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J.P. Hoornstra / Orange County Register:
Angels' Mike Trout believes spring training is no time for contract negotiations — TEMPE, Ariz. >> If the Angels are able to negotiate a contract extension with star center fielder Mike Trout, it appears unlikely to happen during spring training - this year or next year.
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Associated Press:
Trout: 'Haven't even thought about' contract — TEMPE, Ariz. — Mike Trout says he is only concentrating on one thing regarding his future — the upcoming season. — The Los Angeles Angels star said he is happy for Bryce Harper, who has agreed to a $330 million, 13-year contract …
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Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
‘I Want To Be With One Team’: Why Bryce Harper Resisted the Lump Sum to Join the Phillies — The Dodgers offered a payday, but the Phillies offered security. Bryce Harper entered free agency looking to commit to one team's future until his retirement. Philadelphia is where he'll do it.
Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Scott Boras gets the Phillies to cough up the ‘stupid’ money for Bryce Harper ... but pitching in Philly still lacking
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Hey Philadelphia: Bryce Harper loves you | Extra Innings
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Philly.com
Scott Boeck / USA Today:
How the Philadelphia Phillies' lineup could look with the arrival of Bryce Harper
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets still talking tough about NL East chances even after Phillies spend big on Bryce Harper
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Amazin' Avenue and MLB Daily Dish
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
As young lions Reyes, Hudson, Gomber circle, Gant maintains steady bid on rotation spot — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. • There are options that throw harder or have heavier sink. There are options that are young, more highly regarded, have better breaking balls, or throw lefthanded.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Reyes is ready — he'll pitch in a Cardinals game next week — JUPITER, Fla. • Alex Reyes' batting practice, as it were, is over. His next appearance will be on a mound as early as next Tuesday at Clearwater, Fla., in what will be his first spring training game since 2016.
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Gary Sanchez, who was ‘good to go from the start,’ finally gets into Grapefruit League action tonight — TAMPA — Gary Sanchez was ready to go when he arrived in Tampa. The Yankees, however, wanted to be very careful with their catcher after a rough 2018 season and offseason surgery to clean out his left shoulder.
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Video shows Giants CEO Larry Baer dragging wife to ground in San Francisco plaza — Giants CEO Larry Baer dragged his wife out of a chair and caused her to fall to the ground in a San Francisco plaza on Friday morning, an incident that was captured on video by a witness and is under investigation by city police.
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MLB Trade Rumors and The Comeback
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TMZ.com:
S.F. Giants CEO Larry Baer In Physical Altercation with Wife on Video — S.F. Giants CEO Larry Baer — Physical Altercation with Wife — EXCLUSIVE — 2:36 PM PT — MLB released a statement addressing the incident involving Baer ... saying, “Major League Baseball is aware of the incident and …
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The San Francisco Examiner, McCovey Chronicles, Chico Enterprise-Record, Deadspin, SFist and The Big Lead
Marlowe Alter / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Tyson Ross erratic vs. Mets, but may have found solution — LAKELAND, Fla. — Tyson Ross' second pitch went over the fence. — And over the first two innings in Friday afternoon's Grapefruit League game against the New York Mets, many more pitches did not go where they were supposed to.
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Amazin' Avenue and Bless You Boys
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Kevin Acee / The Charlotte Observer:
Padres' Hosmer carries new swing, same smile into second year in San Diego — Eric Hosmer was on the field Wednesday, playing in a spring training game for the first time this year. — “Man, that felt good,” he said afterward, breaking into a smile that is real and wide and white.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox spring training updates: Ivan Nova makes his Sox debut against the Rangers — Chicago Tribune — Ivan Nova makes his Cactus League debut Friday afternoon in Surprise, Ariz., as the White Sox play a road game against the Rangers. — The Sox acquired Nova, 32 …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Salvador Perez Diagnosed With UCL Damage — Royals catcher Salvador Perez has been diagnosed with damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the team announced. Perez is headed for a second opinion from Dr. Neal ElAttrache. — The ultimate prognosis is not yet known, clearly, but the signs are not promising.
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MLB Baseball News …, Bless You Boys and Royals Review
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs spring training updates: Ian Happ leading off and playing second base against the Diamondbacks — Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks discusses Bryce Harper's move to the Phillies and his curveball on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
This Rangers prospect is throwing off a mound again nearly a year after Tommy John surgery — When the Texas Rangers beat writers last saw Cole Ragans in late October, he was finishing up a throwing program from his Tommy John surgery last March, but not before skipping town for a week to get married.
Michael David Smith / ProFootballTalk:
Chiefs will propose OT rule change guaranteeing both teams a possession — The Chiefs lost the AFC Championship Game without their offense ever taking the field in overtime, and they don't want that to happen again — to them or any other team. — And so, Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach …
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