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Red Sox agree to terms with left-handed pitcher Jon Lester on five-year contract with option for 2014 — BOSTON, MA — The Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms on a five-year contract with lefthanded pitcher Jon Lester with a club option for 2014. Terms were not disclosed.
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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Bay, Red Sox ‘table’ extension discussions — Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein said that, after substantive conversations with outfielder Jason Bay (and his representatives) about the possibility of a contract extension this spring, the two sides have concluded that an agreement is not possible at this time.
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Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Arthroscopic surgery for Lugo — FORT MYERS, Fla. — Julio Lugo will undergo arthroscopic surgery Tuesday in Boston, manager Terry Francona said. Dr. Thomas Gill will perform the operation, which will determine the significance of Lugo's injury, feared to be a torn meniscus.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Lugo to have right knee surgery — FORT MYERS, Fla. — Though their worst fears have not yet been realized, the Red Sox are now certain that they will be without their starting shortstop for some time. — Julio Lugo will return to Boston and have arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Tuesday.
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Dan Barbarisi / Projo Sox Blog:
Lugo to have arthroscopic surgery on knee Tuesday — Julio Lugo will likely have arthroscopic surgery on his sore right knee Tuesday to determine the extent of the damage there, and could be back on the field in less than a month if all goes well. — The team believes Lugo has a mensiscus tear …
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Pedroia back, optimistic — FORT MYERS, Fla. - Of this we can be sure: Dustin Pedroia's lower abdominal strain has done nothing to affect his well-chronicled self-confidence. — “When you have a physique like this, when you're shredded and everything, something might happen,” he said this morning.
Bob Ruffolo / The Voice of Yankees Universe:
Exclusive New Yankee Stadium Photos: March 14th, 2009 — I had the pleasure of being inside the New Yankee Stadium today. All reports are certainly true, it's an absolute palace. — This is a Voice of Yankees Universe exclusive. Feel free to share this post or any of these images.
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Joe Lapointe / New York Times:Yankees' Gardner Is Small and Speedy, With Big Shoes to Fill
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Spring Game 19: Twins at Yankees — YANKEES — Pitching today: Andy Pettitte, Phil Coke, Jose Veras. — TWINS — Span LF — Hughes 2B — Gomez CF — Kubel DH — Harris 3B — Buscher 1B — Redmond C — Winfree RF — Plouffe SS
Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Bonifacio's big day, late rally do deed — Third baseman collects three RBIs; Andino adds two-run double — MARLINS 9, TWINS 5 — Twins at the plate: Michael Cuddyer belted his first home run of the spring, a solo shot to left field in the second inning.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers outright Orenduff to Triple-A — PHOENIX — Right-handed pitcher Justin Orenduff cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Las Vegas, the Dodgers announced on Sunday. — Orenduff was designated for assignment 10 days earlier to make room on the 40-man roster for the signing of outfielder Manny Ramirez.
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Dallas Morning News:
Texas Rangers' Jennings feeling healthy, strong — GLENDALE, Ariz. - The last time Jason Jennings' right elbow felt as good as it does this spring was three years ago, just before he embarked on perhaps his best season as a major league starting pitcher. — His 9-13 record in 2006 …
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Burnett shows lots of spring zing for Yanks — TAMPA - Having watched CC Sabathia and Chien-Ming Wang get clobbered in the second inning of their last two games, the Yankees had to be hoping for better results Saturday from A.J. Burnett. — To say they were better would be an understatement.
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays searching for playing time for Willy Aybar — SARASOTA — Manager Joe Maddon was going on before Saturday's 3-1 win over the Reds about his determination to find playing time for backup INF Willy Aybar. — Then Aybar went out, on cue, and showed why, homering to right on a 3 …
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