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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
'It's not going to be smooth:' Spring training games begin with new dramatic rule changes — PEORIA, Ariz. - It will be the most scrutinized and dissected spring training game in baseball history. — Major League Baseball officials, including the entire senior baseball operations staff led …
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NBCSports.com and MLB Baseball News …
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USA Today:
MLB rule changes: pitch clock, larger bases and more — Major League Baseball is introducing a slate of for the 2023 season. Here is a breakdown: — PITCH CLOCK — The aims to speed the pace of play by eliminating down time between pitches. Players will have 30 seconds to resume play between batters.
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Associated Press and The Athletic
Duane Rankin / Arizona Republic:
‘Insane’: Kevin Durant amazes Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton in Phoenix Suns scrimmage — Deandre Ayton was amazed by two things during Thursday's practice. — Being on the same team with superstar Kevin Durant in a scrimmage and watching his new teammate and Devin Booker put in work.
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New Jersey Online, Mercury News and The Athletic
Dan Szymborski / FanGraphs Baseball:
ZiPS 2023 Top 100 Prospects — Updating the 2023 Draft Prospect Rankings — Cardinals Scouting Director Randy Flores on Drafting the Team's Top Prospects — Updating the International Player Rankings — The New LSU, Part 2: Paul Skenes Is on a New Heading
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Redleg Nation, redsminorleagues.com, Red Reporter and Viva El Birdos
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Keith Law / The Athletic:
20 MLB prospects who should make the biggest impact in 2023
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New Jersey Online and MLB Baseball News …
Spectrum News 13:
Remembering Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons — Dylan Lyons was born and raised in Philadelphia but made Central Florida his home, when he enrolled in, thrived in and graduated from UCF. — That's when he began his journey up the ladder of career success.
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NBC 6 South Florida, SGV Tribune and New York Post
Justin Toscano / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
After offseason shoulder surgery, Ozzie Albies expects to be ready for opening day — NORTH PORT, Fla. - In the middle of October, Ozzie Albies underwent right shoulder surgery - which he called “just a regular clean-up” - to address the pain he had experienced for a couple of years.
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MLB Trade Rumors and Battery Power
Julia Poe / Chicago Tribune:
A ‘born leader,’ Patrick Beverley knows why the Chicago Bulls brought him in — to give the stagnant team a kick-start — In the hours after Patrick Beverley signed with his hometown team, the veteran guard's phone was overtaken with a deluge of calls and texts from family and friends welcoming him back to Chicago.
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Bleacher Nation, The Athletic, Lake Show Life, Denver Post, Chicago Sun-Times and Sir Charles In Charge
Madeline Kenney / Mercury News:
Warriors come out of All-Star break with a dud against Lakers — The Warriors opened up the final 24-game stretch of their regular season Thursday night with a dud. — LOS ANGELES — The Warriors don't need a reminder of the importance of this final 24-game stretch of their regular season.
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Lake Show Life, Orange County Register, Associated Press, Blue Man Hoop and The Athletic
Gabrielle Starr / Boston Herald:
Pedro Martinez on Chris Sale: ‘I see myself’ — FORT MYERS, Fla. — Earlier this week, Chris Sale told the Herald that other than his own family, Pedro Martinez is probably his biggest fan in the Red Sox organization. — The Hall of Famer agrees, but explains that it goes deeper than that …
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masslive.com and Boston.com
sfpl.org:
Workshop: Carnivorous Plants 101 — Zach Lim and Stephen Davis from the Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society will share the in's and outs of growing various species here in the Bay Area. You don't need to live in a tropical jungle or swamp to grow these fantastic species …
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East Bay Times
Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
Nets have their coach of the future after Jacque Vaughn ‘just kept doing his job’ — Jacque Vaughn says he never gave it much thought, but it's been the elephant in the room regarding his coaching tenure in Brooklyn. — What if the Nets passed him over again?
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Boston Herald, New York Post, Mercury News and Newsday
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Noah Song set to report to Phillies after Navy service change — Right-hander Noah Song plans to report to Philadelphia Phillies spring-training camp Thursday in hopes of making the team's Opening Day roster after he transferred his status with the Navy from active duty to selected reserves.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Boston Globe, FanGraphs Baseball, Phillies Nation, Bleacher Nation, The Athletic, NBCSports.com, MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Baseball News …, Boston.com, The Good Phight, Lookout Landing, Fish Stripes, Capital Gazette, New York Post, Boston Herald and masslive.com
