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Christina Kahrl / MLB:
Giants fear Hunter Pence broke arm — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — San Francisco Giants right fielder Hunter Pence was hit on the left forearm near the wrist by a pitch thrown by hard-throwing Chicago Cubs prospect Corey Black in the sixth inning of Thursday's spring training games.
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Harvey shines, as Mets win with a walk-off — Matt Harvey pitched for in a game for the first time since August 2013 and tossed two perfect innings, as the Mets beat the Tigers 5-4 on Friday. — Matt Reynolds hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to win it for the Mets.
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Tim Kawakami / Talking Points:
Raiders owner Mark Davis on “The TK Show”: Explaining how the Carson plan came together with the Chargers, the Oakland discussions, and preparing the Brinks truck for free agency — I'm not sure if this is Raiders owner Mark Davis' first long interview of this type, but I don't remember …
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Ryan Lawrence / Philly.com:
Hamels sharp in spring debut — Thirteen days after carefully winding his way through difficult questions about trade rumors and his true baseball desires, Cole Hamels made his 2015 debut. — Hamels took the mound at Bright House Field against the New York Yankees on a rainy Friday afternoon in Clearwater.
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Cincinnati.com:
Last Slide — GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Joey Votto loves numbers. Baseball analytics mesh with his personality, which is as analytic as it gets. Votto might be a see-ball, hit-ball ballplayer. But only if you tell him why he should be, and back it up with statistics seemingly conjured deep in a bunker at MIT.
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Last call: Braun chats up umpire about pace of play — 3/5/15: Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun talks about adapting to the new pace-of-play rules during his first Spring Training at-bats … • Thursday's Cactus League opener marked Ryan Braun's introduction to Major League Baseball's …
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Evan Grant / Texas Rangers Blog:
Rangers' Yu Darvish will have MRI exam, see team orthopedist Friday — Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish looks toward first base in the first inning during a Major League Baseball spring training game against the Kansas City Royals at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona Thursday March 5, 2015.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Sign Joe Beimel — 2:19pm: Beimel would earn $1.5MM if he breaks camp with the club and can earn more via incentives, per Grant. — 1:03pm: Beimel's deal is an MLB contract but is not guaranteed, tweets Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. — 12:41pm: The Rangers …
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Yahoo Sports:
Royals' Collins has ligament damage; Infante to get MRI exam (Yahoo Sports) — Royals reliever Tim Collins will seek a second opinion after an MRI exam revealed ligament damage in his left elbow, while second baseman Omar Infante was headed for his own MRI because of continued soreness in his right elbow.
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Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Greinke faces hitters, says arm ‘doing good’ — GLENDALE, Ariz. — A little over two weeks after getting a lubricating injection in his right elbow, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke threw off a mound to hitters Friday and said afterward he has not had any problems with his arm since receiving treatment.
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Samardzija seems destined for free agency, but the trade was worth it — GLENDALE, Ariz. — The White Sox will tell you there were two big benefits to acquiring big right-hander Jeff Samardzija. First and most obviously, he is one of the better righty starters in baseball …
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Yahoo Sports:
Sources: Cuban Hector Olivera could have damaged UCL in throwing arm — Serious concern exists that Cuban infielder Hector Olivera has a damaged ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing arm, potentially hindering the market for a free agent who many expected to contribute in the major leagues this season, sources told Yahoo Sports.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
‘Boring’ Cardinals know how to win — JUPITER, Fla. — The St. Louis Cardinals are the team the tabloids and shock-jock shows love to hate. — You looking for a juicy quote? Maybe stir up a little controversy? Sorry, wrong camp. — You looking for pizzazz, a little flair, or at least someone to brag about themselves?
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs To Sign Phil Coke — 2:15pm: Coke's deal will pay him $2.25MM if he makes the Major League club with the opportunity to earn up to $900K more via incentives, reports MLive.com's Chris Iott (Twitter links). The incentives kick in beginning with his 35th appearance of the season, Iott adds.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phil Coke “Very Close” To Deal With Unknown Team
Phil Coke “Very Close” To Deal With Unknown Team
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