Angels’ Cory Rasmus out 6-8 weeks due to core muscle injury
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com

(1:59 pm ET) Angels pitcher Cory Rasmus will miss 6-8 weeks due to a core muscle injury, which will require surgery, according to MLB.com. Rasmus was getting the opportunity to stretch out as a starter this spring, but he was likely headed for a bullpen role.

Brett Cecil feels good after 15 pitches in Blue Jays minor league game
by Shawn Krest | CBSSports.com

(1:56 pm ET) Blue Jays reliever Brett Cecil returned to the mound with one inning in a minor league game on Saturday. 

Cecil threw 15 pitches, 12 for strikes, and gave up a run on two doubles. He felt good afterward, according to the Toronto Star’s Brendan Kennedy. 

Cecil is expected to pitch another inning in a minor league game on Tuesday as he returns from a sore shoulder.

Indians RP Kyle Crockett (hamstring) to throw off mound Saturday
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com

(1:54 pm ET) Indians pitcher Kyle Crockett was feeling better Saturday after leaving his spring outing Friday due to right hamstring tightness, per MLB.com. He believes the injury occured because he was dehydrated.

Crockett will throw off a mound Saturday.

Miguel Cabrera plays in Tigers’ minor league game
by Shawn Krest | CBSSports.com

(1:50 pm ET) Miguel Cabrera returned to the field for the Tigers a day earlier than expected. Cabrera was going to test his surgically repaired ankle by running the bases on Saturday, then play on Sunday. 

Instead, he was inserted into a pair of minor league games on Saturday. Cabrera singled in one game and ran to first base. Then he went to an adjacent field and hit a single in that game as well. 

Orioles’ prospect Hunter Harvey hit by comebacker
by Shawn Krest | CBSSports.com

(1:46 pm ET) Orioles’ top pitching prospect Hunter Harvey was hit in the leg by a comebacker during a minor league game on Saturday. 

Harvey left the game in Fort Myers, and executive Dan Duquette said he would be examined by a doctor when he returned to Orioles’ camp, per MASN’s Steve Melewski.

Angel Pagan returns to on-field baseball activities for Giants
by Shawn Krest | CBSSports.com

(1:41 pm ET) Angel Pagan worked out with the Giants during pregame drills on Saturday, returning to on-field baseball activities a day earlier than expected, per the Bay Area News Group’s Andrew Baggarly. 

Pagan has been sidelined with lower back pain. 

Athletics’ Billy Burns available after HBP in knee
by Shawn Krest | CBSSports.com

(1:38 pm ET) Athletics outfielder Billy Burns was hit in the knee by a pitch during Friday’s game. 

Burns was able to stay in the game, and, a day later, the knee was still doing well. Manager Bob Melvin said that Burns would probably be available off the bench on Saturday and would be back in the lineup on Sunday, per the San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser.

Grade 2 forearm strain for Giants’ Erik Cordier
by Shawn Krest | CBSSports.com

(1:35 pm ET) Giants RHP Erik Cordier has been sidelined with a grade two forearm strain, per the Bay Area News Group’s Andrew Baggarly.

The forearm is improving with treatment, and Cordier hopes to begin throwing again in the near future.

Cordier has not allowed a run in three spring innings. 

Rockies 1B Justin Morneau sidelined due to minor elbow injury
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com

(1:28 pm ET) Rockies first baseman Justin Morneau hasn’t played since Wednesday due to a minor left elbow injury, per MLB.com. Although, he is hoping to play Monday.

Morneau is batting .167 (3 for 18) with one home run and three RBI through nine spring games.

“It’s more of a feeling than it is a number,” Morneau said of his spring numbers. “I just want to feel like I don’t need to cheat to get to the ball inside. I can go down the street [to minor league camp] and get 10 at-bats in a day if I want to when they’re playing intrasquad games.

“It’s getting to that pitch without thinking about getting to it. It takes a little while. It’s a trust thing.”

Braves’ Christian Bethancourt to miss third straight game with flu
by Shawn Krest | CBSSports.com

(1:20 pm ET) Braves catcher Christian Bethancourt will miss his third straight game with flu-like symptoms. 

Bethancourt’s illness is lingering, and he’ll miss Saturday’s game, per the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s David O’Brien.