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Clark / miamiherald:
Baseball's All-Star Game coming to Marlins Park in 2017 — The 2017 All-Star Game will be played at Marlins Park. — Officials are expected to announce within the week that Miami has been awarded the Midsummer Classic for the first time, multiple sources with knowledge of the agreement confirmed Tuesday to the Miami Herald.
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Cubs ace preparing to lead deep rotation as club eyes postseason berth — After elevating his strong career to new heights in 2014 with an ERA of 2.46, Jon Lester is poised to thrive in the Senior Circuit — MESA, Ariz. — Jon Lester got a head start on getting to know his new Cubs teammates …
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Durable right-hander with two pennants on resume joins rotation — Corey Brock joins MLB Tonight to break down the Padres' busy offseason, including the additions of James Shields and Justin Upton — SAN DIEGO — The Padres didn't set out this offseason to add to their starting rotation …
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Phillies GM: Expects Hamels to start opener — Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. told ESPN.com Monday that while he wouldn't completely rule out trading ace Cole Hamels in the next week, “I would expect him to be in spring training with the Phillies.”
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Mike Petriello / FanGraphs Baseball:
James Shields Can't Solve The Biggest Padres Problem
James Shields Can't Solve The Biggest Padres Problem
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Tom Farrey / ESPN:
Little League reviews Chicago team's eligibility … Little League Baseball has met to review facts surrounding the eligibility of the Chicago-based team that won the 2014 U.S. championship, amid allegations that the much-celebrated squad may have violated a rule prohibiting the use of players …
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Mark Konkol / DNAinfo Chicago:
Jackie Robinson West Should Be Stripped of Title, Las Vegas Team Says
Jackie Robinson West Should Be Stripped of Title, Las Vegas Team Says
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
V-Mart's surgery today; will he miss 4 weeks or 4 months? — A week of not-so-anxious waiting is coming to an end. — Sometime this afternoon, the Detroit Tigers will know the severity of Victor Martinez's left knee injury, suffered while participating in baseball activities two weeks ago.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB Draft Order Set — With James Shields reportedly headed to San Diego, the last moving parts in the coming year's amateur draft are now fixed in place. The Padres will wave goodbye to the 13th overall pick — the same slot the team used last year to take the since-promised-away Trea Turner — in order to add Shields.
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Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Outside the Top 100 list, 21-year-old right-hander primed to make big jump in '15 — MLBPipeline.com's Jonathan Mayo and Jim Callis debate the super sleeper prospect for the 2015 season … As much time as we spend on figuring out who should go on the Top 100 Prospects list, we care about more than just the “big” names.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Vance Worley Wins Arbitration Case Against Pirates — Right-hander Vance Worley has won his arbitration case against the Pirates, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports on Twitter. That means Worley will earn his filing amount of $2.45MM, rather than Pittsburgh's submission of $2MM.
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
Primarily an outfielder in Cuba, D-backs' prized addition also adjusting to training regimen — Steve Gilbert talks about how the D-backs are optimistic about Yasmany Tomas' workouts at third base — PHOENIX — So far, so good for Yasmany Tomas when it comes to learning how to play third base.
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Yahoo Sports:
It's a Grand Slam! Yahoo and MLBAM Team Up for Exclusive Video Content — By Ken Fuchs, VP/Group Lead - Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Finance, and Product Partnerships — Building on our partnership with MLBAM, Yahoo will now offer a variety of fun new features for fans like in-game highlights …
Billy Bean / MLB.com:
‘MLB Network Presents: Billy Bean’ details one man's struggle with coming out — Billy Bean describes having to keep his relationship secret during one of the highlights of his career — A little over two months ago, I introduced myself to a large group of people who work at MLB Network …
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