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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Jordan Montgomery will have Tommy John surgery for the second time and will miss the 2025 season. Montgomery told reporters Tuesday he will be undergoing the elbow procedure.

Catcher Cal Raleigh and the Seattle Mariners have agreed to a $105 million, six-year contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins infielder Connor Norby will open the season on the injured list due to an oblique strain. Marlins manager Clayton McCullough told reporters Norby likely will miss about four weeks. Norby, 24, batted .236 with a .

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker have both made the opening day roster with the Texas Rangers, and the recent first-round draft picks will fill the final two spots in the rotation.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Outfielder Mickey Moniak was released by the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday after beating the team in salary arbitration and will receive $483,781 in termination pay rather than his $2 million salary.

There almost certainly won't be a $700 million deal for any player in the baseball's next free agency class, nothing like the record contracts for two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani and four-time All-Star slugger Juan Soto the past two winters.

TORONTO — With homegrown stars Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette in the final year of their contracts and a competitive window that's open — for now — the Toronto Blue Jays need to make a statement over the first half of the season.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals left-hander DJ Herz was placed on the 15-day major league injured list Tuesday because of a sprained ligament in his pitching elbow.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Figuring out a cause for the skyrocketing number of arm injuries among pitchers is easy. Finding a solution could prove much more challenging.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Replacement grass will be nearby and at the ready when the Sutter Health Park sod begins to deteriorate this spring with regular play from both the San Francisco Giants' Triple-A team and the newcomer Athletics.