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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB Will Not Suspend Yasiel Puig — Major League Baseball will not suspend Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig in connection to domestic violence allegations earlier this winter, reports Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times. Per Shaikin, the league found no evidence to substantiate allegations …
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Puig Hits 1st Homer, Won't Be Punished for Club Altercation — GLENDALE, Ariz. — Yasiel Puig hit his first home run of the spring to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 7-3 on Wednesday, hours after Major League Baseball announced the outfielder won't be punished …
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Jared Fogle / TMZ.com:
in Prison Yard Ambush — Jared Fogle got a surprise beatdown in federal prison from an inmate who has major issues with child molesters ... TMZ has learned. — According to docs, Fogle got jumped in the rec yard at Englewood prison in Colorado back on January 29, and it was not much of a fight.
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Matt Adams / Fox 59:
Disgraced Subway spokesman Jared Fogle suffers bloody nose during prison yard beating — JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (March 16, 2016) - Disgraced Subway spokesman Jared Fogle suffered a bloody nose and other injuries after an inmate attacked him in January. — According to TMZ, inmate Steven Nigg …
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Danielle Kreutter / KKTV-TV:
Facebook Post Leads To Police Ticket — An important lesson to be careful about what you post on Facebook and other public sites. One local man ended up getting a ticket after a video he posted on Facebook was viewed by police. — Michael Dalton told 11 News he loves making Facebook videos in his free time.
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Braun Singles, Scores in Debut as Brewers Beat White Sox 5-2 — PHOENIX — Ryan Braun had an RBI single in his first at-bat of the spring and scored in his second as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 on Wednesday. — Braun, who had off-season back surgery …
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Darcie Loreno / fox8.com:
Polar bear ‘contained’ after escaping area at Cincinnati Zoo … CINCINNATI, Ohio — A polar bear has been contained after breaching its enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo. — No animals or people were harmed. … The incident happened Wednesday at around 11:30 a.m.
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Travis Sawchik / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Figueroa using analytics, physics for edge in making Pirates' roster — BRADENTON, Fla. — With a former club, during a spring training not long ago, Cole Figueroa stood behind the cage while one of the more prominent players in the organization took batting practice.
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Associated Press:
Tigers Beat Astros 7-3; Zimmermann Pitches 3 Shutout Innings — KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Jordan Zimmermann pitched three shutout innings and Ian Kinsler hit one of three home runs by the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday in their 7-3 win over the Houston Astros. — Mike Gerber and Bryan Holaday homered …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets place shortstop Ruben Tejada on waivers — JUPITER, Fla. — Ruben Tejada's time with the Mets is likely “nearing an end,” a team source said Tuesday. Confirming reports that the embattled shortstop was placed on waivers, the source said that Tejada would probably be off the roster “in a few days.”
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Sources: Mets to place IF Ruben Tejada on waivers
Sources: Mets to place IF Ruben Tejada on waivers
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Associated Press:
Samardzija, Iwakuma Struggle in Mariners' Win Over Giants — PEORIA, Ariz. — Leonys Martin and Luis Sardinas homered in Seattle's 6-run third inning against San Francisco starter Jeff Samardzija, and the Mariners rallied for a 9-6 win over the Giants on Wednesday.
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Reds pitcher Michael Lorenzen has mild UCL sprain — GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Cincinnati Reds right-hander Michael Lorenzen is doubtful to be ready to pitch in the rotation by the start of the regular season after an MRI revealed a mild sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Bronson Arroyo Has Torn Labrum In Shoulder — Right-hander Bronson Arroyo, who is in camp with the Nationals on a minor league contract and has been vying for the fifth spot in their rotation, has an “80 percent tear” of the labrum in his right shoulder, tweets MLB Network's Peter Gammons.
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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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