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Will new routine, new look lead to better version of Blue Jays' Vlad Guerrero, Jr.? — DUNEDIN, Fla. — Blue Jays position players aren't due to report here for full-on spring training duty until Monday, though that hasn't stopped many keeners from getting to the player development complex for an early start.
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Blue Jays starter Bassitt no fan of latest ‘annoying’ rule change — DUNEDIN, Fla. - When it comes to discussing the ongoing saga of rule changes in baseball, Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt is most definitely not on the fence. — STORY CONTINUES BELOW — This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Trimmed-down Alek Manoah ready to kick butt, rather than the other way around
Trimmed-down Alek Manoah ready to kick butt, rather than the other way around
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Why NL champion Diamondbacks think they'll be even better in 2024 | Nightengale's Notebook — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — There's no swagger when you enter the Arizona Diamondbacks clubhouse, but there's an abundance of confidence. — There's no arrogance; there's self-assurance.
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Oakland in talks with MLB to get expansion team, if city extends A's lease — There is a glimmer of hope for Oakland's future as a home for a major-league baseball team, and for the development of the Coliseum site. — Although the Athletics intend to leave town forever …
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Sacramento emerging as front-runner to host Oakland A's from 2025-27
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Tim Keown / ESPN:
Athletics discuss potential lease extension with local government
Athletics discuss potential lease extension with local government
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Giants fan favorite Sandoval to join camp as non-roster invitee — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Giants will honor their 2014 team in August, and with Brandon Crawford still a free agent, they have been without any members of that roster for the first time. That's about to change.
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Shohei Ohtani won't play in Dodgers' spring training opener, stays away from live batting practice — Shohei Ohtani did not participate in live batting practice Sunday, and his Los Angeles Dodgers spring training debut is on hold. — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani …
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Phillies' Bryce Harper accepts move to first base, eyes longer deal — CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper wants to finish his career with the Philadelphia Phillies, playing into his 40s and perhaps gloving a throw at first base for the final out of a World Series.
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Four questions the Mariners face in spring training — PEORIA, Ariz. — As the third day of workouts for Mariners pitchers and catchers ended Saturday afternoon with a cloudless sky and the temperature reaching 76 degrees, and Tuesday's first official full-squad workout just days away, this spring training has been, well, normal.
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Cardinals' highly touted prospect Tekoah Roby will introduce himself in big-league camp — Video by Allie Schallert, aschallert@post-dispatch.com — JUPITER, Fla. — Tekoah Roby and Tink Hence were just two high school baseball players whose pursuit of big-league dreams brought them to Hoover, Alabama, in the summer of 2019.
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Why did the Lehigh Valley get so much snow from sleeper winter storm? Here's what happened. — A perfect storm of weather events led to part of region getting more than a foot of snow — For the second time this week, Lehigh Valley residents woke up to snow.
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College player hit by pitch 7 times in 8 plate appearances over 1 doubleheader — Sacramento State's Matt Masciangelo happy to ‘take the on-base-percentage bump’ — Sacramento State outfielder Matt Masciangelo won't soon forget his performance to open the 2024 season …
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MLB's hottest commodity, White Sox ace Dylan Cease opens up about trade rumors — “I just don't know where I'll end up,” said Cease, the 2022 AL Cy Young runner-up. — GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dylan Cease plopped down on the picnic bench Thursday afternoon outside the Chicago White Sox's clubhouse …
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