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Evan Drellich / New York Times:
MLB commissioner, several owners pressuring Stu Sternberg to sell Rays as buyers eye team — As he considers walking away from a stadium deal in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg is being pressured to sell his team by commissioner Rob Manfred and some other owners …
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Tampa-based group interested in buying Rays, keeping them in St. Pete — Joe Molloy says his group would want to pursue the current planned downtown St. Petersburg stadium deal. — Tampa businessman Joe Molloy is leading a Tampa-based group seeking to buy the Rays and pursue the planned St. Petersburg stadium deal.
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to have Tommy John surgery — New York Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole will undergo Tommy John surgery, the team announced Monday, ending his 2025 season before it began and leaving the club staggering from another blow as it prepares to defend its American League pennant.
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Associated Press:
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole concerned about right elbow soreness — TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole had imaging on his right elbow and expects to know more about the situation in the next couple of days. — Cole, 34, was tagged for six runs and five hits in 2⅔ …
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Source: Yankees' Gerrit Cole to have tests on right elbow — New York Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole is scheduled to undergo tests on his right elbow, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday, nearly a year after he was shut down because of an elbow injury before missing the first 75 games of the 2024 season.
Ken Rosenthal / New York Times:
Mo Vaughn, Ex-M.L.B. Slugger, Admits He Used Human Growth Hormone — Former slugger Mo Vaughn told The Athletic that he used human growth hormone in an effort to extend his career, confirming for the first time information disclosed in 2007 in the Mitchell Report.
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Blake Silverman / Sports Illustrated:
Tigers Prospect Jackson Jobe Oozes Confidence With Hilarious Quote in Spring Training — Jobe is one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball. — You don't have to question Detroit Tigers up-and-coming pitcher Jackson Jobe's confidence. — MLB Pipeline's No. 5 prospect started …
Sean McAdam / masslive.com:
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Associated Press:
Art Schallock, oldest living ex-major leaguer, dies at 100 — SAN FRANCISCO — Art Schallock, a left-handed pitcher who in 1951 replaced future Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle on the Yankees' roster and had been the oldest living former major leaguer, has died.
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Jared Diamond / Wall Street Journal:
There's a $400 Million Monster Eating Baseball. Will It Swallow Up an Entire Division? — The Dodgers have the highest payroll in baseball history. The Diamondbacks and Padres are the divisional rivals left trying to keep up. — Ken Kendrick insists he and his business partners …
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