Free-agent center fielder Curtis Granderson is heading to the Toronto Blue Jays on a one-year, $5 million deal.
Late Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was voted the NL Comeback Player of the Year by his peers in the annual Players Choice Awards of the Major League Baseball Players Association.
Among a flurry of moves aimed to boost their offense, the Mets are willing to risk the opprobrium of fans upset with their decision to bring Jose Reyes back after his domestic violence arrest.
The Mets dodged a bullet Wednesday when outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was hit by a pitch in the left hand but escaped with no fractures in the Mets' 7-5 loss to the Phillies.
