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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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Shohei Ohtani homers in first live batting practice with Dodgers — GLENDALE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani hit a towering home run in his first batting practice against live pitching since he underwent reconstructive elbow surgery — another step toward him playing in the Los Angeles Dodgers' season-opening series …
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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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Cubs ‘waiting’ on Cody Bellinger for serious contract talks — MESA, Ariz. — Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts said on Monday the team is “waiting” on free agent Cody Bellinger and his agent, Scott Boras, to engage in contract negotiations. Though the sides have had “discussions,” …
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Nationals are no longer for sale, managing principal owner Mark Lerner says — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Lerner family is no longer exploring a sale of the Washington Nationals, Mark Lerner, the club's managing principal owner, told The Washington Post on Monday.
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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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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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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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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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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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