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Sources: Nats' Zimmerman gets six-year deal — Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and the Washington Nationals agreed to a six-year extension Sunday, baseball sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney. — Zimmerman — Zimmerman's current contract was set to expire after the 2013 season.
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Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals agree to contract extension — (Greg Fiume - GETTY IMAGES) The Washington Nationals and franchise third baseman Ryan Zimmerman agreed on a contract extension Sunday morning that will keep Zimmerman in Washington for the long term, a person familiar with the negotiations said.
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Fox Sports:
Nats, Zimmerman agree to terms — VIERA, FLA. — Ryan Zimmerman and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a new contract, FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal has learned. — The third baseman signed a deal for six years with a club option for a seventh. Zimmerman has two seasons left …
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Henry's chatter minimal — FORT MYERS, Fla. - In heaven, there is no beer. — Same goes for the Red Sox clubhouse. — That's right, ladies and gentlemen. In the wake of Boston baseball's bacchanal of 2011, the Sox yesterday said goodbye to suds in the locker room.
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Valentine bans alcohol in Boston's clubhouse
Valentine bans alcohol in Boston's clubhouse
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Jon Krawczynski / Associated Press:
Valentine bans alcohol in Red Sox clubhouse
Associated Press:
Twins' Zumaya out with torn elbow ligament — FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Joel Zumaya has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and will miss the season. — An MRI taken Sunday revealed the injury. — It's the latest crushing injury for the hard-throwing reliever …
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Zumaya exits early with elbow discomfort
Zumaya exits early with elbow discomfort
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Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Josh Hamilton: ‘My loyalty is here’ … SURPRISE, Ariz. — Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton said Sunday that he owes the team all of his effort and focus for 2012 and that if he becomes a free agent after this season, the first call he's making is to the Rangers' front office.
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Tom Withers / Globe and Mail:
Indians closer Chris Perez out 4-6 weeks — GOODYEAR, Ariz.— Globe and Mail Update — Cleveland Indians closer Chris Perez is out at least one month and possibly six weeks with a strained muscle in his side. — Perez strained his left oblique during his first bullpen session of spring training.
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
TV deal could show Cubs the money — Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts has his eye on revenue from regional television rights. “It seems like it's a factor that everyone has to look at when you're looking at financial resources,” he said. Tom Cruze~Sun-Time — MESA, Ariz. — If you're looking …
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
MLB, union plan to address testing procedures — Officials from Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association said on Friday that any problem in the Joint Drug Policy regarding urine samples collected and sent out for testing will be addressed quickly.
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Matt Kemp is happy Ryan Braun won appeal
Dodgers' Matt Kemp is happy Ryan Braun won appeal
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Young aces Jeurys Familia and Matt Harvey push each other in quest to make big leagues — Prospects, for good or ill, will probably define Sandy Alderson era — Jeurys Familia and Matt Harvey (below) are locked in friendly rivalry to see who is first to make big leagues.
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Robert Macleod / Globe and Mail:
Jays' Kelly Johnson aims to rebound from roller-coaster season — Baseball's spring training has a leisurely pace, with players jogging from station to station, fielding a ball here, tracking down a lazy pop fly there. — Some of the players expend more energy racing into the dining hall after the bats and balls have been put away.
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
LaPorta may be in mix for outfield vacancy — GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Matt LaPorta lost his job as the starting first baseman for the Indians, but manager Manny Acta is not ready to rule out considering him for the lone vacancy in the outfield. — “Who knows?” Acta said on Saturday.
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Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Baer: San Jose area rights a work in progress — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Giants president and chief executive officer Larry Baer sounded as if the key obstacle for the A's to attempt a move to San Jose remains an issue that's tricky to resolve. — When a reporter cited the perception …
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Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Cain looking for ‘fair value’ in extension talks
Cain looking for ‘fair value’ in extension talks
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