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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Waino cautiously optimistic about injury — JUPITER, Fla. • Cardinals righthander Adam Wainwright, who will be examined Thursday in St. Louis for lower abdominal soreness, said Wednesday in camp he didn't think his injury was serious but didn't want to speculate too much.
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Adam Wainwright returns to St. Louis with abdominal pain — Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright left camp Tuesday to return to St. Louis after abdominal pain prompted him to get examined by a specialist. — The Cardinals expect to get test results back on Wednesday to determine how many days he will miss, the St. Louis Dispatch reported.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright experiences abdominal soreness, will be examined in St. Louis
Wainwright experiences abdominal soreness, will be examined in St. Louis
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Cards ace to be examined Thursday; GM Mozeliak ‘not overly concerned’
Cards ace to be examined Thursday; GM Mozeliak ‘not overly concerned’
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Nick Groke / Denver Post:
COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB — NEW ROCKIES PITCHER DAVID HALE OK WITH COMPETING FOR JOB IN ROTATION — The Denver Post — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — David Hale threw in just about every situation except as a closer for the Atlanta Braves last season. He started games. He worked long relief.
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Howard Megdal / USA Today:
Young arms give Mets fans hope after six years of woe — Putting all of your chips on young pitching might not be the safest bet. — Then again, we're talking about the New York Mets. Ownership's bet on Bernie Madoff is why they don't have enough chips to bet on much of anything these days.
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB — ROCKIES CLOSER LATROY HAWKINS WILL RETIRE AFTER SEASON AT AGE 42 — The Denver Post — Rockies closer LaTroy Hawkins still throws in the mid-90s at age 42. He probably will share the load with Adam Ottavino, John Axford and Rex Brothers in this, his 21st major-league season.
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David Murphy / Philly.com:
Logic in Phillies passing on Yoan Moncada, right or wrong — CLEARWATER, Fla. - I am going to double back on something I wrote yesterday, and because there are still 37 days left in spring training, I'm not going to feel bad about it. — Words will be written on other topics.
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Baseball executives weigh in on Cuban infielder signing with Red Sox
Baseball executives weigh in on Cuban infielder signing with Red Sox
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Steven Marcus / Newsday:
Hank Aaron is rooting for Alex Rodriguez … DATA — A-Rod's career home runs
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Holmberg takes steps to move forward with Reds — 9/25/14: David Holmberg strikes out a pair and allows two runs over six strong innings to lead the Reds to a 5-3 win over the Brewers — GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Lefty pitcher David Holmberg's career with the Reds clearly got off on the wrong foot last season, beginning at Spring Training.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Iglesias taking aim at spot in Reds' rotation
Iglesias taking aim at spot in Reds' rotation
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Stephen J. Nesbitt / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
New Pirate Corey Hart looks for better health and big comeback — BRADENTON, Fla. — Corey Hart would like to hit the ground running with the Pirates, but two things are slowing him down. There's the surgically repaired left knee and the surgically repaired right knee.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
After Taveras tragedy, Cards working on education program — JUPITER, Fla. • While Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said he still was formulating the organization's comprehensive approach, he did outline some of the issues he and manager Mike Matheny will touch on Wednesday …
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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
Why Ichiro is glad to be a Marlin — and away from Joe Girardi — Ichiro Suzuki and Yankees manager Joe Girardi (inset) — JUPITER, Fla. — Ichiro Suzuki is a proud man. At the age of 41, he is looking for a fresh start with a young, exciting team. — Don't count the old man out.
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Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Third baseman has no restrictions, anxious to get numerous at-bats this spring — Manny Machado talks about his eagerness to get back to work at Spring Training following his second consecutive season-ending knee surgery — SARASOTA, Fla. — Manny Machado was one of numerous Orioles …
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Chamberlain returns to Tigers' bullpen on one-year deal — 8/10/14: With the bases loaded, Joba Chamberlain strikes out Juan Francisco to end the 9th inning and send the game to extras — LAKELAND, Fla. — On the day the Tigers began full-squad workouts, they saw a familiar, unexpected face sneak in to help fill out their bullpen.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' Chamberlain returns for ‘unfinished business’
Tigers' Chamberlain returns for ‘unfinished business’
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