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Sabathia Goes 2 Hitless Innings as Yanks Lose to Marlins 1-0 — JUPITER, Fla. — CC Sabathia spent four hours on the team bus to make his spring training debut. — The outing went much quicker. — Sabathia pitched two hitless innings Tuesday for the New York Yankees, who lost 1-0 to the Miami Marlins.
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Marlins' Capps Out for Season Because of Tommy John Surgery — JUPITER, Fla. — Miami Marlins reliever Carter Capps was expected to contend for the closer's job this season. Instead won't throw a single pitch. — Capps has a torn ligament in his throwing elbow that requires Tommy John surgery …
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Evan Drellich / Houston Chronicle:
Astros revise manager A.J. Hinch's contract — KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A.J. Hinch led the Astros to an extraordinary turnaround in his first season, both in the clubhouse and the standings. The 41-year-old former catcher simultaneously validated himself and a franchise in the doldrums …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Aaron Altherr Out Four To Six Months Due To Wrist Surgery — The rebuilding Phillies suffered a significant loss today, announcing that oufielder Aaron Altherr requires wrist surgery and will be sidelined for four to six months. Altherr's surgery will repair a torn extensor carpi ulnaris retinaculum …
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Ballpark Buzz: Swarm of Bees Delays KC's Win Over Rockies — SURPRISE, Ariz. — In what became a real “B” game at spring training, a swarm of bees briefly delayed the Kansas City Royals' 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday. — Edinson Volquez threw three hitless innings for the Royals …
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Floyd Solid, Blue Jays Beat Twins Split Squad 9-3 — DUNEDIN, Fla. — Gavin Floyd pitched three strong innings and prospect Darrell Ceciliani hit a long grand slam, leading the Toronto Blue Jays past a Minnesota Twins split squad 9-3 on Tuesday. — Floyd, in the mix for the fifth spot …
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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Red Sox top prospect Michael Kopech fractures hand after altercation with teammate — FORT MYERS, Fla. — Michael Kopech has run into trouble again. — Kopech, one of the Red Sox' top pitching prospects, fractured his right hand after engaging in an altercation with a teammate recently.
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Four moves I'd like to see happen before Opening Day — Less than four weeks until Opening Day, a handful of contending teams still have holes to fill or upgrades to make, and there are a lot more players available than you might realize. Not just the few potentially impactful free agents left …
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Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
Marlins, Braves To Play Game At Fort Bragg In New Stadium — Your browser does not support iframes. — Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association on Tuesday announced the Marlins and Braves will play a game at a newly constructed field in Fort Bragg, N.C., on July 3 to honor the U.S. military.
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Gonzalez Stronger as O's Remain Winless in Spring Training — SARASOTA, Fla. — Miguel Gonzalez pitched into the third inning as he rebounded from a horrible first start, but the Baltimore Orioles dropped to 0-8-1 in the exhibition season with a 5-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
There's a catch to new Indians GM's family tradition — The father is the vice president of programming for WFAN Sports Radio in New York. The son is the new general manager of the Cleveland Indians. — Busy men, hectic schedules. Yet once a month, the two find a way to meet for something …
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Associated Press:
Harvey Goes 3 Innings in First Appearance Since World Series — KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Matt Harvey went three innings in his first appearance since Game 5 of the World Series as the New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 5-4 in a spring training game Tuesday.
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Jhonny Peralta Potentially Out for 2-3 Months — With all due respect to Carter Capps, it looks like we have our first major injury of spring training. … The Cardinals have a good team, and are looking to contend again this year, but they don't have a lot of organization depth at shortstop …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Peralta may be out two 2-3 months with thumb injury
Peralta may be out two 2-3 months with thumb injury
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