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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Steven Matz mimics Jacob deGrom and more Mets observations — Steven Matz got back to work earlier than usual this year. — The Mets left-handed pitcher took a page out of Jacob deGrom's book and practiced throwing the entire offseason. The ‘no time-off’ mentality showed early results in his Grapefruit League debut Wednesday.
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Ronald Blum / Daily Record:
MLB appears headed to early labor negotiations — NEW YORK — Baseball players and management appear headed to early labor negotiations that could lead to significant economic changes in the collective bargaining agreement and possibly a new deal past the current expiration of December 2021.
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mets acquired JD Davis believing he can shine with regular playing time — J.D. Davis on the Mets' injury situation — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Among a crowded collection of Astros infielders and outfielders, Mets executives noticed a talent they felt could shine with more playing time.
Alex Pavlovic / NBCSports.com:
Sources: Bryce Harper, Giants have discussed 10-year contract — All along, the Giants have been viewed as a short-term solution for Bryce Harper. That's not actually the case. — The Giants and Harper's team have discussed a 10-year contract, NBC Sports Bay Area has learned.
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Sources: Giants have 2nd meeting with Harper — The San Francisco Giants held a second meeting with free-agent slugger Bryce Harper in Las Vegas on Tuesday, ESPN has confirmed. — Giants CEO Larry Baer and president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi were in the meeting with Harper and his agent …
Thomas Lott / Sporting News:
MLB hot stove: Bryce Harper likely to pick between these 3 teams, report says
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NESN.com, DodgerBlue.com and SFist
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Kris Bryant on a possible contract extension: 'Everybody has money. We're not stupid.'
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CBS Sports Radio and MLB Trade Rumors
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks' Rubby De La Rosa hits 99 mph in return to mound — Diamondbacks 5, Padres 5 (nine innings) — On the mound: RHP Rubby De La Rosa, seeing game action for the first time in 18 months after undergoing a second Tommy John surgery in 2017, threw a scoreless inning with one walk.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Luke Weaver sharp in spring debut for Diamondbacks — Luke Weaver's unofficial Diamondbacks' debut came on Wednesday afternoon on a back field at Salt River Fields against a Korean team that's in town for spring training. — It wasn't the sort of atmosphere that normally would produce butterflies …
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' Michael Fulmer pain-free, not worried about decreased velocity — LAKELAND, Fla. —Walking out to the pitcher's mound for his first game action since September, Michael Fulmer had one worry. — It was not his health, nor was it the right knee brace he's been wearing all spring …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
‘Oh my god!’ What prompted Woodward to say that after watching Volquez pitch for Rangers? — The first pitch Edinson Volquez threw Wednesday, in his first meaningful game against a real major-league batter since August of 2017, registered 95 mph on the Surprise Stadium radar gun.
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MLB Trade Rumors
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Peter Schmuck / Baltimore Sun:
Chance Sisco hits two homers in Orioles' 7-6 Grapefruit League victory over Red Sox — Orioles catcher Chance Sisco appears hell-bent to make everyone forget last season as quickly as possible. — He homered in his first at-bat of the Grapefruit League exhibition season Saturday and blasted …
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Christopher Smith / Union-News:
Brock Holt became Boston Red Sox's loud leader after ‘honest’ …
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Associated Press:
Switch-pitcher Venditte psyched for rule change — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — San Francisco Giants pitcher Pat Venditte figures he has an advantage if Major League Baseball and the players' association adopt a three-batter minimum for pitchers starting in 2020: The 33-year-old reliever is a switch-pitcher.
Peter Botte / New York Post:
Kenny Lofton blasts A-Rod, MLB cheaters in Hall of Fame rant … Kenny Lofton makes movies now, and perhaps this topic might be meaty and personal enough for him to tackle for his next project. — The former All-Star outfielder — whose latest film, an MMA/murder story titled “Chokehold …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Danny Farquhar's surreal comeback takes next step at Yankees camp — Danny Farquhar threw his second simulated game Wednesday, another step in his dramatic comeback. Farquhar suffered a brain hemorrhage during an April game with the White Sox, requiring life-saving, emergency surgery.
