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Scioscia: Richards won't be ready by opener — Los Angeles Angels right-hander Garrett Richards will not be ready to pitch on Opening Day, according to manager Mike Scioscia. — Richards is expected to begin pitcher fielding drills in about a week as he makes progress from August knee surgery …
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Jeff Fletcher / Orange County Register:
Angels target Garrett Richards debut for 2-3 weeks into the season
Angels target Garrett Richards debut for 2-3 weeks into the season
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Fred Mitchell / Chicago Tribune:
Autopsy: Minoso died from tear in pulmonary artery — Baseball has lost another iconic ambassador. — Former White Sox star outfielder Minnie Minoso was found dead in the driver's seat of his car early Sunday. — An autopsy performed Sunday afternoon determined Minoso died of a tear …
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A's Switch-Pitcher Hopes to Find Spot With Oakland — MESA, Ariz. — Pat Venditte is used to it by now. Teammates, coaches and others regularly stop him for a chance to check out his one-of-a-kind glove, the same one he has used for years featuring space for either hand. — Venditte is a rare switch-pitcher.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Torii Hunter seeks power, but knows when he's powerless — FORT MYERS, Fla. - Minnesota Twins right fielder Torii Hunter, stares at the ground, looks away, and slowly starts to speak again. — Hunter, whose ebullient personality has made him one of the most popular players in the game …
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Tom Singer / Associated Press:
Pirates set pitching plans for early set of games — Gerrit Cole will start Wednesday's home opener at McKechnie Field. — BRADENTON, Fla. — The Bucs completed the first phase of their Spring Training on Sunday, pulling up Pirate City stakes. Work done, immediate pitching plans set.
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Steve Dorsey / MLB.com:
‘Just like riding a bike,’ Marlins ace pleased with latest step in rehab from May operation — Jose Fernandez throws his first bullpen session since having Tommy John surgery in May and discusses his rehab progress this spring — JUPITER, Fla. — Marlins ace Jose Fernandez took another step …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright returns to the mound, as scheduled — JUPITER, Fla. • Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright returned to the mound Monday morning to throw his first bullpen session since an abdominal strain forced him to take a few days off. — Wainwright worked through a light series of throws and then a progression of his pitches.
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Jamal Collier / MLB.com:
Outfielder an option for Nationals on Opening Day if Werth not ready — Nate McLouth said he should be ready to go around the time the Nationals begin playing Spring Training games. (AP) — VIERA, Fla. — Nationals outfielder Nate McLouth is near the final stages in the recovery of his surgically repaired right shoulder.
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Globe and Mail:
A-Rod listed as DH in Yankees' intrasquad game — Alex Rodriguez is ready to play for the New York Yankees. — A-Rod is listed as the designated hitter in Monday's intrasquad game. Suspended for violations of baseball's drug agreement and labour contract, Rodriguez missed all of last season …
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Oliva, Allen fall one vote shy; Kaat misses by two — The Golden Era Committee reveals that no one on the ballot received enough votes to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame — SAN DIEGO — No one was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday by the museum's Golden Era Committee.
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Sam Amick / USA Today:
JaVale McGee waived by 76ers, can sign with playoff team — The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to waive center JaVale McGee in time for him to sign with a playoff team, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports. The person requested anonymity because the decision had not been announced.
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Associated Press:
Blue Jays sign Dayan Viciedo — DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays boosted their outfield depth Sunday, signing Dayan Viciedo to a minor league contract and saying he might be able to earn a spot at another position. — The deal came a few days after Toronto outfielder Michael Saunders tore cartilage …
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Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Players union head not ready to endorse commissioner's idea of worldwide draft — FOX Sports — Tony Clark, executive director of the MLBPA (right, with Rob Manfred at an event last year before Manfred took over as commissioner), says including international players in the amateur draft ‘sounds great in theory.’
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