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>> Special page: A look at JetBlue Park — The business partners who created the new spring training home of the Boston Red Sox thought of just about everything when establishing JetBlue Park at Fenway South. — Someone along the way, however, neglected to do one thing: purchase the Internet domain name jetbluepark.com.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
David Ortiz talks about beer drinking, leadership and his new contract
David Ortiz talks about beer drinking, leadership and his new contract
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Ortiz makes his grand entrance
Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com:
Blue Jays sign right-hander VandenHurk — DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Blue Jays signed right-hander Rick VandenHurk to a non-guaranteed split Major League contract on Wednesday. — VandenHurk, 26, appeared in four games for the Orioles last season, including two starts.
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Blue Jays sign Vandenhurk — The TORONTO BLUE JAYS have signed RHP RICK VANDENHURK to a non-guaranteed split major league contract. To make room on the 40-man roster, RHP ALAN FARINA has been placed on the 60-day disabled list. — VANDENHURK, 26, appeared in four games …
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Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Howard impressive in BP — CLEARWATER, Fla. — You will read more about Ryan Howard later Wednesday after he talks to the media extensively for the first time since collapsing along the first-base line after grounding out to end the Phillies' 2011 season. — Howard, of course …
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers plan to hold onto Uehara — SURPRISE, Ariz. — Rangers pitchers go through their first official workout on Thursday. Reliever Koji Uehara is expected to be there and beyond. — The Rangers have had trade discussions with other teams about Uehara, but a deal does not appear likely.
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Eric Chavez, Yankees agree on contract … TAMPA, Fla. — Eric Chavez has agreed to a one-year deal for $900,000 plus incentives to be a backup infielder/designated hitter for the New York Yankees. — Chavez's deal is pending a physical. The Yankees announced the deal Wednesday.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Yankees Sign David Aardsma — The Yankees have signed 30-year-old right-hander David Aardsma, the team announced. It's a Major League deal worth $500K that includes a club option for 2013. The deal includes $500K in incentives and the 2012 option is worth $500K, Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times tweets.
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Pinstripe Alley and IT IS HIGH!
Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Albert Pujols objects to Angels' ads — TEMPE, Ariz. — To the surprise of no one, the Los Angeles Angels have built their marketing efforts around newly acquired slugger Albert Pujols. — But one segment of that campaign has run afoul of the player's wishes.
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Rob Castellano / Amazin' Avenue:
This is — New York Mets — Jeopardy! — At the risk of outing myself as a complete and utter nerd, I will share the fact that one of my favorite hobbies outside of deriving obscure baseball statistics and watching low-level minor league games is watching a lot of Jeopardy!.
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Rockies' Joseph Torres suspended — NEW YORK — Colorado Rockies pitcher Joseph Torres has been suspended for 50 games under baseball's minor league drug program for a positive test for an amphetamine. — Torres is a former first-round draft pick who is on the roster of Triple-A Colorado Springs.
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Ronald Belisario tested positive for cocaine, said he used it only once — Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario already faces a drug suspension at the beginning of the year, but it appears that his drug problems extend beyond whatever it was that sent him to rehab last year …
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Cash Kruth / MLB.com:
Renteria may be leaning toward retirement — Edgar Renteria, who drove in the game-winning run in the 1997 World Series as a 20-year-old, and 13 years later was named World Series Most Valuable Player, is leaning toward retirement, his agent told FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal.
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Marc Topkin / The Heater Feed:
Giveaways include Zimmer bear, Longo figurine — The Rays released the full scheduled of promotional items for this season, including the Don Zimmer bear and Evan Longoria walkoff figurine. — Single game tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. on raysbaseball.com and Monday at all outlets.
Brian Erni / MetsBlog.com:
ESPN: Scott Kazmir considering Mets, others — 11:28AM: Brian Costa of the Wall Street Journal says the Mets have yet to offer Kazmir a contract, though they are interested in watching him throw. — 10:42AM: According to ESPN.com's Buster Olney, the Mets are one of six teams Kazmir …
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Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
Reporting day, baseball's most relaxed day — VIERA, Fla. — Pitching coach Steve McCatty bumped into Wilson Ramos, jostling him sideways, as they passed in a narrow clubhouse corridor here on Monday as the Washington Nationals pitchers and catchers reported to spring training.
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