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NY Mets close deal to sell 12 minority shares of team, have repaid $25M loan to MLB — Have also paid off a $40M loan from Bank of America — Saul Katz (l.) and Fred Wilpon reach a $162M settlement with the Bernard Madoff trustee. — The owners of the Mets have closed deals to sell 12 shares …
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New York Times:
Mets' Owners Pay $162 Million to Settle Madoff Suit
Mets' Owners Pay $162 Million to Settle Madoff Suit
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Mets ownership & Picard reach $162M settlement
Mets ownership & Picard reach $162M settlement
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals' Soria diagnosed with ligament damage in elbow — SURPRISE, ARIZ. — The news on Royals closer Joakim Soria couldn't be much worse. An examination Monday revealed “definite damage” in the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and seems likely to require surgery.
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Soria leaves game with sore elbow after another rough outing
Soria leaves game with sore elbow after another rough outing
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Associated Press:
Kershaw Works Into 6th Inning on 24th Birthday — GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Clayton Kershaw pitched into the sixth inning on his 24th birthday for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 4-3 loss Monday to the Cleveland Indians. — The NL Cy Young Award winner allowed one run — his first this spring — and three singles over 5 1-3 innings.
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SportsDayDFW sports / Rangers Blog:
Sources: Rangers on verge of signing LHP Derek Holland to extension — EVAN GRANT — SURPRISE, Ariz. — When the Rangers went the winter without being able to get one of their core players to give up even a year of free agency in long-term contract talks, the club's chief negotiators pointed …
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Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Ichiro, Montero, Seager go deep in slugfest — Vargas allows seven runs in just two-thirds of an inning — PEORIA, Ariz. — The Cubs jumped on Mariners starter Jason Vargas for seven runs in the top of the first inning Monday, then pulled out a 12-7 victory in a Cactus League shootout in Peoria Stadium.
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Daniel Fromson / The Atlantic Online:
The Glove That Would Change the Game — TRADITION OR NOT, all sports will evolve," the science-fiction novelist Arthur C. Clarke predicted: even “the grand old game” of Ruth and Mays would be transformed by bionic-armed pitchers wielding lightweight, non-leather gloves.
Star-Telegram / Foul Territory:
Rangers Mike Napoli on C.J. Wilson's tweet: “It's not a prank” — Mike Napoli doesn't know what prompted former Texas Rangers left-hander C.J. Wilson to tweet out Napoli's cell phone number. — Wilson, who has more than 116,000 followers, tweeted Napoli's cell out on Saturday.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Rangers Prefer To Keep Their Pitching Depth — The Rangers “might prefer” to keep some of the extra arms on their pitching staff rather than make a trade, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Scott Feldman, Koji Uehara and Mark Lowe are cited as Rosenthal as the expendable members …
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Associated Press:
Tigers' Cabrera hit in face by bad-hop grounder — CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Miguel Cabrera left Monday's game with a bloody face after a hard grounder from Philadelphia's Hunter Pence hit him near the right eye. — Cabrera was wearing sunglasses and it's uncertain whether the wicked one-hopper hit the right lens or just under it.
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Doug Miller / MLB.com:
Yu throws eventful four innings in third start — Rangers righty fans four, walks three, allows one hit on 70 pitches — SURPRISE, Ariz. — Yu Darvish had stretches in which he showed pinpoint command and the baffling arsenal of pitches that have made him a Japanese legend at the age of 25.
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Associated Press:
Beltran Hits 1st HR for Cards in 4-3 Win — KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Beltran hit his first home run for the St. Louis Cardinals, a leadoff drive off Julio Teheran in the sixth inning during Monday's 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves. — Beltran, who signed a free agent after splitting …
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