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8:30 AM ET, March 17, 2016

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ESPN:
Reports: Bronson Arroyo has torn labrum, likely ending comeback  —  Bronson Arroyo, who was trying to make a comeback with the Washington Nationals after having Tommy John surgery and missing all of last season, has been diagnosed with a torn right labrum, according to multiple media reports.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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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.
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 …
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and True Blue LA
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Associated Press:
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 …
Discussion: Purple Row
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
Discussion: WGN-TV
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.
Discussion: WNEP-TV
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 …
Discussion: Bless You Boys
William Weinbaum / ESPN:
MLB will discuss protective ‘half-cap’ with Giants' Johnny Cueto  —  The morning after San Francisco Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto became the latest pitcher struck in the head by a line drive, a Major League Baseball official said MLB “would certainly reach out” to Cueto about the availability …
Associated Press:
Gardner Hitless in Return; Yankees Beat Blue Jays 2-1  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Brett Gardner went 0 for 2 in his first spring training game of the year, Starlin Castro hit a two-run homer and made a nifty defensive play and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 Wednesday night.
Discussion: Bluebird Banter and Sportsnet.ca
Associated Press:
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 …
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
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.
Discussion: WGN-TV
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.
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.”
Discussion: ESPN and Amazin' Avenue
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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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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:   Rangers Exploring Catching Market, Showing Interest In Derek Norris
 
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