PIRATES: IF David Freese agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract. Freese, 32, was MVP of the NLCS and World Series in 2011 and was an All-Star with the Cardinals in 2012. ... LHP Francisco Liriano was named the opening-day starter.

YANKEES: One day after criticizing Jose Bautista and Yoenis Cespedes for home run celebrations, Hall of Famer and spring instructor Goose Gossage met with GM Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi. “I lost my mind for a minute,” he said. “You are talking to an old-school guy. There are things I have a hard time with. I was passed the torch, a certain way to act. Hopefully they think about it.” ... Masahiro Tanaka allowed one hit in three shutout innings of a 7-1 win that dropped the Orioles to 0-10-2.

METS: Jenrry Mejia wants to challenge the agreement he made not to appeal his third positive drug test, which led to a lifetime ban. Mejia and his lawyers accused MLB of orchestrating the third positive because Mejia refused to implicate another person, whom they would not identify, in the use of PEDs. MLB denies the allegations. ... SS Asdrubal Cabrera has a strained tendon in his left knee and could miss the start of the season.

EXTRA INNINGS: A's RHP Jarrod Parker, who has had two Tommy John surgeries, broke his elbow 12 pitches into his latest comeback. ... Tests showed the Rangers' Prince Fielder has sleep apnea. ... Four Rockies combined to throw 71/3 perfect innings before Adam Moore doubled in the eighth inning of a 6-1 win over the Indians. ... Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer in his first spring game for the Giants, a 5-4 loss to the Mariners. ... Adrian Gonzalez hit his first spring home run, but the Dodgers fell to the Angels 8-4. ... Kyle Kendrick gave up seven runs in 12/3 innings against his former team as the Braves lost 9-2 to the Phillies. ... Stephen Strasburg gave up one run in three innings as the Nationals defeated the Mets 9-5.