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Tim Elfrink / Miami New Times:
A Miami Clinic Supplies Drugs to Sports Biggest Names — Open the neat spreadsheet and scroll past the listing of local developers, prominent attorneys, and personal trainers. You'll find a lengthy list of nicknames: Mostro, Al Capone, El Cacique, Samurai, Yukon, Mohamad, Felix Cat, and D.R.
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Tim Elfrink / Riptide 2.0:
The A-Rod Files: Every Mention of the Yankees Slugger in Tony Bosch's Records — This week, New Times takes you inside Biogenesis, an anti-aging clinic in Coral Gables run by Miami entrepreneur Anthony Bosch. His name is familiar to sports fans because he and his father, Dr. Pedro Bosch …
Paul Hagen / MLB.com:
Several big leaguers on Miami clinic's PED notes — A-Rod, Gio deny connection; Cruz, Melky, Colon, Grandal also in newspaper's report — Alex Rodriguez, whose name a newspaper said appeared 16 times in notes, denied any connection to the Miami clinic. (AP)
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Jay Schreiber / New York Times:
Report Links Rodriguez and Others to Clinic and P.E.D.'s
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Evan Drellich / MLB.com:
Atchison doesn't foresee a return to Boston — BOSTON — Free-agent reliever Scott Atchison, who was in the Red Sox bullpen from 2010-12, threw his first full-fledged bullpen of the winter on Monday, and this week he expects to announce what team he'll be pitching for in '13.
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Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Mets sign RHP Scott Atchison to minors deal — The Mets announced they have signed RHP Scott Atchison to a Minor League contract with an invite to Major League Spring Training. — Atchison, 36, made 42 relief appearances for the Red Sox in 2012 and went 2-1 with a 1.58 ERA, allowing just two home runs in 51 1/3 innings.
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Angels add Coello on Minor League deal
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Despite Mets' secret visit, Bourn deal a long shot — It remains a long shot — a bunch of moons aligning just right — but the Mets have not given up on being Bourn winners. — To that end, general manager Sandy Alderson and assistant GM John Ricco travelled to Houston last week …
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Will Verlander pitch in the Classic? — Though Andy Pettitte has been known to change his mind, he will not participate in the World Baseball Classic, according to major league sources. The news is not exactly a surprise, considering that Pettitte is 40 and preparing for perhaps his farewell season with the New York Yankees.
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Scott Ferguson / TSN.ca:
QUESTIONS REMAIN AS JAYS NEAR SPRING TRAINING — It's just a couple of weeks now until the start of spring training. It's hard to believe that a year ago, the Blue Jays went 24-7 on the Grapefruit Circuit and were being touted as a top-notch playoff contender, only to have that dissolve …
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Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Inside the Phillies: Cole Hamels shrugs off report about sore shoulder — The bad news about Cole Hamels' left shoulder was news to him. — “I don't even know what it was about,” the Phillies' pitcher said Monday night in his first interview since a report surfaced earlier this month …
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Todd Zolecki / The Zo Zone:
So What's Manuel's Lineup? — So, if everybody is healthy, what do you think Charlie Manuel's Opening Day lineup will be? — That's a big if, obviously. Chase Utley hasn't played in a single Grapefruit League game since 2010 and Delmon Young could miss the first couple weeks of the season because of an injured ankle.
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Erik Boland / Newsday:
Derek Jeter on field for first time since breaking ankle — From the start, Derek Jeter maintained he'd be ready for Opening Day 2013. — That steady march continued Monday morning. — For the first time since surgery on his broken left ankle in October, the 38-year-old shortstop worked out on the field.
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