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Buster Olney / ESPN:
MLB to allow pitchers, catchers to use anti-sign-stealing technology during regular season, sources say  —  Pitchers and catchers will have the option of using newly tested signaling devices as they decide what pitches to throw in the upcoming regular season, industry sources told ESPN.
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David Waldstein / New York Times:
M.L.B. Approves Technology to Limit Sign Stealing  —  PitchCom devices will let catchers communicate secretly with pitchers and up to three fielders during games.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Old-fashioned finger signals and sign stealing may soon become obsolete in Major League Baseball.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Greg Joyce / New York Post:
Todd Frazier retiring after 11-year MLB career: ‘Been my love my whole life’  —  TAMPA — The pride of Toms River is calling it a career.  —  Todd Frazier, a two-time All-Star third baseman whose 11-year MLB career included stints with the Yankees and Mets, will announce Tuesday he is retiring from the game at the age of 36.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Sean Manaea, dealt from Oakland A's to San Diego Padres, pitches against former team on same day as trade … MESA, Ariz. — It was weird.  —  It was awkward.  —  It bordered on the bizarre.  —  There was starter Sean Manaea packing up his locker in the Oakland A's clubhouse Sunday morning …
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Associated Press:
Padres acquire LHP Sean Manaea in trade with Athletics
Discussion: ESPN and MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
Detroit Tigers acquire OF Austin Meadows in trade with Tampa Bay Rays  —  MLB, Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers acquired outfielder Austin Meadows in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.  —  Detroit sent infielder Isaac Paredes …
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Max Scherzer still scheduled to throw bullpen before camp breaks  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Max Scherzer will try to complete an important hurdle at Clover Park on Tuesday, 48 hours from Opening Day.  —  Scherzer is still scheduled to throw a bullpen on Tuesday, which will be his first …
Discussion: Sports Illustrated
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Jake Fischer / Bleacher Report:
Sources: LA Expected to Part Ways with Vogel After Season, Early Candidates Emerging  —  The Los Angeles Lakers are on the brink of postseason elimination.  —  With a loss at league-leading Phoenix on Tuesday night, plus a San Antonio Spurs win against the Denver Nuggets …
Associated Press:
Tommy Davis, 2-time NL batting champion with Los Angeles Dodgers, dies at 83  —  LOS ANGELES — Tommy Davis, a two-time National League batting champion who won three World Series titles with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died.  He was 83.  —  He died Sunday night in Phoenix, the Dodgers announced Monday.
Brad Hunter / Toronto Sun:
MLB star Albert Pujols ditches wife days after she had brain surgery  —  “I realize this is not the most opportune time with Opening Day approaching and other family events that have recently taken place.”  —  St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols could he headed for the “Heel of Fame” …
Discussion: New York Post
Julia Poe / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Bulls drop to the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 127-109 blowout loss to the Miami Heat  —  The Chicago Bulls entered Saturday's game against the top-seeded Miami Heat hounded by questions about their ability to compete with the best teams in the Eastern Conference.
Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
‘No one stopped it’: Carlos Beltrán addresses Astros' sign-stealing scandal  —  In his first interview since the Astros sign-stealing scandal, former outfielder and recently hired YES Network analyst Carlos Beltrán said on his new network that the 2017 Astros …
Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
Kevin Durant's 55-point night in loss to Hawks shows how flawed these Nets are  —  It's hard to tell if the Nets are championship contenders or pretenders.  The truth, as head coach Steve Nash likes to say, is probably somewhere in the middle.  —  When the Nets took the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks …
Discussion: NetsDaily
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins, CB Xavien Howard reach terms on record-setting extension  —  As the Miami Dolphins continue to cross items off their offseason checklist, what was likely the highest-priority item was handled on Friday night.  —  Star cornerback Xavien Howard and the Dolphins agreed to terms on a record-setting contract extension.
Manny Randhawa / MLB.com:
Top 100 Players Right Now: 1 to 100  —  Now that Spring Training is almost in the books and we're nearing the start of a new season, it's a great time to ask: Who are the top players in baseball, and where do they rank when it comes to the best of the best?  MLB Network answered those questions …
 
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