth as a Toronto Blue Jays split-squad beat the New York Yankees 6-5 in spring training action Monday. Cunningham's homer was one of six hits in the game.

The Houston Astros will certainly look different when trying to continue their impressive run of AL West titles, after letting two of their best hitters go and with Jose Altuve likely moving to left field.

NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto is back in the NL East, a much richer man with a new address and a different uniform. Same powerful bat, though. Again a serious problem for Braves and Phillies pitchers.