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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Jeter leaves with strained quad — Shortstop injures left leg while running out groundout vs. Rays — NEW YORK — Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter left Monday night's game against the Rays after two innings with a strained left quad. — Jeter grounded into a fielder's choice in his only at-bat …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Cycle eludes Abreu in Yanks' win — Right fielder misses milestone by double; Jeter strains quad — NEW YORK — The cost of this win won't be clear for some time. For now, it was simply a victory, 6-1 over the Rays, on a cold and windy Monday night. But should Derek Jeter …
Dan Graziano / New Jersey Online:
Jeter — No DL yet, maybe out a week — Postgame, manager Joe Girardi said Jeter's strained left quad would keep him out of the lineup Tuesday in Kansas City, but that the team is not putting Jeter on the disabled list at this time and is hoping it won't have to.
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Jay Cohen / Associated Press:
Mussina ties Gibson in wins, Jeter hurt — NEW YORK (AP)—Mike Mussina worked both sides of the plate as he cruised through the Tampa Bay Rays lineup and joined some elite company. — Thanks to Moose, the New York Yankees did just fine after Derek Jeter went down.
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Surprises planned for ring ceremony — Red Sox to turn up the ‘chill’ factor at Fenway for home opener — BOSTON — When Fenway Park, all 96 years old of it, opens its doors Tuesday afternoon, the temperature will be in the 40s and the wind will be swirling enough to make it feel even a little colder.
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Ring in the new — Team glad to be back at Fenway … The world champion, world-weary Red Sox [team stats] are out of sorts as this home Opening Day dawns. — With most of them just waking up in their Boston beds yesterday for the first time since last October, the prospect …
David Murphy / High Cheese:
New York, New York — It seems Jimmy Rollins isn't the only Phillie who likes zinging the Mets. We were talking to Charlie Manuel post-game when he addressed the back-and-forth between the two teams the past year or so. Now, keep in mind, Manuel's a little under the weather …
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Young is the stopgap backstop — Outfielder practicing, emerging as Dodgers' No. 3 catcher — PHOENIX — With starter Russell Martin, the Dodgers barely need a backup catcher, as Mike Lieberthal learned last year and Gary Bennett (he's yet to play) is learning this season.
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Arizona gets to Dodgers quickly in 9-3 victory — The Diamondbacks' four-run first inning gives Arizona starter Haren enough padding for the victory. — PHOENIX — Andruw Jones showed up early Monday at Chase Field to work in the cages, and later on the field he had what hitting coach Mike Easler called …
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Associated Press:
Angels top Tribe on Hunter's grand slam — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)—From the moment he signed with the Los Angeles Angels, Torii Hunter said he and the Rally Monkey would be close friends and would go everywhere together. There's even one hanging in his locker.
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Howard Fendrich / Associated Press:
Stadium less than half-full for Game 2 at Nationals Park — WASHINGTON (AP)—With more than half the seats empty, Game 2 at Nationals Park got off to a bit of a rough start. — The gigantic, high-definition scoreboard beyond the outfield at the Washington Nationals' new $611 million stadium …
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs lock up Young for six years — Club, outfielder agree to multiyear contract through 2013 — PHOENIX — The D-backs have reached an agreement with outfielder Chris Young on a six-year deal that is expected to be announced Tuesday. — Negotiations on the deal began during Spring Training …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox will keep Nick Swisher at leadoff — The results are too good, regardless of what options the White Sox might have later at the leadoff spot. — Manager Ozzie Guillen said Monday he would keep Nick Swisher as his leadoff hitter for the foreseeable future.
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