Defensively, Jonathan India never played anywhere but second base during the regular season in four years with the Reds.

Second baseman Jonathan India will patrol left field for the Kansas City Royals in their first Cactus League game, rather than manning second base like he did with the Cincinnati Reds.

The Cactus League season is officially underway for the Mariners, who opened their Spring Training slate of exhibitions on Friday afternoon with a 5-2 loss to the Padres. With that in mind, here are three things to watch in the early weeks now that games have begun.

The Mariners had already scored a run prior to their first hit, though.

Add that to some shaky performances from the Mariners’ pitching pile and we have a 5-2 loss to the Padres to open the spring campaign. It was a rough start for lefty Jhonathan Díaz, who walked the first batter he saw and surrendered a two-run home run to Manny Machado,

All Cactus League venues present challenges. For Salt River Fields, map your parking. Some spots can pose a big hurdle in navigating with children.

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies will open Cactus League play with a game at 1:10 p.m. MST on Friday at Salt River Fields. The game will be webcast on Dbacks.com. The D-backs will be the home team for this matchup in the facility the two teams share.

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