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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Daily News columnist John Harper sits down with new Mets manager Mickey Callaway — PORT ST. LUCIE — It is 9:15 on a spring training morning, and the day hasn't really begun for the Mets. There are drills to be done on the back fields over the next couple of hours, and then a Grapefruit League game to play at 1 p.m.
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Matt Harvey: Mets going to shock a lot of people — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The bravado is back. — Matt Harvey interrupted an otherwise sleepy final day of Mets camp by declaring the Mets are poised to make pundits look silly this upcoming season. — “Sky's the limit.
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
2018 Mets Scouting Report: How scouts view Mets' starting lineup, rotation and closer
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Seth Lugo shows resiliency by earning spot start in Mets rotation for injured Jason Vargas
Seth Lugo shows resiliency by earning spot start in Mets rotation for injured Jason Vargas
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Amazin' Avenue
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks spring training - 2018 … Deven Marrero isn't from Arizona, but he's at home in the Valley. — Acquired in a trade with the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, the newest Diamondbacks infielder can't wait to satisfy his Oregano's pizookie fix. And he might even squeeze in a trip to In-N-Out.
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Over the Monster
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USA Today:
MLB bold predictions: 6 scenarios for the 2018 season as Opening Day looms — Call it tanking, if you must. Or “cyclical player business,” as Commissioner Rob Manfred prefers, or “non-competitive cancer,” as agent Scott Boras says. Either way, some one-third of Major League Baseball teams are …
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MLB Baseball News …, Pinstripe Alley, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Purple Row and MLB Daily Dish
Alex Reimer / WEEI:
Dustin Pedroia on OMF: John Farrell wore on players last season
Dustin Pedroia on OMF: John Farrell wore on players last season
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MLB Baseball News … and NESN.com
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Can J.D. Martinez conquer Boston? The Red Sox are counting on it.
Jeff Fletcher / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin:
A look at the 2018 Angels, position by position — STARTING ROTATION — As has been well-chronicled, the injuries to the Angels' rotation in the past two years have been largely responsible for the team's losing records each of those years. This year, they began the spring with eight healthy starters …
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Halos Heaven
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Associated Press:
Maeda stays aggressive as Dodgers win at Angel Stadium — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kenta Maeda finished last season pitching aggressively and effectively out of the Dodgers' bullpen. — Los Angeles hoped that might carry over in 2018. With the regular season quickly approaching, the club might get its wish.
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Halos Heaven
Dylan Hernandez / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Dodgers' futility ongoing — LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers have spread the gospel of baseball more than any other franchise, providing platforms for the likes of Jackie Robinson, Fernando Valenzuela, Hideo Nomo and Chan Ho Park. They have established the standard for pitching …
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Pinstripe Alley
Brandon Patterson / Detroit Free Press:
Spring rain threatens to dampen Detroit Tigers Opening Day — It's finally spring and time to play ball, but rain could put a damper on Opening Day for the Detroit Tigers. — The week will start off sunny and breezy today as temperatures warm up into the low 50s, according to the National Weather Service in White Lake.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: This was MLB's slowest-moving free-agent market in years. Was it a trend or a blip? — Chicago Tribune — There was no indication the 2017-18 offseason was going to be anything out of the ordinary. — On Nov. 2, the day after the World Series ended, the Angels gave outfielder Justin Upton …
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Todd Rosiak / JSOnline:
Camp report: Brewers blown out by White Sox in Cactus League finale — On the field: With the best record in the Cactus League already sewn up, the Brewers closed out their spring in Arizona with a 16-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch in Glendale.
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South Side Sox, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and MLB Baseball News …
Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox's Jose Abreu is a student of the game and a student of life
White Sox's Jose Abreu is a student of the game and a student of life
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MLB Baseball News …
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Who are these new Rays, and where did they come from? — PORT CHARLOTTE — Ryan Yarbrough used to be just a kid sitting in the stands at Tropicana Field with a Scott Kazmir jersey and no more than a scant big-league dream. — That was before he transferred …
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DRaysBay
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Associated Press:
Cueto pitches Giants past A's 5-1 in Bay Bridge game — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Considering the state of the San Francisco rotation, the Giants were hoping to see something positive from Johnny Cueto. — And Cueto delivered in his final start of spring training.
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McCovey Chronicles
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Dusty Baker reuniting with San Francisco Giants
Dusty Baker reuniting with San Francisco Giants
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MLB Baseball News … and McCovey Chronicles
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Why the Phillies' bullpen could be a beast in variety of ways in 2018 — CLEARWATER, Fla. — Baseball's recipe for success has some different spices these days, and long before the Phillies tantalized the taste buds by sprinkling free-agent starter Jake Arietta into the mix, they were already pleased with their bullpen ingredients.
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks spring training - 2018 … There is a school of thought that players hitting in the top third of a lineup have different jobs than those hitting in the middle and bottom thirds. — The Diamondbacks' hitters do not agree. — A prototypical leadoff hitter would be identified …
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Alex Butler / UPI:
Albert Belle: Cleveland Indians legend arrested for DUI, indecent exposure — March 26 (UPI) — Five-time All-Star Albert Belle was arrested Sunday in Scottsdale, Ariz. — The 51-year-old was taken into custody by the Salt River Police Department at 2:40 a.m. and charged with two counts …
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Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
Mets plan to have Tim Tebow start with Class AA Binghamton — The Tim Tebow show will roll into upstate New York this spring, as the New York Mets plan to have the 29-year-old quarterback-turned-outfielder start the season with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the organization's Class AA affiliate, according to the New York Post.
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NESN.com
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets plan to start Tim Tebow with Double-A Binghamton
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
In Montreal, Carpenter continues to see how his throws translate to third — MONTREAL • Several hours before first pitch in baseball's return this year to Quebec and the turf of Stade Olympique, Kolten Wong and some of the others Cardinals filed out to the field, an extra pair of shoes in their hands.
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Bluebird Banter
Dan Bickley / Arizona Republic:
MLB predictions 2018 season … Our azcentral sports experts predict the Diamondbacks' fate and the 2018 season. — Diamondbacks story line: The Diamondbacks have beefed up their bullpen, possess a talented starting rotation and rebounded well from the loss of J.D. Martinez.
Rotoworld.com:
ST Daily: A Kingery's Ransom — Scott Kingery received a couple of guarantees on Sunday. — One was a spot on the Phillies' Opening Day roster. The other was even more noteworthy. — The team and one of its top prospects agreed to a six-year, $24 million deal Sunday …
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