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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Reyes headed for Tommy John surgery, will miss 2017 season — JUPITER, Fla. • One of the best pitching prospects in all of baseball and an early favorite for a Rookie of the Year will have to wait a year to prove it. — Alex Reyes has a complete rupture of a ligament in his right elbow …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals braced for the worst after Reyes' elbow flares up — JUPITER, Fla. • Before the first official pitch of spring training workouts had even been thrown Tuesday, alarm spread through the Cardinals that rookie pitcher Alex Reyes could miss an extended period of time with an elbow injury.
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ESPN:
Cardinals prospect Alex Reyes has partial tear in elbow — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Alex Reyes has a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow and will get a second opinion, but season-ending Tommy John surgery is likely, a source told ESPN's Jim Bowden. — EDITOR'S PICKS
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Matt Harvey couldn't feel his hand for three days after surgery — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Matt Harvey was scared and humbled. Last summer, after a confusing three months of trying to pitch with cold, tingling fingers and not being able to command a baseball, Harvey had ominously been diagnosed with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals send Reyes for MRI on pitching elbow
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs will use restraint to ease Kyle Schwarber into limited catching role — Cubs' Kyle Schwarber on his knee, catching and batting leadoff at spring training on Feb. 14, 2017. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — The protective brace on Kyle Schwarber's left knee represents insurance for the future.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Kyle Schwarber officially cleared to catch — Cubs' Kyle Schwarber on his knee, catching and batting leadoff at spring training on Feb. 14, 2017. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Kyle Schwarber will get his wish, as the Chicago Cubs announced Wednesday morning …
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ESPN:
Yankees owner envisions expanded role for A-Rod, noncommittal on future of manager Joe Girardi — TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner can envision Alex Rodriguez's role with the team growing over time. — “Absolutely,” Steinbrenner said Wednesday afternoon …
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Ariel Helwani / MMA Fighting:
Georges St-Pierre and UFC agree to terms, close to finalizing new contract — At long last, Georges St-Pierre appears headed back to the UFC. — St-Pierre, the former UFC welterweight champion, is on the verge of signing a new multi-fight contract with the promotion, multiple sources confirmed with MMA Fighting.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets' Neil Walker talks about accepting qualifying offer, desire for long-term deal — PORT ST. LUCIE - Before he made the decision to have surgery last summer, Neil Walker got some assurances from the Mets. Sandy Alderson did not guarantee the second baseman, who was facing free agency for the first time …
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Erik Boland / Newsday:
Yankees' Michael Pineda focused on finishing outs and innings — TAMPA, Fla. — CC Sabathia has experience in such matters. — And so when the veteran lefthander, having won a Cy Young award in 2007 with Cleveland, used that award and the eternally inconsistent Michael Pineda in the same sentence Tuesday, it raised a few eyebrows.
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
New England Patriots Super Bowl Hero's Life Story to Be Told in Biopic (Exclusive) — Malcolm Butler's journey — from running the fryolator at Popeyes to becoming the team's star cornerback — will be heading to the big screen in ‘The Secondary’ with the help of Daniel Levin …
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Dan Steinberg / Washington Post:
Chris Cooley speculates on-air about Scot McCloughan: ‘Is he drinking?’ — Over the past few weeks, several Redskins reporters — including The Post's Mike Jones — observed that Redskins GM Scot McCloughan was not being allowed to speak with the media. This seemed a bit odd, because there's no shortage of appropriate questions.
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