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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Games of the Day — The 2016 MLB season gets underway at 1 PM EDT as the Cardinals visit the Pirates. The Cardinals won the NL Central in 2015, with the Pirates just two games behind. Both lost the third place Cubs (three back of the Cardinals) in the NL playoffs.
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Opening Night draws curtain for World Series rematch — Hmmm. Kansas City Royals vs. New York Mets. Why does that sound familiar? — Oh, right! — Technically, Opening Night at Kauffman Stadium is just Game 1 of 162. But tonight's 8:37 ET Interleague arrangement …
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Paul Lukas / ESPN:
Fan buys Edinson Volquez's ‘wrong’ cap from Royals' opener — The Kansas City Royals wore special uniforms, Edinson Volquez put on the wrong cap, and a die-hard Royals fan got himself a one-of-a-kind Opening Night souvenir. — That's the odd storyline that unfolded Sunday at Kaufman Stadium.
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Associated Press:
Royals hold off Mets in opening rematch of World Series … KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Edinson Volquez would rather sit on the bench than stand on the mound on opening day, especially when it happens to be the first game following a World Series triumph. — “I like to enjoy the show,” Volquez explained with a grin.
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Andrew Both / Reuters:
Hard-Luck Cubs Open Season as World Series Favorites
Hard-Luck Cubs Open Season as World Series Favorites
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fda.gov:
Snyder's-Lance Announces Voluntary Recall of a Limited Number of Emerald® Cashew Roasted & Salted Halves & Pieces Due to Potential Presence of Glass … For Immediate Release — Consumers — Snyder's-Lance, Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall for a limited amount …
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Yahoo Sports:
Source: Gregory Polanco, Pirates agree to five-year extension — Gregory Polanco and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed on a five-year contract extension with two club options that locks in the prime years of the young outfielder, something with which the Pirates have found significant success in recent years …
NBC Bay Area:
California Highway Patrol Officer Rescues Wayward Chihuahua After Chasing It Across Bay Bridge — Highway patrol officers noticed the small dog on the bridge's north side catwalk heading toward San Francisco — California Highway Patrol officers gave chase to an unlikely suspect early Sunday — a Chihuahua.
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Fox Sports:
Pollock emerges from ‘nightmare,’ Diamondbacks move on — PHOENIX (AP) A.J. Pollock emerged as one of baseball's best players a year ago. Now the Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star center fielder is out for the foreseeable future after fracturing his right elbow in a head-first slide at home plate in an exhibition game Friday night.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
A.J. Pollock To Undergo Surgery For Fractured Right Elbow
A.J. Pollock To Undergo Surgery For Fractured Right Elbow
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Yankees face nemesis Dallas Keuchel in opener against Astros … Meet the 2016 Yankees … Yankees — Scouting the 2016 Yankees … Yankees — Yankees Opening Day fun facts
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Mtschnyder / CBS Dallas:
Nurse Gets Pizza Topping He Didn't Order... A Surprising Note — PARIS, Texas (CBS11) - A nurse is outraged after he made a late-night pizza order and received a hand-written message on the box many feel is rude and insensitive. — “We would appreciate it very much if you didn't wait until 5 minutes …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Texas Rangers turn to big-game starter Cole Hamels for 2016 opener — Teammates say they will have true ace on mound Hamels' big-game legacy started in 2007 playoffs Left-hander finished spring with his best outing — ARLINGTON — With all due respect to the Texas Rangers pitchers …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
CARDS MISS SHOT AT LIRIANO — The Cardinals had their shot at Pittsburgh lefthander Francisco Liriano on Sunday. But they couldn't pull the trigger in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings as they stranded eight runners in that time. — The latest misfire came in the sixth …
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ESPN:
Marlins' Mike Dunn to start season on DL — Miami Marlins left-handed reliever Mike Dunn will begin the season on the disabled list with a forearm strain, the team announced Sunday. — It is the first time Dunn has been placed on the disabled list in his career. — The move Sunday was retroactive to March 25.
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USA Today:
Taylor Teagarden - shown in Al-Jazeera documentary - suspended for violating drug policy — Taylor Teagarden, a free agent catcher who was named in the same Al-Jazeera report that connected Peyton Manning and baseball stars Ryan Zimmerman and Ryan Howard to anti-aging clinics, was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball on Friday.
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