Yankees ticket deals

Two decades after it stopped making baseballs in Haiti, the sporting goods manufacturer Rawlings could help the devastated nation by reopening its assembly plant.

The Yankees took the World Series trophy to Beijing as part of baseball’s effort to develop fans in China.

J. J. Putz, now with the Chicago White Sox, said that he “never really had a physical with the Mets last season,” when he pitched poorly in 29 games and had surgery.

In St. Louis, fans are trying to reconcile their feelings about Mark McGwire, who recently admitted using steroids, and his return to the Cardinals.

Therapists and former major leaguers help top prospects avoid the pitfalls of living in the public eye.

The Hall of Famer is the subject of the forthcoming “Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend,” the first time he has cooperated with a biographer.

The Mets added the journeyman pitcher Josh Fogg, although it is not clear if he will be on the team when the season begins. Fogg, 33, has been with four teams in his major league career, mostly as a starter, although he pitched almost exclusively in relief for Colorado in 2009, compiling an 0-2 record with a 3.74 earned run average. The Mets also announced that they signed Fernando Tatis to a one-year deal. Tatis, 35, hit .282 for the Mets last season in a part-time role.

While acknowledging that there does not appear to be a roster spot for him, the free-agent outfielder said he was not ready to rule out returning.

The odds of the Cubs leaving their spring training home in Arizona diminished when the team signed a deal with the city of Mesa, which promised $84 million for new facilities.