Freddie Freeman's inspiration

Fathers' Day will always have added meaning for Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman. After losing his mother to melanoma when he was 10, Freddie helped save his father's life just a few years later. Buster Olney reports.

2015 MLB SPRING TRAINING TOUR

This year's tour will run concurrently in Florida and Arizona, with SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight commentators providing insights and analysis on each MLB club. Karl Ravech, Curt Schilling, Buster Olney, Bram Weinstein, John Kruk and Britt McHenry will report from Florida, while Jay Crawford, Aaron Boone, Tim Kurkjian, Sara Walsh, Mark Mulder and Pedro Gomez will do the same from Arizona.

DATE FLORIDA ARIZONA
MON., 2/23: New York Yankees (Tampa)
Player to watch: Eovaldi »
Theme of '15 Yankees: Uncertainty »
Worrisome rotation health »
San Francisco Giants (Scottsdale)
Rotation questions after Bumgarner »
Players to watch: McGehee, Cain »
TUES., 2/24: Baltimore Orioles (Sarasota)
Orioles' X factor: Kevin Gausman »
Davis, Machado are players to watch »

Minnesota Twins (Fort Myers)
McHenry
Chicago White Sox
Sale, Samardzija With Kurkjian »
Keys For White Sox in 2015 »
Player to watch: Avisail Garcia »
WED., 2/25: Boston Red Sox (Fort Myers)
Player to watch: Joe Kelly »
Red Sox excited for first day of camp »
Pedroia, Schilling clear the air »
Ortiz working hard, preparing for season »
Sandoval excited to be with Boston »
Ramirez: We can go all the way »

Toronto Blue Jays (Dunedin)
Expectations high in 2015 »
Chicago Cubs (Mesa)
Ricketts: We're here to win »
Expectations for Cubs this season »
Players to watch: Hendricks & Bryant »

Milwaukee Brewers (Maryvale)
Gomez
THURS., 2/26: New York Mets (Port St. Lucie)
Harvey talks to Schilling about recovery »
Can Wright bounce back this season? »
Expectations for Matt Harvey's return »
Player to watch: Jacob deGrom »
Spring key: Health of pitchers »
David Wright feels good »
Los Angeles Angels (Tempe)
How Mike Trout can get even better? »
Players to watch: Richards and Heaney »
Biggest question: The No. 4 and 5 holes »
Trout: 'Spring's Going To Be A Challenge' »
Pujols ready for the season »
Scioscia On Trout's Progression »
Trout wishes best for Hamilton »

Colorado Rockies (Scottsdale)
Tulo looking for fresh start »
FRI., 2/27: Miami Marlins (Jupiter)
Stanton, Gordon talk about expectations »
Marlins need more than Stanton »
Players to watch: Prado & Hernandez »
Fernandez ready to help Marlins »
Redmond optimistic about Marlins »

Atlanta Braves (Lake Buena Vista)
McHenry
Seattle Mariners (Peoria)
King Felix ready to lead M's to playoffs »
Spring players to watch »
Key question: Can Jackson bounce back? »
Cano on turning perfect DP »

Cincinnati Reds (Goodyear)
Gomez
SAT., 2/28: St. Louis Cardinals (Jupiter)
Wainwright feeling 'dramatically better' »
Cardinals enter spring with confidence »
Wainwright, Wong are players to watch »
Carpenter ready for new season »
What to expect from Cardinals »

Houston Astros (Dunedin)
Astros looking to take strides »
Springer looking ahead to 2015 »
Altuve likes how Astros look »
Keuchel discusses his new approach »
San Diego Padres (Peoria)
Preller's busy offseason »
Kemp, Upton discuss new team »
Shields embraces expectations »
SUN., 3/1: Washington Nationals (Viera)
Spring players to watch »
Can Nats overcome suspect bullpen? »
Can any team match Nats' rotation? »
Harper focused on improving »
Scherzer sees great opportunity »
Strasburg expecting big things »
GM Rizzo on Nats' rotation »
Los Angeles Dodgers (Glendale)
Spring players to watch »
Dodgers better with offseason additions? »
Kershaw motivated, ready for 2015 »
Rollins, Kendrick building chemistry »
Injury update on Jansen, Greinke and Ryu »
MON., 3/2: Pittsburgh Pirates (Bradenton)
Hurdle on Pirates' outlook »
Players to watch: Cervelli and Alvarez »
Cole wants to build on success »

Tampa Bay Rays (Port Charlotte)
Longoria excited for new season »
Cleveland Indians (Goodyear)
Players to watch: Kipnis & Carrasco »
Biggest questions for Indians »
Kluber on dealing with expectations »
Brantley & Swisher on Indians' goals »
Bell on Indians' health »

Arizona Diamondbacks (Scottsdale)
Gomez
TUES., 3/3: Detroit Tigers (Lakeland)
Players to watch: Verlander and Nathan »
Unfinished business for Tigers in 2015 »
Price excited for upcoming season »
Verlander on prep for the season »
Cabrera focused on winning »

Philadelphia Phillies (Clearwater)
Hamels just focused on baseball »
Texas Rangers (Surprise)
Players to watch: Choo and Holland »
Over or under 79 wins for Rangers? »
Derek Holland impersonates Tim Kurkjian »
Banister ready to help Rangers »
Prince Fielder talks health and more»

Oakland Athletics (Mesa)
Gomez
WED., 3/4: New York Yankees (Tampa)
Evaluating A-Rod's first game »
A-Rod gets hit in first game »
Gregorius on replacing Jeter »
Schmidt on Alex Rodriguez »
Kansas City Royals (Surprise)
Players to watch: Ventura & Moustakas »
Biggest concerns for Royals in 2015 »
Gordon on continuing Royals' success »
Yost impressed with Royals' focus »
Royals reflect on playoff run »

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