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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 — FORT MYERS, Fla. — David Ortiz, who reported to Red Sox camp a day early today, said he spoke to teammates about their clubhouse beer drinking during games last said but didn't feel it was his job to be “a babysitter.”
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Ortiz makes his grand entrance
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, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com tweets. It's a Major League deal worth $500K that includes a club option for 2013, Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News reports (Twitter links).
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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.
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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Associated Press:
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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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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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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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Contreras fine following bullpen session — CLEARWATER, Fla. — Phillies right-hander Jose Contreras threw a bullpen session Tuesday morning at Bright House Field. — It went well. — Contreras had right elbow surgery late last season, and the Phillies are hopeful he can be ready by Opening Day.
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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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Tony Fernandez named special assistant to Rangers GM — The Texas Rangers have hired former all-star shortstop Tony Fernandez as a special assistant to general manager Jon Daniels. — Fernandez went to five all-star games and won four straight Gold Gloves with Toronto, where he spent most of a 17-year career that ended in 2001.
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies' Brown worked on his swing during offseason — CLEARWATER, Fla. - First, Gary Sheffield wanted to watch. Domonic Brown had come to a local hitting academy and asked for Sheffield, who has 22 seasons and 509 home runs to his name. Sheffield had someone tell Brown to come …
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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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