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Jen McCaffrey / The Athletic:
A brief Q&A with Red Sox principal owner John Henry — FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox ownership is scheduled to meet with the team on Monday morning as the first full-squad workout of the season gets underway. — Coming off a disappointing 2022 season, the Red Sox made several additions …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Nightengale's Notebook: 111-win Dodgers in uncharted territory after unusually quiet winter? — PHOENIX — Look around the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse at Camelback Ranch, and there are stars everywhere you turn. — There are three Most Valuable Player award winners in Clayton Kershaw, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Kodai Senga gives teammates a look at signature ‘ghost fork’ during first live batting practice of spring — PORT ST. LUCIE — Kodai Senga doesn't quite know who started calling his forkball a “ghost fork” but he knows he heard the term about a decade ago. His signature pitch isn't technically …
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Heat reach agreement to add Kevin Love, moving toward Cody Zeller deal — The Miami Heat are expected to have a dramatically different look to their power rotation when they return from their current eight-day All-Star break, with an NBA source confirming to the South Florida Sun Sentinel …
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Edgar Thompson / Orlando Sentinel:
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. hangs on to win longest Daytona 500 — DAYTONA BEACH — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was running low on fuel and time but found just enough resolve in the tank to win the longest Daytona 500 in history. — Stenhouse didn't even have enough gas to perform a burnout Sunday evening on the storied speedway.
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
3 takeaways from Chicago White Sox camp, including Kendall Graveman's emotional reaction to Team USA selection — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 52 — White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson signs autographs at spring training on Feb. 18, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. (Matt York/AP)
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Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
MLB creates economic reform committee in wake of Mets' spending, Bally RSN woes — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — In the wake of Steve Cohen's spending and the financial turmoil at Bally regional sports networks, Major League Baseball has started an “economic reform committee.”
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Willson Contreras determined to silence the critics with Cardinals — JUPITER, Fl. - Funny how two teams, historic rivals in the same division, can view the same player so differently. The Cubs bid farewell to Willson Contreras in part because he did not meet their standards for defensive preparation and game-calling.
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Kevin Acee / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres say keeping Manny Machado is a priority, but let star's extension deadline pass with only one offer — Machado let team know in December that he didn't want negotiate after the start of spring training; his deadline was Thursday — The Padres have received widespread praise …
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Gary Washburn / The Boston Globe:
Joe Mazzulla's ascension to permanent head coach a popular move with Celtic players — SALT LAKE CITY — What's apparent about Joe Mazzulla being named permanent head coach of the Celtics is the team is ready to move forward from the Ime Udoka mess, if they haven't already.
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Matt Kawahara / San Francisco Chronicle:
New A's outfielder JJ Bleday arrives with a goal: ‘Dominate the heater’ — MESA, Ariz. - Outfielder JJ Bleday arrived in Oakland Athletics camp on Friday at the end of a whirlwind week, greetings spilling onto the field during an informal hitters' workout. Near home plate …
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Tomas Nido, Mets catchers adjusting to new pitching staff — PORT ST. LUCIE — The relationship between Mets' catcher Tomas Nido and the club's newest ace began in Jupiter last month. A bond was formed over not just baseball, but cars. However, the batterymates did not bond over the same type of cars, just their affinity for them.
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