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1:05 PM ET, March 3, 2015

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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' Jose Iglesias ‘really happy’ to return to field  —  LAKELAND, Fla. - Spring officially sprung in central Florida on Monday.  —  And with it, came Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias, springing out of the home dugout and into a sprint on the field.  —  For the first time in a year, Iglesias played in a baseball game.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' Victor Martinez grateful injury wasn't worse  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — Not again, Victor Martinez thought.  —  “The first thing that came to my head was that thing I had two years ago,” the Detroit Tigers' designated hitter said today, in his first meeting with reporters since arriving to spring training Monday.
Associated Press:
Tigers SS Iglesias Back on Field in Win Over Fla Southern
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Red Sox confident there's no need to go Cole mining  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - He is 130 miles away, but his presence is felt everywhere here.  —  You read it in the newspapers atop the countertops of the Boston Red Sox clubhouse.  You hear it on the TV sets hanging from the walls.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Jon Lester to start Cubs' opener
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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
Why Mets delaying Matt Harvey return is right move  —  Matt Harvey pitched to live hitters at Mets camp on Monday.  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — The Matt Harvey Plan is in place.  —  If all goes well the rest of spring training, the Mets want the Comeback Kid to pitch in Washington against the Nationals — but not the season opener.
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Warthen ‘very skeptical’ of Harvey pitching 200 innings
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Mike Bauman / MLB.com:
As players from 100-loss team developed, club signed Stanton, added complementary pieces  —  Could Mike Redmond, whose team opened Monday, oversee another 15-W improvement?  (Jose Pineiro)  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Two years ago, the Miami Marlins lost 100 games.
Discussion: Fish Stripes
Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Tabata's new swing is turning heads in Pirate City  —  Jose Tabata (left) jokes around with A.J. Burnett at Pirates camp.  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — Jose Tabata has been that Pirates house guest who wouldn't leave.  Could he yet become a guest of honor?  —  During a week of full-squad workouts …
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Tom Singer / Associated Press:
Pirates set pitching plans for early set of games
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Mberardino / Twins Now:
Twinsights: Twins making progress on an extension for Brian Dozier  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Having already locked up Opening Day starter Phil Hughes earlier this winter with a three-year, $42 million contract extension through 2019, the Twins are working on an extension for second baseman Brian Dozier
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Phillies will get second baseman into a game ‘down the road’  —  Chase Utley likely still has enough to remain a solid contributor in 2015 after batting .270 with 11 homers, 78 RBIs and 10 steals in '14  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — Chase Utley did not work out with his teammates Monday …
Discussion: Phillies Nation
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Outright Brooks Hall  —  The Brewers announced today that they've outrighted right-hander Brooks Hall to Triple-A (Twitter link).  Presumably, this move frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for Francisco Rodriguez, although the official announcement has yet to be made.
Mike Vorkunov / New Jersey Online:
As shift becomes controversial in baseball, 1 prominent Mets pitcher protests too  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The defensive shift has become a nettlesome topic in baseball.  The sport's conservative guard is annoyed by it.  New Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred floated the idea of banning them.
Curt Schilling / New Jersey Online:
Curt Schilling outs Yankees worker who allegedly posted vulgar tweets about daughter  —  Two New Jersey men, including one who worked as a part-time ticket seller for the Yankees, incurred the wrath of former major leaguer Curt Schilling this weekend after they allegedly posted sexually explicit tweets …
Aaron Wilson / Baltimore Sun:
Ray Rice's wrongful termination grievance against Ravens was settled for $1.588 million  —  When the Ravens and former star running back Ray Rice reached a settlement on his wrongful termination grievance in January, the financial details were undisclosed.  —  The sides wound up settling for $1.588 million, according to sources.
 
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