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Matt Pepin / Boston Globe:
Felix Doubront activated for game — Lefthanded pitcher Felix Doubront has been activated from the disabled list for today's game, the Globe's Peter Abraham reports from Fenway Park. — Lefthanded reliever Dennys Reyes was designated for assignment.
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Joe McDonald / ESPN:
Boston Red Sox add Felix Doubront, Alfredo Aceves in 'pen shuffle — BOSTON — It didn't take long for the struggling Boston Red Sox to make roster moves. — Manager Terry Francona announced Friday afternoon that the club has designated lefty reliever Dennys Reyes for assignment …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Albers to DL; Aceves to be recalled — The Red Sox will make their first roster move of the season tomorrow when they call up RHP Alfredo Aceves according to a major league source. — RHP Matt Albers, who pitched well in two outings, has a sore lat muscle behind his shoulder and will be placed on the disabled list.
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Steve Buckley / Boston Herald:
Circumstance says stomp out pomp — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email — Cancel the home opener. — Call it off. No patriotic flyover, no festive bunting, no oversized American flag covering the Green Monster. — This isn't to say that the Red Sox [team stats] …
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
One low point after another — And the hits just keep on coming. — In their latest move to make friends and endear themselves to local fans, Fenway Sports Management yesterday announced it has inked Ulf Samuelsson and Matt Cooke to work on business deals worldwide.
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Is It Time to Panic in Boston?
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Final: Indians 1, Red Sox 0
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Rachel Cohen / Associated Press:
Nishioka breaks leg; Twins lose to Yankees 4-3 — NEW YORK—Tsuyoshi Nishioka needs to learn how to elude American baserunners trying to break up double plays. That will have to wait awhile after the Minnesota Twins' heralded Japanese import broke his left leg Thursday in a 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees.
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Nishioka breaks leg on Swisher's hard slide
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AaronGleeman.com:
Tsuyoshi Nishioka fractures fibula in collision at second base
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Dan Graziano / New York Times:
Twins' Misery Against Yankees Is Compounded by Injury
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Wang, Rodriguez ready to throw — MIAMI — Nationals pitcher Chien-Ming Wang is expected to pitch in an extended spring training game in a week, according to general manager Mike Rizzo. — Wang hasn't pitched in the Major Leagues in almost two years because of shoulder problems.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Riggleman looking out for Broderick — MIAMI — Don't look for Nationals reliever Brian Broderick to appear in tight games anytime soon. Manager Jim Riggleman said the right-hander will only take the mound if the team has a comfortable lead or trails by a significant margin.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Slumping Morse gets night off — MIAMI — Nationals manager Jim Riggleman decided to sit Michael Morse against the Marlins on Thursday because the left fielder is in a 2-for-17 slump to start the season. Laynce Nix got the start instead. — The right-handed-hitting Morse was arguably …
Teri Thompson / NY Daily News:
Mets ownership group narrows investor search to eight as Wilpons try to sell piece of team: source — The Mets have narrowed their search for an investor to eight groups, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. — The team's owners, Fred and Jeff Wilpon and Saul Katz …
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Associated Press:
Orioles get homers from Jones and Guerrero to down Tigers — BALTIMORE — Adam Jones homered and drove in three runs, Mark Reynolds also had three RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles used a five-run seventh inning to beat the Detroit Tigers 9-5 Thursday night. — Vladimir Guerrero hit …
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Philly.com:
Phillies Notes: Phillies' Halladay will settle for a grounder over a strikeout — The situation called for a strikeout, but Roy Halladay said he doesn't think that way. Bases loaded, one out, David Wright at the plate in a third inning that was on the verge of turning ugly.
Associated Press:
LaRoche's homer in the 11th helps Nationals beat Marlins — MIAMI — Adam LaRoche snapped a slump with a two-run homer in the 11th inning Thursday, and the Washington Nationals salvaged the final game of their series at Florida, 5-3. — LaRoche was 3-for-23 before he hit his first homer of the year off Edward Mujica (1-1).
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Mets knuckleball specialist R.A. Dickey prepares emotionally to start 2011 home opener at Citi Field — PHILADELPHIA - When R.A. Dickey is throwing his pregame pitches in the bullpen Friday, there will be noise, both external and internal. There will be lineup introductions, buzzing fans, a thumping heart.
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Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Ryan getting to learn pitchers in new league — ARLINGTON — Mariners manager Eric Wedge gave shortstop Brendan Ryan a day off Tuesday because he thought he was pressing a little after getting off to a slow start at the plate with his new team, but Ryan has another theory about his early struggles.
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Lookout Landing
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Greinke makes it back to a mound — MILWAUKEE — Zack Greinke took a big step toward returning to the Brewers' rotation on Thursday by throwing off a bullpen mound at Miller Park. It was his first mound work since he was shut down in mid-March to let a cracked left rib heal.
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Canadian Press:
Cahill solid, A's offence does enough late to beat Blue Jays — TORONTO — The Oakland Athletics salvaged the finale of a three-game series against Toronto on Thursday afternoon with a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. — Connor Jackson knocked in the winning run …
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Robert Macleod / Globe and Mail:
Jays: Escobar feeling fine, but won't play in series finale
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National Post:
Escobar diagnosed with ‘mild’ concussion
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