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Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
Figgy clears waivers — Nelson Figueroa has cleared waivers, allowing him to return to Triple-A Buffalo. He had a credible outing Sunday against the Brewers as a spot starter for Mike Pelfrey, allowing three runs on five hits in six innings, but was designated for assignment …
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Rick Chandler / Deadspin:
100-Year-Old Red Sox Bat Boy Says It's Go Time — Having learned from the Cubs that to reject a centenarian fan means certain doom, the Boston Red Sox are employing the spry Arthur Giddon as a bat boy for one batter on Saturday. — The 100-year-old retired lawyer will assume bat boy duties …
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Associated Press:
Cabrera's HR ends first Yankee Stadium homestand — NEW YORK - Melky Cabrera ended a home run-filled opening homestand at the new Yankee Stadium with a two-run drive in the 14th inning Wednesday to give New York a 9-7 victory over the Oakland Athletics. — The Yankees overcame another shaky outing …
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Associated Press:
Haren, Diamondbacks shut out Rockies 2-0 — PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks gave Dan Haren one run in his first three starts. — They doubled that production Wednesday, and that was all the hard-luck pitcher needed in a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
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Associated Press:
Pineiro, Cardinals keeps Mets offense off-balance — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Joel Pineiro carried a six-hitter into the ninth inning and Albert Pujols had two hits and two RBI in the St. Louis Cardinals' 5-2 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night. — Joe Thurston and Skip Schumaker …
Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
BLS poll: Which surprise team is off to the most legit start? — We're only a little over two weeks into the season and the measured warnings about sample size are still rightfully being sounded around the baseball community. — However, that doesn't mean we can't conduct a little [straw] …
Jon Paul Morosi / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers acquire minor leaguer Jason Tyner from Brewers — TOLEDO - The Tigers have acquired minor league outfielder Jason Tyner from the Milwaukee Brewers, team officials said today. — Tyner will report to Triple-A Toledo and take the roster spot of Ryan Raburn, who was promoted to the majors today.
Forbes:
Baseball's Most Valuable Teams — New stadiums pushed up team values overall, but one-third of the league saw values drop over the past year. — The aggregate results of Forbes' 12th annual take on the finances of Major League Baseball show the National Pastime has never been stronger.
David Singh / MLB.com:
Rangers place Benson on DL — Texas claims right-hander O'Day off waivers — TORONTO — The Rangers made a couple of moves concerning their pitching staff on Wednesday, the most important being the placement of starter Kris Benson on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow tendinitis.
Benjamin Hill / MLB.com:
MiLB to take over Dodgertown complex — Vero Beach facility to be used year-round for variety of purposes — Today marks the start of a new era for one of Florida's oldest professional baseball facilities. — In a press conference Wednesday morning, it was announced that Minor League Baseball …
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Samardzija to rejoin Cubs Thursday — Cubs top pitching prospect Jeff Samardzija will rejoin the team before Thursday's game vs. Cincinnati, general manager Jim Henry said today. — Samardzija, who was one of the team's last cuts in spring training, will move to the bullpen …
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Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Daley arrives, Hammel joins rotation for Monday — PHOENIX — Matt Daley arrived to smiles and handshakes. The reliever, who made a solid clubhouse impression during spring training, joined the Rockies today after catching a 6 a.m. flight from Reno. Jason Hammel, meanwhile, caught a break.
Associated Press:
Forbes: One-third of MLB teams decline in value — NEW YORK (AP) — One-third of Major League Baseball teams declined in value over the past year while the New York Yankees' worth increased 15 percent to $1.5 billion, according to the annual estimates by Forbes magazine.
Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Manuel plans to shuffle lineup — ST. LOUIS — Jerry Manuel's lineup will look much different here today, and not just because it's a day-after-night getaway game. — Disturbed by his team's listless, 5-2 loss to the Cardinals on Wednesday night, Manuel announced several lineup changes for the finale of the three-game series.
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Keith Olbermann Hired by MLBAM. Will Donate At-Large Salary to Charity — MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM) announced today that it has hired anchor, sportscaster and journalist Keith Olbermann as an at-large columnist. Olbermann's columns, currently available three times per week at keitholbermann.mlblogs.com …
Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Stopping Dodgers may prove costly — Astros' Valverde pulls calf muscle when hit by line drive — HOUSTON — On paper, Tuesday night's matchup was overwhelmingly in the favor of the visiting Dodgers. Their heralded 21-year-old left-hander, Clayton Kershaw, had a 1.50 ERA …
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