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Charlie Nobles / MLB.com:
Jeter OK after bruising pinky finger — Injury likely won't keep shortstop from Opening Day lineup — MIAMI — Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter bruised his right pinky finger before Saturday night's game with the Marlins while trying to field a ground ball that took a bad bounce.
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Charlie Nobles / MLB.com:
‘Second wind’ has Giambi confident — In final season of contract, slugger expects to avoid injuries — MIAMI — Jason Giambi feels physically rejuvenated. At 37, the Yankees slugger wrapped up an injury-free Spring Training on Saturday night and said he hasn't felt this good since his first two seasons with the Yankees.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yankees Prospect Says He Won't Be Down Long — MIAMI — The Yankees promoted Scott Patterson to Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last September, and when the season was over he went home to Pittsburgh. He was moving furniture with his father when his cellphone rang.
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Deep Inside the Big Ballyard in the Bronx — The Yankees' second baseman is named for the Brooklyn Dodgers' second baseman, the man who stole home at Yankee Stadium in the first game of the 1955 World Series. Where Jackie Robinson once slid, Robinson Canó now hits. — It is not only Canó, of course.
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Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers, Red Sox enjoy Coliseum's cozy, crazy confines — Players and fans have a good time—and for a good cause—with cramped field and strange dimensions. — World Series MVP Mike Lowell took one look at the 201-foot left-field line and smiled. — “I could do some damage here,” he said.
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More than 100K see BoSox-Dodgers in L.A. — LOS ANGELES — As he walked down the Los Angeles Coliseum tunnel and glanced toward the left-field screen, Boston catcher Jason Varitek smiled and said sarcastically: “Wakie's a fly ball pitcher. That's great.” — Then, in his best broadcast voice, he intoned: “Dodgers 85, Red Sox 81.”
Will Brinson / AOL Sports:Dodgers - Red Sox to Get 115,000 Fans at Los Angeles Coliseum for Exhibition Game
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Ozzie reveals Opening Day lineup — Uribe to play second, Swisher to lead off against Sabathia — MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Ozzie Guillen never has been one to hide the truth from White Sox fans, the media covering the team or anyone else in the general vicinity when he is holding court.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets moved by visit to Lorraine Motel — MEMPHIS - Mets bench coach Jerry Manuel reveres Martin Luther King Jr. So the Mets' detour here to face the White Sox in MLB's second-annual Civil Rights Game Saturday night was especially welcome, and significant. The team's 24-hour stay before returning …
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David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:
20th Century gone, but 21st wide open for Cubs — Cubs not guaranteed a World Series title, but anything possible by the year 2108 — When (and if) the Cubs win the World Series before another 100 years of Major League Baseball passes, Chicago-area futurist Ann Feeney believes local spirits might …
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Hughes sharp in Yanks' spring finale — Right-hander surrenders one earned run in win over Marlins — YANKEES 4, MARLINS 2 — Marlins at the plate: Hanley Ramirez swatted Phil Hughes' first pitch into right field for a single. After stealing second base, Ramirez scored on Luis Gonzalez's two-out single.
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Roch Kubatko / Baltimore Sun:
That sinking feeling — Experts agree that the O's will be mighty bad but that they won't match the depths of the '88 team — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Orioles continue to recite the mantra of a rebuilding team, whether it's done inside the brick walls of the B&O Warehouse or the cramped offices …
Associated Press:
Career minor leaguer Rico Washington hits home run, secures roster spot with Cardinals — SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP)—Rico Washington celebrated making the St. Louis Cardinals opening-day roster by hitting a home run in the Cardinals' 10-3 loss to Double-A Springfield on Saturday.
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Rockies give Scott Podsednik reserve outfield job, send Cory Sullivan to minors — DENVER (AP)—Cory Sullivan, the Colorado Rockies' best defensive outfielder, was optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs on Saturday after he was beaten out for the fifth outfielder job by free agent Scott Podsednik.
Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Twins trade Dickey to Mariners — Minnesota gets Fernandez for rights to Rule 5 Draft pick — BRADENTON, Fla. — The Twins worked out a deal with the Mariners on Saturday, allowing Seattle to keep Rule 5 Draft pick R.A. Dickey in exchange for Minor League catcher Jair Fernandez.
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Associated Press:
RHP Williams says he plans to retire after release by Astros — Right-hander Woody Williams was released by the Houston Astros on Saturday and said he planned to retire. — The 41-year-old Williams signed a two-year, $12.5 million contract with the Astros before last season.
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