CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) The Minnesota Twins have signed center fielder Denard Span to a five-year, $16.5 million contract.

The agreement was announced on Saturday and includes a $9 million team option for 2015.

Span was Minnesota's first-round draft pick in 2002. He spent several years in the minor leagues before cementing a spot on the big league roster last year. » read more 

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) J.A. Happ pitched four shutout innings and non-roster player Cody Ransom hit a two-out, three-run home run in the seventh inning to lead the Phillies to a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.

Happ didn't pitch long enough to earn the win, but increased his scoreless streak this spring to 8 1-3 innings.

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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) _ Shortstop J.J. Hardy and second baseman Orlando Hudson, the Minnesota Twins' new double play combination, are getting acquainted. » read more 

PHOENIX (AP) _ Jim Edmonds hit a two-run homer to strengthen his case for making Milwaukee's opening-day roster and the Brewers beat a Chicago Cubs split-squad 12-3 on Friday. » read more 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ The Minnesota Twins spring training game against the New York Mets was canceled Friday. The game at Hammond Stadium in Fort Meyers, Fl. is a rainout. The team says season ticket holders receive a refund automatically. Single game ticket holders who purchased by mail, phone or the Internet will automatically receive a refund check. » read more 

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) _ Michael Cuddyer homered, reigning AL MVP Joe Mauer had two hits and the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-3 on Thursday night. The game was called in the top of the ninth inning because of rain. » read more 

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) _ Joey Votto homered for his first hit of spring training, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory over a Milwaukee Brewers split-squad on Thursday. Votto hit a solo shot off left-hander Chris Capuano, who is trying to resume his career after reconstructive elbow surgery.  » read more 

PHOENIX (AP) _ Milwaukee's biggest offseason acquisition is on his way to a nice spring with his new team. Randy Wolf struck out four in three scoreless innings, but Gabe Gross hit a two-run triple against his former team in the seventh and Michael Taylor added a three-run homer in the eighth to power the Oakland Athletics to a 7-3 win over a Brewers split-squad on Thursday. » read more 

MESA, Ariz. (AP) _ Joe Inglett, trying to win the final spot on Milwaukee's 25-man roster, hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning Tuesday, lifting the Brewers to a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.  » read more 

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) _ Minnesota third base prospect Danny Valencia hit the go-ahead home run in the eighth inning and the Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Tuesday. » read more