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Dan Martin / New York Post:
Johan Santana making a comeback — and the Yankees are interested — Johan Santana's comeback began Tuesday night, pitching two scoreless innings in the Venezuelan Winter League, and the Yankees were among the teams in attendance. — It was the left-hander's first game on a mound since …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Mike Kickham — The Mariners have acquired lefty Mike Kickham from the Cubs in exchange for 21-year-old right-hander Lars Huijer, Seattle announced. — Kickham, 26, was designated for assignment when the Cubs made their signing of Chris Denorfia official.
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Relief candidate also gives club starting depth — 2014 MLB.com Top Prospects: Mike Kickham has the stuff to get the job done in either a starter or relief role — SEATTLE — The Mariners have acquired left-hander Mike Kickham from the Cubs for Minor League pitcher Lars Huijer, the club announced Wednesday.
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Mark Bowman / Bowman's Blog:
Braves are still talking to clubs about Gattis — With the start of Spring Training a little less than a month away, the Braves are still talking to a few clubs that had shown interest in Evan Gattis during the early portion of this offseason. — As USA Today's Bob Nightengale first reported …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Braves talking to three teams about Evan Gattis trade
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals, A's Swap Tyler Clippard, Yunel Escobar — Yunel Escobar's tenure with the Athletics lasted all of five days, as he has now been traded to the Nationals in exchange for right-hander Tyler Clippard, the Nats announced on Wednesday. — Escobar, of course, had only just been acquired …
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Greg Margason / Fox 59:
Indianapolis Colts linebacker charged with rape told police, ‘I know why you are here’ — INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 14, 2015)- An Indianapolis Colts linebacker has been charged with rape. — Josh McNary, 26, was formally charged Wednesday in a rape investigation.
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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Steinbrenner: Why Yankees don't need Scherzer to be improved — PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — Hal Steinbrenner didn't speak like an owner expecting to add another big piece to his club in 2015. But he very much sounded like a man expecting to add wins to a franchise facing its worst two-year stretch in a generation.
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John Lott / National Post:
Toronto Blue Jays want grass in the Rogers Centre: An inside look at the difficult growth process it requires — Imagine: Sitting before you is a scale model of the Rogers Centre, roughly the size of a round roasting pan. Your challenge: to put a real baseball field in the stadium …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angelos: Orioles Not Discussing Duquette With Blue Jays — 7:38pm: Orioles owner Peter Angelos adamantly denied to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun that the Orioles are in negotiations with the Blue Jays regarding Duquette. Said Angelos: … Angelos did concede that if the Blue Jays made an offer …
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Dan Rafael / ESPN:
Pacquiao agrees to fight Mayweather — The fight the world has wanted to see for the better part of six years — a long-awaited summit meeting between welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, the two top boxers in the world — is not done, but it has cleared a major hurdle.
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Hays Carlyon / Florida Times Union:
Former Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone interviewing with Jaguars — When former Buffalo coach Doug Marrone surprisingly opted out of his contract with the Bills on Dec. 31, the thought was he must have another job lined up. — Well, apparently not. — The Times-Union's Ryan O'Halloran …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mets righty has been subject of trade rumors all offseason — 9/12/14: Dillon Gee earns the win against the Nationals, throwing 5 1/3 innings of three-run ball while striking out four — NEW YORK — Amid baseball's annual flow of trade rumors, it's sometimes easy to forget …
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