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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
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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baseballmusings.com and The Athletic
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
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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MLB.com, Bluebird Banter and baseballmusings.com
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Trimmed-down Alek Manoah ready to kick butt, rather than the other way around
Discussion:
The Athletic and Bluebird Banter
Scott Ostler / San Francisco Chronicle:
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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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Athletics Nation and NBC Sports Bay Area …
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Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
Sacramento emerging as front-runner to host Oakland A's from 2025-27 — Sacramento is the front-runner to host the A's from 2025-27 before they move to Las Vegas, a person briefed on the team's search process told The Athletic on Friday. — Salt Lake City and a return to the Oakland Coliseum …
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NBC Sports Bay Area …, Las Vegas Review-Journal, MLB Trade Rumors, Mercury News and Athletics Nation
Tim Keown / ESPN:
Athletics discuss potential lease extension with local government — The Oakland Athletics, still seeking a temporary home as they await their move to Las Vegas, met with officials from the city of Oakland and Alameda County on Thursday to discuss the possibility of extending their lease …
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NBC Sports Bay Area …
Alex Pavlovic / NBC Sports Bay Area & California:
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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ESPN, McCovey Chronicles, MLB Trade Rumors, Yahoo Sports, New York Post, The Athletic, Chicago Tribune and Covering the Corner
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
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.
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley and MLB Trade Rumors
Lynn Worthy / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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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Viva El Birdos
Larry Lage / Associated Press:
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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Orange County Register, True Blue LA and Yahoo Sports
Tanya Basu / Morning Call:
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.
Discussion:
Delaware County Times and New Jersey Online
Thomas Harrigan / MLB.com:
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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Sacramento State, Yahoo Sports and New York Post
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
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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MLB Trade Rumors
