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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
David Wright Diagnosed With Shoulder Impingement — 6:20pm: A pair of Mets sources tell Kristie Ackert and Christian Red of the New York Daily News that the news on Wright's shoulder following today's examination is “not good.” Mets GM Sandy Alderson told reporters today that Wright's shoulder woes …
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Chris Bahr / Fox Sports:
Mets get bad news as the injury bug bites David Wright again — The Mets just can't stay healthy, as David Wright is back on the shelf. — General manager Sandy Alderson told reporters Tuesday that the third baseman flew back to New York to have his sore right shoulder examined Monday …
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Bobby Mueller / Fox Sports:
Will MLB Say Goodbye to Lena Blackburne Rubbing Mud? — Major League Baseball has asked Rawlings to create a baseball with more tack and it could mean the end of a nearly 80-year-old tradition. — Baseballs arrived for games in the Arizona Fall League last November that surprised the young pitchers.
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Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
New Reds bullpen a reboot of an old idea — GOODYEAR, Ariz. - For baseball's oldest franchise, it's fitting that a new idea is really an old one in disguise. That's the case when it comes to how the Cincinnati Reds plan to close out games. — Reds manager Bryan Price has talked about it since the middle of last season.
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New York Times:
Baseball's Too Slow. Here's How You Fix It. — Major League Baseball officials are finally addressing something that many fans have complained about for years: the length of games. The average game last season took three hours. Playoff games are even more trying, now often stretching beyond three and a half hours.
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals' Peter O'Brien leaves teammates in awe with ‘freaky’ power — SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Stand inside the batter's box of George Brett Field, the main practice field at Royals spring training, and you can see a collection of trees sitting beyond the right-center field wall.
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WKRG-TV:
Car Drives into Crowd at Gulf Shores Parade — UPDATE (8:45 a.m. 3/1/17) - Three middle school students remain hospitalized after a sport-utility vehicle plowed into a marching band during a Mardi Gras parade on the Alabama coast. — Gulf Shores city spokesman Grant Brown says nine …
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myajc:
Liberty Media: Braves lost money in 2016 despite revenue gain — ATLANTA-BRAVES By Tim Tucker - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Braves owner Liberty Media disclosed the team's financial results for 2016 on Tuesday, showing a large operating loss despite an increase in revenue.
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
2017 World Baseball Classic: Pool B Capsules — AUSTRALIA — Top Players: RHP Peter Moylan, LHP Travis Blackley, OF Trent Oeltjen — Top Prospect: LHP Lachlan Wells (Twins) — Hitting: Australia needs consistency from its international veteran hitters, with former big leaguers Oeltjen …
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Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Roy Halladay reportedly set for role with Phillies — CLEARWATER, Fla. - Roy Halladay was around the Phillies' spring-training facility this weekend, which may have been the early workings of an agreement to bring the legendary pitcher back into the fold. — MLB.com reported Tuesday that Halladay is …
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ESPN:
‘Price Rule’ helps umps ID pitching delivery with runner on third base — Some of David Price's peers have copied his unusual minimalist delivery in recent seasons, with the small steps seemingly designed to reduce extraneous movement and improve his command.
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Jay Skurski / The Buffalo News:
Bills won't use franchise tag on cornerback Stephon Gilmore — The Buffalo Bills will not use the franchise tag on cornerback Stephon Gilmore this year, The Buffalo News has learned. — The deadline for teams to apply the tag to an impending free agent is Wednesday.
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