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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission:
Britax Recalls Strollers Due to Fall Hazard — Britax-B-Agile stroller (in travel system mode) — Britax B-Agile double stroller (in travel system mode) — B-Agile 4 stroller (in travel system mode) — BOB-Motion stroller (in travel system mode) — Recall Summary — Name of product:
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CBS Pittsburgh:
Jets' Cornerback Darrelle Revis Facing Robbery, Assault Charges After Fight — PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — New York Jets cornerback, former Pitt star and Aliquippa native Darrelle Revis was injured after getting into an altercation on the South Side. Now, police say they have filed charges against him.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tyler Austin Out Six Weeks Due To Foot Fracture — The Yankees will be without Tyler Austin for the majority of Spring Training after the 25-year-old suffered a small fracture in his left foot, manager Joe Girardi told reporters (Twitter link via Joel Sherman of the New York Post).
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FanRag Sports and Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
Andrew McCutchen says he wasn't asked about moving to right field — BRADENTON, Fla. — During his eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Andrew McCutchen thought he'd be the one to decide if he needed to move out of center field. But a few weeks ago, when the time arrived to make that move, he learned something shocking:
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Bucs Dugout
ESPN:
Commissioner Rob Manfred offers ideas to create more game action — LAKELAND, Fla. — Nothing about baseball “needs to be fixed,” Rob Manfred said Thursday. But the commissioner then emphatically defended a series of pace-of-game proposals, saying his sport does need to change …
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Bleacher Nation
Shaun Towne / WPRI-TV:
Police: Providence raid connected to $90K diaper heist — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A raid at a former Providence business Thursday morning turned out to be connected to the theft of $90,000 worth of diapers. — Eyewitness News cameras rolled as investigators brought out numerous boxes …
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WRBL-TV
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Cheslor Cuthbert joins crowded field in Royals' second base competition — SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Last October, in the days after the regular season was complete, Cheslor Cuthbert boarded a flight at Kansas City International Airport and headed to Arizona. Cuthbert was exhausted …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Agree To Minor League Deal With Aaron Hill — The Giants have agreed to a minor league contract with veteran infielder Aaron Hill, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter). The 34-year-old Legacy Agency client will head to camp and compete for a roster spot in San Francisco.
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CBS New York:
Sweeny: Randy Choate, ‘Loogy’ Extraordinaire, Calls It A Career — Randy Choate's idol is Jesse Orosco. Very early in his career, when he came up with the Yankees in the early 2000s, Choate told me his goal was to be just like Orosco, who retired after appearing in a record 1,252 games and pitched until he was 47.
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River Avenue Blues, Pinstripe Alley, FanRag Sports and MLB Trade Rumors
James Wagner / New York Times:
A Top Mets Prospect Let Baseball Wait Until School Was Done — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Some of the factors that make the Mets' Amed Rosario one of the top prospects in baseball are quickly apparent — even to those without the trained eye of a scout. — There is the quick foot speed …
Tampa Bay Times:
A Rays deal with Matt Wieters makes sense — at the right price — PORT CHARLOTTE — There are several things we know about the Rays' interest in Matt Wieters, the former Orioles star catcher who surprisingly — check mlbtraderumors.com — yep, remains unsigned as camps open:
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Mark SaxonESPN / ESPN:
Cardinals prospect Alex Reyes to have surgery, out for season — JUPITER, Fla. — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Alex Reyes will undergo season-ending elbow surgery, general manager John Mozeliak announced Wednesday. — Reyes, the team's top prospect and a candidate to break camp with a rotation spot …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
The Royals aren't giving up on the 2017 season — or their free agents
The Royals aren't giving up on the 2017 season — or their free agents
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Kansas City Star, Royals Review, MLB Trade Rumors and Cubs Insider
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets must scrap Zack Wheeler bullpen plan after starter's elbow ‘tenderness’ — PORT ST. LUCIE — We should remember it all began with a blister. Even if the Mets say the tenderness in Zack Wheeler's elbow is not really a concern, it raises some eyebrows.
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