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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox pitcher Chris Sale has injured right foot — GLENDALE, Ariz. - Chicago White Sox left-hander Chris Sale is expected to miss three weeks of spring training with an avulsion fracture on the lateral side of his right foot, the team announced Saturday.
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Central Notes: Sale, Cubs, Floyd — The White Sox have announced that star pitcher Chris Sale has suffered an avulsion fracture in his right foot, sustained Friday in an accident at his home. (GM Rick Hahn says Sale sustained the injury while unloading his truck, according to CSNChicago.com's Dan Hayes on Twitter.)
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Shi Davidi / Sportsnet.ca:
Blue Jays expect Saunders back early in season — DUNEDIN, Fla. - Michael Saunders should be ready to rejoin the Toronto Blue Jays by mid-April rather than around the all-star break after the left-fielder had 60 percent of the meniscus removed from his left knee during surgery Friday.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays, Athletics Talking With Dayan Viciedo — 6:11pm: With Saunders now expected to return much sooner than had been anticipated, the Jays' impetus to add Viciedo seems to have diminished significantly. Indeed, GM Alex Anthopoulos indicated that the team will likely stick with its internal options …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Former Gold Glove Award winner has ‘good tutor’ in Teixeira — Yankees reporter Bryan Hoch discusses Alex Rodriguez's arrival at camp, the hitter's expected role in 2015 and his spring mentality — TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez gave first base a whirl for the first time on Friday …
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
After nearly leaving for Toronto, O's vice-president is all about helping them win in '15 — Dan Duquette feels the Orioles have the pieces in place to succeed in 2015 as Chris Davis, Matt Wieters and Manny Machado return to the team — SARASOTA, Fla. — Dan Duquette has four years remaining …
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Jose Reyes critical of Ruben Tejada not earning Mets' everyday shortstop job … Baseball — Projecting all 15 AL teams' lineups
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Sky News:
First Photo Of ‘Jihadi John’ As Adult Revealed — The first known photograph has emerged of Mohammed Emwazi - the Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John” - as an adult. — Showing him with a goatee beard and wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball cap, the image is revealed …
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Paul Casella / MLB.com:
New technology delivers one-of-a kind analysis — 10/12/14: As Tony Cruz loses track of the pitch, Matt Duffy races home from second base to tie the game at 4 in the 9th inning — Statcast tracking technology has provided a whole new way of analyzing the postseason, and Game 2 …
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Players union sees potential bargaining issue with Cubs-like spending restrictions — MESA, Ariz. - Some of the banking restrictions that have limited the Cubs' baseball spending under Ricketts family ownership also are built into debt structures of many other clubs, said a major league source close …
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers will look at all angles to find Ramirez's replacement — Jim Callis discusses the acquisitions of Luis Sardinas, Corey Knebel and Marcos Diplan by the Brewers in exchange for Yovani Gallardo — PHOENIX — Brewers officials weren't surprised Friday when Aramis Ramirez announced he intends to retire after this season.
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Mike Pettine and Ray Farmer called Brian Hoyer about Josh McCown signing, and it likely means good-bye — Mary Kay Cabot, Northeast Ohio Media Group By Mary Kay Cabot, Northeast Ohio Media Group — CLEVELAND, Ohio — Browns coach Mike Pettine and general manager Ray Farmer each called Brian Hoyer …
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