Freddie Freeman' slow-healing right wrist finally is pain-free, allowing the Braves first baseman to take swings on back-to-back days this week for the first time this offseason.

Freeman said at the Braves' FanFest on Saturday the wrist never fully recovered last season after he spent five weeks on the disabled list in June and July. He said a turning point came when he had an injection in the wrist on Dec. 20.

"It was a tough offseason, the first couple months to try to get healthy, but I am 100 percent healthy now," Freeman said.

Albert Pujols has been cleared to hit off a tee as he continues to recover from November surgery to repair the plantar plate in his right foot.

Pujols was initially expected to resume baseball activities in late March with him beginning the season on the disabled list.

Right-hander Henderson Alvarez likely won't make his debut for the A's until May, general manager David Forst said Sunday at the team's FanFest at O.co Coliseum.

The 25-year-old Alvarez underwent season-ending shoulder surgery last July.

Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton on Friday took practice swings for the first time all offseason after getting a cortisone shot in his troublesome left knee.

"I've just been fighting back and forth with it, just pushing through the rehab,"Hamilton told the Fort Worth-Telegram on Friday. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers have finalized their contract agreement with Kenta Maeda.

The Japanese pitcher's incentive-laden deal could be worth $106.2 million if he stays healthy. That's a risk the Dodgers are willing to take despite knowing he has elbow issues.

Maeda, 27, and the Dodgers acknowledged that his physical revealed unspecified "irregularities." Maeda said he's confident he will be able to pitch a full season in the Major Leagues.

"Despite the fact there were some irregularities found, the Dodgers made a decision to make a long-term commitment to me and that was meaningful to me," Maeda said through a translator.

Maeda and Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers' president of baseball operations, declined to get specific.

"It factored into the contract, but the fact that he's asymptomatic and pitched as recently as six weeks ago gives us as much confidence as we can have at this point," Friedman said afterward. "We're optimistic he's going to help us win a lot of games over a lot of years."