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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Exploring Catching Market, Showing Interest In Derek Norris — The Rangers are “surveying the market for a possible catching addition,” three sources tell Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. While the Rangers have had interest in Jonathan Lucroy all offseason …
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Sources: Rangers are surveying catching market and Lucroy may not be top target — SURPRISE, Ariz. - With less than three weeks to go, the Rangers are surveying the market for a possible catching addition, according to three sources. — And it's not Jonathan Lucroy.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Adam LaRoche Likely To Retire — White Sox DH Adam LaRoche says he will “step away from baseball,” Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune reports (Twitter links). He indicated that he would wait a few days before addressing the matter further, out of respect for his teammates' request that he think it over …
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Adam LaRoche to step away from baseball with $13M left on contract — Chicago White Sox first baseman Adam LaRoche is planning to step away from baseball, citing a personal issue. — LaRoche, 36, informed the White Sox of his decision Tuesday and spoke to his teammates during a meeting at their spring training complex.
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Adam RubinESPN / ESPN:
Sources: Mets to place IF Ruben Tejada on waivers — JUPITER, Fla. — Ruben Tejada's days with the New York Mets appear numbered. — Tejada has been placed on waivers, paving the way for the Mets to free themselves from paying a large portion of the infielder's salary, multiple baseball officials told ESPN.
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Mark Hinson / Tallahassee Democrat:
Teacher, TV star Rod Durham dies — Influential Leon High School drama teacher, theater director and “Extreme Weight Loss” star Rod Durham has died. He was 52. — “He was someone they (the students) could go talk to when they needed to,” Leon High School principal Billy Epting said on Monday morning.
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Shawnmcginnis / KTLA:
Palos Verdes Girl Paralyzed After Doing Backbend Refuses to Give Up Hope She'll Dance Again — Five-year-old Eden Hoelscher suffered a traumatic spinal injury while doing a backbend on the living room floor of her Palos Verdes home right before Christmas. — The injury left …
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Associated Press:
Price Gets Taste of Rivalry, but Yankees Beat Red Sox 6-3 — FORT MYERS, Fla. — David Price got his first taste of the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry Tuesday night, striking out six over four innings for Boston during its 6-3 loss to New York. — The new Red Sox ace gave up one run and three hits with no walks.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Jake Arrieta has to put runner on base on purpose to get work from stretch — Chicago Tribune — After breezing through the first inning Monday against the Padres, Cubs starter Jake Arrieta said he issued an “intentionally unintentional” walk to Derek Norris leading off the second.
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Tillman Shaky in Spring Debut as Orioles Tie Blue Jays 6-6 — DUNEDIN, Fla. — Chris Tillman allowed two runs and didn't make it out of the second inning in Tuesday's shaky spring debut for the Baltimore Orioles, who tied the Toronto Blue Jays 6-6. — The former All-Star served up four hits …
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Associated Press:
Fielder, Gallo Homer in Rangers' 5-4 Victory Over — SURPRISE, Ariz. — Prince Fielder hit his first spring homer and Joey Gallo hit a mammoth shot for his third as the Texas Rangers topped the Cleveland Indians 5-4 Tuesday. — Fielder homered to center off Carlos Carrasco in the third inning.
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Nationals Score Three Off McHugh, Beat Astros 6-4 — KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Houston's Collin McHugh gave up his first runs of the spring Tuesday as the Washington Nationals beat the Astros 6-4. — Daniel Murphy's two-run double highlighted a three-run inning off the 19-game winner in the third.
Associated Press:
Verlander Extends Scoreless String, Tigers Top Braves 10-6 — LAKELAND, Fla. — Justin Verlander extended his scoreless string to nine innings as the Detroit Tigers downed the Atlanta Braves 10-6. — Verlander, a former Cy Young winner and Most Valuable Player, suffered through arm troubles …
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