The Indians have signed veteran free agent pitcher Matt Capps to a minor-league contract.

Capps' deal includes a non-roster invitation to spring training camp.

The 29-year-old has 138 career saves in 444 appearances for Pittsburgh, Washington and Minnesota, according to an Associated Press report. 

A message to the Yankees and their fans from Alex Rodriquez: I'm not going anywhere.

"Alex has no plans at all to retire,'' one source with close personal ties to the third baseman told ESPNNewYork.com on Thursday.

Another source passed this along: "Alex says he's working diligently on his rehabilitation and is looking forward to getting back on the field as soon as possible.''

The Red Sox on Thursday agreed to a minor league deal with veteran first baseman Lyle Overbay, including an invitation to spring training, a team official confirmed, according to an ESPN.com report.

Former television analyst Mark Grace has been sentenced to four months in jail under a work-release program, according to an ESPN.com report.

The 48-year-old former first baseman with the Diamondbacks and the Cubs pleaded guilty Thursday to felony endangerment and misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol.

The Diamondbacks have agreed to a $40M, four-year deal with Martin Prado just a week after acquiring the former All-Star infielder in a trade that sent Justin Upton to the Braves, according to an ESPN.com report on Thursday.

Just three months after becoming the first Venezuelan to win the World Series MVP award, Pablo Sandoval is celebrating a new feat, the championship win of his team in Venezuela.

Sandoval helped lead his team, the Navegantes del Magallanes, to an 11-9 win on Wednesday night in the final game of the championship series over the Cardenales.

The Mets continued to add to their bullpen depth Thursday, signing veteran right-handed reliever LaTroy Hawkins to a minor league deal with a spring-training invite, agency Reynolds Sports announced.

Hawkins, 40, went 2-3 with a 3.64 ERA in 48 relief appearances last season with the Angels.

Before the Yankees can actually move to void Alex Rodriquez's contract he'll have to be suspended for doping. And that is far from a sure thing, for Rodriguez or any of the players implicated in a growing performance-enhancing drug scandal.

The evidence published in Miami New Times linking Rodriguez to Anthony Bosch and the BioGenesis clinic in Coral Gables, Fla., is not enough for MLBl to suspend him.

Chase Headley and the Padres have avoided salary arbitration, agreeing on an $8,575,000, one-year contract that gives the San Diego third baseman a $5.1M raise following his huge 2012 season, according to an ESPN.com report on Wednesday.

Alex Rodriguez has had a number of missteps since the Yankees acquired him in 2004.

His best season came in 2009 when he performed well in the playoffs as New York won the World Series over the Phillies.

"Privately, the Yankees are thrilled with this latest mess," Joel Sherman of the New York Post writes.

"For if the allegations first made [Tuesday] in the Miami New Times that detail Rodriguez purchasing banned performance enhancers from 2009-12 turn out to be accurate — or worse — then a portal has been opened for the Yankees to accomplish a goal as large as winning the 2013 World Series because of what it means to their present and near future: Severing ties with Rodriguez and saving as much of the $114 million they owe him over the next five years as possible."

The reality is that the Yankees will need a miracle to void Rodriguez's contract.