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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Peralta to have hand examined — St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday during St. Louis Cardinals spring training on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jhonny Peralta Could Miss Two To Three Months With Thumb Injury — Cardinals shortstop Jhonny Peralta left camp today with an apparent injury to his left hand, writes Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. General manager John Mozeliak addressed the media minutes ago and told reporters …
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Associated Press:
Wong Goes 0 for 2 as Cards' Leadoff Man in Loss to Nationals — JUPITER, Fla. — Kolten Wong got a chance to bat leadoff for the St. Louis Cardinals and was hitless in two at-bats Sunday during a 5-2 loss to the Washington Nationals. — Wong vocalized his desire to hit in the top spot during the offseason.
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox To Sign Austin Jackson — The White Sox have agreed to terms with outfielder Austin Jackson on a $5MM contract, Jon Heyman writes (all Twitter links). Jackson is a Scott Boras client. — Heyman notes that Jackson could have signed with the Angels for more money …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Designate Mike Olt — The White Sox have designated third baseman Mike Olt for assignment, the team has announced (via MLB.com's Scott Merkin, on Twitter). His roster spot was needed for the signing of Austin Jackson, which has been made official.
Nick Groke / Denver Post:
The young fireballer was competing for an opening day bullpen spot — The Denver Post — Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Jairo Diaz (47) throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 8th inning at Coors Field on Sept. 24, 2015. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
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Nick Groke / Denver Post:
The fastball — that faithful, simple pitch — is back en vogue with the Rockies. — The Denver Post — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — To understand baseball, it helps to hear the game's quirky language, from the obvious ("backdoor breaking ball") to the esoteric ("golden sombrero").
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Nick Groke / On the Rox:
Yohan Flande, with a discovered breaking ball, outdoes his Rockies cohorts
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Los Angeles Times:
MLB drops suspension against Dodgers' Chase Utley after controversial slide — Chase Utley upends Ruben Tejada to break up a seventh inning double play during Game 2 of the National League Division Series on Oct. 10 at Dodger Stadium. — Major League Baseball has dropped its suspension …
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Richard Deitsch / SI.com:
Amid Andrews trial, female sports reporters open up about safety — Female sports reporters speak out on own experiences following Erin Andrews trial — During her years working on the broadcast teams for the Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates and MLB Network, Trenni Kusnierek estimates she traveled about 150-200 days per year.
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Associated Press:
Giants' Samardzija Fans 5 in 3 Innings, Dodgers Win 5-2 — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Giants starter Jeff Samardzija struck out five in three innings Sunday in San Francisco's 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. — Samardzija gave up one run and five hits in his second start for his new team.
Associated Press:
Cespedes Gets 1st Hit of Spring, Mets Beat Braves 7-5 — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Yoenis Cespedes had an RBI infield single and reached base three times to help the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5 on Sunday. — Cespedes went 1 for 2 with a walk and reached on an error.
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Dan Johnson returns to Rays as knuckleballer — SARASOTA — Dan Johnson already has a place in Rays lore for hitting two of the most significant home runs in franchise history. — Now he's angling for a spot in their rotation, or maybe the bullpen. — Johnson — yes, that Dan Johnson …
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Associated Press:
Top Prospects Lead Astros Split Squad Past Pirates 11-8 — BRADENTON, Fla. — Houston prospect Matt Duffy homered twice and Carlos Correa had two hits to lead an Astros split squad over the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-8 on Sunday. — Jake Marisnick hit a two-run shot for the Astros on a day when several …
