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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays trip to Cuba for March 22 exhibition finally set — UPDATE, 5:59: The trip will cause some scheduling issues for the Rays, as they try to make sure their prep for the regular season is not disrupted. Each player will get $10,000 for going. — 3 Months Ago 3 Months Ago 3 Months Ago
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays' Stuart Sternberg: Corporate support key for new stadium — PORT CHARLOTTE — Rays officials have been hard at work since getting permission six weeks ago to look on both sides of the bay for a new stadium, conducting initial research, crunching numbers, meeting with civic and business leaders …
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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Exhibition game scheduled vs. Cuban National Team in Havana in first MLB club visit to nation since 1999 — PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The Rays are headed south to Cuba to play the Cuban National Team this spring. — After months of trying to get the details for the trip finalized …
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Daniel Trotta / Reuters:
Tampa Bay Rays to Play in Havana During Obama Visit — HAVANA — The Tampa Bay Rays will become the first Major League Baseball franchise to play in Havana since 1999 when they face Cuba's national team in an exhibition this month coinciding with a historic visit by U.S. President Barack Obama.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Aroldis Chapman Receives 30-Game Suspension — Newly-acquired Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman has been hit with a thirty-game suspension arising out of an investigation into domestic violence allegations, Billy Witz of the New York Times reports (links to Twitter).
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Aroldis Chapman suspension delivers right message — Thirty games is the right fit for all parties. — This is a win. — A win for commissioner Rob Manfred, who issued a 30-game suspension to Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman in his first act under baseball's new joint domestic-violence policy.
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ESPN:
Sources: Yasiel Puig not expected to be suspended for bar incident — Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig is not expected to be suspended for an alleged domestic violence incident involving his sister, sources familiar with Major League Baseball's investigation told ESPN's Pedro Gomez.
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Clark Spencer / miamiherald:
Sources: Marlins reliever Carter Capps undergoes MRI on right elbow — The Marlins were looking at Capps as their possible closer — Capps has a history of elbow injuries — The Marlins managed to make it through spring training last season relatively unscathed in terms of serious injuries.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Troy Tulowitzki still seething over Rockie exit from Denver — DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki still seethes recounting how it went down, and there are Colorado Rockies' executives he'd rather not speak with again. — “I'll never talk to him, never talk to those people,” Tulowitzki told USA TODAY Sports.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Troy Tulowitzki says he's done feeling bitter at the Rockies
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Tough road back for injured Hollands — CLEARWATER, Fla. - When his body failed him and his mind drained last summer, Mario Hollands went exploring. The Phillies reliever left his condo on Clearwater Beach and ventured to beaches at Indian Rocks and Madeira.
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Detroit Free Press:
Last Slide — At Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla. — What happened: The Detroit Tigers lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2. ... Victor Martinez hit his first home run of the exhibition season. ... Matt Boyd allowed one run on three hits in two innings. ...
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Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Moyer arrives at camp to work with pitchers — PEORIA, Ariz. — The Mariners will open Cactus League play on Wednesday against the Padres with one notable absence, as designated hitter and right fielder Nelson Cruz will be sidelined temporarily due to a sore left knee.
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Baseball Prospectus:
Texas Rangers Top 10 Prospects — The State of the System: This group is as good one-through-five as any in baseball. From there, it gets crazy volatile, but in a fun way? Is that a thing? — The Top Ten — Height/Weight: 6'4" 195 lbs. — Bats/Throws: L/L
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