Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup

Reuters

March 2 (The Sports Xchange) - Miami Marlins manager Mike Redmond named right-hander Jose Fernandez the Opening Day starter, making him the youngest pitcher to start a team's first game of the season in seven years. Fernandez is the reigning National League Rookie of the Year who finished third in the Cy Young Award voting last season. Fernandez, who will be 21 years and 274 days old when the Marlins open the season on March 31 against the Colorado Rockies, will be the youngest Opening Day starter since the Seattle Mariners' Felix Hernandez in 2007. Hernandez was 20 years and 359 days old. Previously, the youngest Opening Day starter in Marlins history was Josh Beckett, who was 22 years and 320 days old in 2003. Fernandez went 12-6 with a 2.19 ERA with 187 strikeouts in 172 2/3 innings last season. - - There is no timetable for when Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke will return from a strained right calf, the Los Angeles Times reported. Greinke sustained the injury Thursday. He made just four pitches against two batters in his spring-training debut before exiting with the injury. He played catch and walked without limping Friday. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Sunday his status has not changed. - - The Cleveland Indians acquired infielder Justin Sellers from the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations. To make room for Sellers on the 40-man roster, the Indians designated infielder David Cooper for assignment. Sellers, 28, played 82 games for the Dodgers over the last three seasons. - - Right-handed reliever Guillermo Mota announced his retirement after 14 seasons in the major leagues. Mota, who did not pitch last year, was a non-roster spring training invitee of the Kansas City Royals. Mota, 40, had a career 3.94 ERA over 743 big-league appearances with the Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants. He played on the Giants' World Series championship teams in 2010 and 2012. (Editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes)