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Associated Press:
Yankees' Robertson Hurts Foot in Fall Down Stairs — TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees took their first misstep of 2012 when All-Star setup man David Robertson sprained his right foot when he fell down stairs while moving boxes in his spring training home.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Robertson sprains foot falling down stairs — Yankees reliever not expected to miss much time due to injury — TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees right-hander David Robertson was diagnosed with a right mid-foot sprain after falling down a flight of stairs while moving boxes at his residence.
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Spike / CBS Philly:
Jonathan Papelbon: Phillies Fans More Knowledgeable Than Red Sox Fans — PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Jonathan Papelbon hasn't been a member of the Philadelphia Phillies for very long, but he already notices a difference between Phillies fans and Red Sox fans. — “The difference between Boston …
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Joe Christensen / Around the Majors:
Twins sign Perkins to three-year, $10.3 million extension — FORT MYERS, FLA. — The Twins signed reliever Glen Perkins today to a three-year, $10.3 million extension that includes an option for 2016. — Perkins, 29, already was under contract for $1.55 million this year.
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ESPN.com:
Mexican League says Canseco admitted doping — Mexican Baseball League officials say Jose Canseco has acknowledged that he took a banned substance for which he has no prescription and will now not play in the league. — Canseco — Plinio Escalante, president of the Mexican League …
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Miami Marlins' Jose Reyes would have returned to NY Mets for less money, source says — All-Star shortstop could still be in New York, but offer never surfaced — Jose Reyes is all smiles in Miami after signing a big free agent contract this winter. — When Marlins president David Samson …
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Scott Blake / Miami Today News:
Miami Marlins president Samson criticizes elected officials, Miamians, press
Miami Marlins president Samson criticizes elected officials, Miamians, press
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Deadspin, New York Times and Baseball Nation
Greg Johns / Mariners Musings:
Adam Moore suffers broken bone in wrist — Hard-luck catcher Adam Moore received another blow on Thursday when the Mariners discovered the 27-year-old has a broken right wrist, suffered when a ball in the dirt hit his throwing hand during Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Reds.
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Bobby Parnell, who failed to seize NY Mets closer job last season, trying to prove himself again in spring training — Right-hander has 100 mph fastball — Bobby Parnell is hoping to show Mets he belongs in bullpen and not in Buffalo. — JUPITER, Fla. — Go ahead and try to unwrap Bobby Parnell's contradictions.
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Larry Granillo / Baseball Prospectus:
Pitcher's Mound Too Close? — Nineteen-sixty-eight was famously “The Year of the Pitcher”, when Bob Gibson set the major league record for ERA at 1.12 and the league ERA was a measly 2.98. The scoring environment so heavily favored the pitcher that year, in fact, that baseball immediately …
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Wealth Could Be Risky Issue for Mets Owners Should They Face a Jury — For baseball — not unfamiliar with scandal and bankruptcies, ugly divorces and criminal trials — this promises to be something new: the owners of a marquee team in federal court to face accusations that they enriched themselves …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Fosse a big believer in Gio's abilities — Former catcher, Nats left-hander also share love of Motown — VIERA, Fla. — Ray Fosse was an average Major League catcher in the 1960s and '70s, hitting .256 with 61 home runs and 324 RBIs in 12 seasons with the Indians, Athletics, Mariners and Brewers.
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Nationals Inquired On Jason Bourgeois — The Nationals are interested in outfielder Jason Bourgeois and have asked the Astros about him at least three times since the Winter Meetings took place in December, Bill Ladson of MLB.com reports. The two clubs are not close to a deal …
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
In first start, Weaver picks up where he left off — Halos ace fires two scoreless innings; Trumbo sees time at third — TEMPE, Ariz. — Angels ace Jered Weaver pitched two scoreless innings in his spring debut, Mariners slugger Jesus Montero almost hit one out in his first game …
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Kipnis makes most of open mic day — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Some players had fun with it. Others became uncharacteristically quiet. They could all at least agree that being mic'd up during Wednesday's 10-2 Cactus League win over the D-backs was a fun concept for the fans watching on MLB Network.
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