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Mike Vorkunov / New Jersey Online:
Mets ask Billy Bean to suit up, but how do players feel about gay player in baseball? — Billy Bean, right, joined the Mets in camp today as an inclusion ambassador. (Mike Vorkunov/NJ Advance Media) — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Sandy Alderson sat in the Mets dugout at Tradition Field …
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
David Wright confronts Noah Syndergaard for eating lunch in Mets clubhouse during intrasquad scrimmage … Mets — Mets spring training … Mets — Mets: Top 25 pitching prospects
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Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
David Wright scolds Noah Syndergaard for eating lunch in clubhouse and not being on bench during Mets' intrasquad game — PORT ST. LUCIE — In his two years as Mets' captain, David Wright has been touted as a lead-by-example kind of guy. On Tuesday, however, he realized it was time to say something — and Noah Syndergaard listened.
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Paul White / USA Today:
Camp sites: Blue Jays Martin, Norris make cafe connection — DUNEDIN, Fla. - If Russell Martin just sat down while you were eating dinner at your local Whole Foods, how excited would you be? — Enough to call home? — “I called my mom after that and said, 'Mom, he is one of the most …
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Ryan Lawrence / Philly.com:
Positive Howard looking forward, not behind — Ryan Howard doesn't want to talk about the past, and probably more specifically, the most recent past, an offseason that included settling a lawsuit with his parents and brother and hearing that his boss, Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. …
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Associated Press:
Howard Gets 2 Hits in Spring Opener; Phils Tie Yanks 5-5 — CLEARWATER, Fla. — Newly trim Ryan Howard singled in his first two at-bats of spring training, and the Philadelphia Phillies tied the New York Yankees 5-5 Wednesday in their spring training opener.
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Andrus: I took this offseason more seriously — SURPRISE, Ariz. — Elvis Andrus is an old-timer with the Texas Rangers, even though he is only 26 years old and just getting started on a big contract extension he signed two years ago. — With 914 total games since making his major league debut …
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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
It's time to give Alex Rodriguez a chance — TAMPA, Fla. - Let's put aside our prejudices and biases about Alex Rodriguez, both for and against, and start over. Whether you consider him a snake or a victim, a liar or someone who got swallowed up in a self-created jail, it's time to measure A-Rod anew.
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Bumgarner Hit Hard in Spring Debut, A's Beat Giants 9-4 — MESA, Ariz. — World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner was roughed up in his exhibition debut, and Marcus Semien hit a pair of home runs as the Oakland Athletics opened their new spring training home by beating the champion San Francisco Giants 9-4 Tuesday.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Relievers Samson, Hoover also throw shutout ball — Bryan Price and Jason Marquis talk about the first Spring Training game for the Reds and the positives taken from their win vs. the Indians — GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Both the Reds and Indians opened their Cactus League seasons Tuesday showcasing pitchers …
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Billy Witz / New York Times:
Substantial Outfielder Shows Off Bat for Yankees — CLEARWATER, Fla. — It has been nearly 15 years, but C. C. Sabathia had no trouble recalling his first spring training game in a major league camp. The first batter he faced was his boyhood idol, Ken Griffey Jr. — Sabathia hit him in the back with a fastball.
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Photos show Panthers QB Cam Newton inside Label during shooting — CHARLOTTE — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was on stage in Label nightclub moments before gunfire started Saturday night, Eyewitness News has learned. — Eyewitness News obtained photos of Newton partying …
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