Mark down Rockies first baseman Todd Helton, 35, as an early candidate for Comeback Player of the Year. 

Alex Rodriguez's rehabilitation from right hip surgery will keep him from returning to the Yankees' spring training complex until after the team heads to New York to play two exhibition games in their new stadium. 

After expensive offseasons, the Mets and Yanks need instant results. 

In a heartbeat in mid-February, the Yankees' spring training focus went from the optimism of welcoming new stars to the controversy of Alex Rodriguez's performance-enhancing drug use. 

The Yankees appeared to dodge another potential disaster when an MRI exam revealed no major damage to Robinson Cano's shoulder, but the fact that their second baseman tried to hide it from the team might display a little more than his national pride. 

--LHP CC Sabathia, a marquee free agent acquisition, will take center stage for the Yankees right away. 

Hideki Matsui hit one of four New York home runs, offsetting consecutive long balls by Chase Utley and Ryan Howard and leading the Yankees to a 10-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. 

Hideki Matsui hit one of four New York home runs, offsetting consecutive long balls by Chase Utley and Ryan Howard and leading the Yankees to a 10-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. 

CC Sabathia will start both the regular season and home opener for the New York Yankees. 

High-priced left-hander CC Sabathia will start both the regular season and home opener for the New York Yankees. 

There is a lot wrong with America's health system. 

If money does indeed talk, it says 2009 is going to be a lousy season for theTorontoBlueJays. 

--OF Austin Jackson got no reward for hitting a grand slam against the Red Sox on March 24. 

In a heartbeat in mid-February, the Yankees' spring training focus went from the optimism of welcoming new stars to the controversy of Alex Rodriguez's performance-enhancing drug use. 

The Yankees appeared to dodge another potential disaster when an MRI exam revealed no major damage to Robinson Cano's shoulder, but the fact that their second baseman tried to hide it from the team might display a little more than his national pride.