Here's all that's worth knowing around MLB for Wednesday, March 16 (click here for today's scores) …
INJURY UPDATES
Angels: P Jered Weaver (neck) will pitch in a minor-league game on Sunday. (Jeff Fletcher via Twitter)
Astros: P Lance McCullers (shoulder) will open the season on the disabled list.
Dodgers: P Hyun-Jin Ryu (shoulder) won’t pitch during spring training and thus won’t rejoin the rotation until June at the earliest.
Giants: P Madison Bumgarner (foot, ribs) may be able to return to game action on Saturday. (Andrew Baggarly via Twitter) ... Baggarly also tweets that OF Denard Span was forced to leave Wednesday's game because of a jammed shoulder ... P Johnny Cueto, who was struck in the head by a line drive on Monday, passed all concussion tests on Wednesday. (Alex Pavlovic, CSN Bay Area)
Indians: OF Michael Brantley (shoulder) will make his spring debut on Thursday in a minor-league game. (Jordan Bastian via Twitter)
Nationals: Peter Gammons tweets that P Bronson Arroyo has been diagnosed with an almost full tear of his labrum. That likely means his career is over. The 39-year-old is also working his way back from Tommy John surgery ... 1B Ryan Zimmerman (foot) played his first game in the field this spring on Wednesday. (Mark Zuckerman, MASN)
Orioles: C Matt Wieters (elbow) still isn't ready to resume hitting and throwing. (Rich Dubroff via Twitter)
Tigers: P Anibal Sanchez (triceps, upper-respiratory illness) is slated to start on Monday. (Jon Heyman via Twitter)
TRANSACTIONS
Dodgers: Minor-league P Adrian Salcedo has been suspended for 144 games after a positive test for Boldenone, the league announced.
Mariners: Released P Justin De Fratus.
Mets: Released INF Ruben Tejada.
Reds: Released P Carlos Contreras.
MISCELLANY
Brewers: Manager Craig Counsell says he doesn't intend to name a permanent closer before Opening Day. (Tom Haudricourt via Twitter)
Cardinals: Will investigate claims by former minor-league pitcher Tyler Dunnington, who says he was harassed because of his sexuality while in the Cardinals organization.
Cubs: Manager Joe Maddon is leaning toward batting the pitcher in the ninth spot this season. For much of 2015, Maddon’s pitcher batted eighth. (Mark Gonzales via Twitter)
Diamondbacks: Speaking of pitchers and their lineup spots, manager Chip Hale wants P Zack Greinke to bat eighth during his starts this season. (Barry Bloom, MLB.com)
Dodgers: MLB has ruled that OF Yaisel Puig will not face discipline under the league’s domestic violence policy.
Twins: Have informed P Trevor May that he’ll open the season in the bullpen. (Rhett Bollinger via Twitter)
White Sox: DH Adam LaRoche has decided to retire, partly because the team president Kenny Williams requested that his 14-year-old son not be in the clubhouse at all times during the season.
