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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
MLB players add see-through pants to concerns with new uniforms — PHOENIX — Add the potential of see-through pants to the growing list of complaints regarding new MLB uniforms set to be used this season. — With spring training games beginning, the Major League Baseball Players Association …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
If not Masyn Winn, who? Cardinals discuss shortstop depth, whether there's enough: Cardinals Extra — Video by Allie Schallert, aschallert@post-dispatch.com — JUPITER, Fla. — When it comes to their starting shortstop, the Cardinals have not hidden their intentions or even tried to change …
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Wall Street Journal:
Major League Baseball's Wardrobe Malfunction — The league unveiled new uniforms for this season that were supposed to blend cutting-edge tech with fashion. Instead, they've generated widespread backlash—and some rather embarrassing images. — Major League Baseball had grand ambitions …
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New York Post
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays need the best of George Springer in fourth year of mega contract — DUNEDIN — As much as the highest-paid player on a team can find himself in such a place, it's almost as if George Springer has slipped under the radar in the early days of spring training. — STORY CONTINUES BELOW
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Clay Bailey / Associated Press:
Clippers | Kawhi Leonard, Terance Mann help Clippers hold off Grizzlies — Leonard scores 24 points, Terance Mann has a season-high 23 points and 12 rebounds and the Clippers grab the lead for good with 1:35 left to cap a 101-95 road win — MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On the second night …
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Los Angeles Times, Daily Breeze and The Athletic
Pete Caldera / USA Today:
Yankees' Alex Verdugo responds to scorching comments from ex-Red Sox star Jonathan Papelbon — TAMPA. Fla. − At his introductory New York Yankees press event in December, Alex Verdugo praised manager Aaron Boone's “fire” and “fight” for his players.
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New York Post and New Jersey Online
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Tim Anderson, Marlins agree to 1-year, $5M deal, sources say — Shortstop Tim Anderson and the Miami Marlins are in agreement on a one-year, $5 million contract, sources told ESPN on Thursday. — Anderson, 30, joins Miami following a season to forget in 2023.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Pirates, Mitch Keller agree to five-year extension — Right-hander Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in agreement on a five-year, $77 million contract extension, sources tell ESPN, locking up another young core player as the team continues to try to return to the postseason for the first time in nearly a decade.
ESPN:
Eric Hosmer, one-time All-Star with Royals, announces retirement — Eric Hosmer, a four-time Gold Glove winner who helped lead the Kansas City Royals to the 2015 World Series title, announced his retirement Wednesday. — Hosmer, 34, made the announcement on social media while promoting …
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Cincinnati.com:
How Cincinnati Reds keeping ‘door open’ for Joey Votto when impact mentor done playing — Gordon Wittenmyer Charlie GoldsmithCincinnati Enquirer — GOODYEAR, Arizona —Joey Votto is gone, but certainly not forgotten by former teammates in the first Cincinnati Reds spring training of any of their lives without with him.
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Associated Press:
Gleyber Torres sets ‘Yankee for life’ goal before free agency — TAMPA, Fla. — Starting what could be his final season with the New York Yankees, Gleyber Torres was clear about his intent. — “I don't want to leave,” the 27-year-old infielder said Wednesday. “I want to be a Yankee for life.”
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays add to infield options, sign Amed Rosario and Yu Chang — PORT CHARLOTTE — The Rays added to their abundant mix of infielders on Tuesday, signing Amed Rosario to a $1.5 million major-league contract after earlier signing Yu Chang to a minor-league deal.
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Orlando Sentinel, MLB Trade Rumors, DRaysBay, FanGraphs Baseball and New Jersey Online
Chris Cotillo / masslive.com:
Brayan Bello says extension talks with Red Sox are ongoing, may be heating up — FORT MYERS, Fla. — On Sunday, Triston Casas told reporters that despite the Red Sox having approached him for early extension talks, the team had yet to present anything enticing enough for him to consider.
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