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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Spring Game 12: Yankees at Tigers (with A-Rod surgery update and audio) — YANKEES — Pitching today: A.J. Burnett followed by Phil Hughes, Brian Bruney, Andrew Brackman and Mark Melancon. — TIGERS — Everett SS — Polanco 2B — Sheffield DH — Thames LF — Larish 1B
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New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez opts for surgery — TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez will have arthroscopic hip surgery on Monday and is expected to miss six to nine weeks. — Rodriguez has a torn labrum and a cyst in his right hip. The cyst was drained last Wednesday …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
A-Rod opts for surgery — Slugger to miss six to nine weeks after having procedure Monday — TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez will have surgery on his torn right hip labrum, opting for a so-called “hybrid” approach that could have him playing for the Yankees about two months after the limited procedure.
Joe Lapointe / New York Times:
Rodriguez to Have Hip Surgery on Monday — TAMPA — Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees will undergo surgery Monday in Vail, Colo., to repair part of the damage in his right hip and will miss six to nine weeks of play, his doctor and the team announced on Sunday.
Kat Oâ'Brien / Newsday:
Alex Rodriguez to undergo surgery Monday morning — TAMPA, Fla. - Alex Rodriguez will undergo an arthroscopic surgical procedure Monday morning to repair a torn labrum in his right hip, and is expected to miss six to nine weeks of playing time, the Yankees announced this morning.
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:Rodriguez Weighs a Hybrid Treatment for Hip
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Lester lands five-year extension with Red Sox — Buzz up! — Boston Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester, who overcame cancer to become one of the best pitchers in the American League, has agreed to a five-year, $30 million contract extension with a $13 million team option in 2014 …
Mike DiGiovanna / LA Times Sports Blog:
Ervin Santana to open year on disabled list — TEMPE, Ariz. — Ervin Santana's elbow injury is worse than originally feared, and Manager Mike Scioscia acknowledged today that the right-hander probably won't be ready for the start of the season. — Santana, who signed a four-year …
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Ervin Santana to open season on disabled list — The 26-year-old right-hander, suffering from an elbow injury that is worse than originally feared, will open the season on the DL for a team already thin on starting pitching depth. — Reporting from Tempe, Ariz. — Ervin Santana …
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals notebook: A-Rod's injury fuels rumors of Yankees' interest in Teahen — Alex Rodriguez's decision to undergo surgery on his hip is fueling rumors that the Yankees are interested in Mark Teahen as a temporary replacement at third base. — Royals officials, for now …
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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Yankees Interested in Teahen? — Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star is reporting that the Yankees may have interest in acquiring Royals' utility man Mark Teahen, in light of Alex Rodriguez's recent decision to undergo surgery. — Royals officials are writing it off as speculation …
Marc Topkin / The Heater:
For starters, Rays at Red Sox — FINAL: Red Sox 8, Rays 2. — UPDATE, 3:38: Wade Davis said his problems were self-inflicted, the result of throwing too many pitches up and over the middle of the plate. “It was not a bad day,” he said. “Obviously the numbers weren't awesome …
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R.J. Anderson / FanGraphs Baseball:
Phillippe Aumont Dazzles Against Team USA — No matter if you're Tommy Lasorda or not a fan of the World Baseball Classic, you have to admit it's nice having competitive baseball around. I was lucky enough to catch the United States of America team play against Team Canada earlier Saturday …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
A-Rod injury has to hurt — One way or another, Yankees must adjust — It doesn't matter how big their payroll is or how much they insist they can ride out the Alex Rodriguez firestorms, the Yankees will be hurt if the man who is arguably the game's best player is less than 100 percent.
Marc Normandin / Baseball Prospectus:
Prospectus Q and A: Dick Pole by David Laurila — Dick Pole … David Laurila: How would you describe Dick Pole's pitching philosophy? — Dick Pole: It's probably the same as everybody else's: keep the ball down, work fast, and throw strikes. And pitch inside. It's the same as everybody's, I guess.
Jack Curry / New York Times:
Without Big-Name Player, Netherlands Lands Big-Time Victory — SAN JUAN, P.R. — The Netherlands was honest about the daunting task of playing against the mighty Dominican Republic. One team is a powerhouse while the other is not. One team expected to excel while the other was simply hopeful about playing well.
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