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6:50 PM ET, February 23, 2017

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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs close door on possibility of Sammy Sosa return  —  Photos of former Cubs and White Sox slugger Sammy Sosa.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Whatever chance Sammy Sosa had of reconciling with the Cubs apparently is over.  —  According to multiple sources, Sosa's comments in an interview …
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Lakana / MYWABASHVALLEY:
4 Arrested in Connection To Malnourished Boy's Death  —  Vigo County, IN - Four individuals from Fontanet were arrested in connection with the brutal death of a 9 year old boy.  —  (Chad Allen Kraemer, 33 charges: Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Death a Level 1 Felony …
Discussion: WRIC-TV and WDTN-TV
Associated Press:
MLB players' union agrees to pitchless intentional walks  —  NEW YORK (AP) - The players' association has agreed to Major League Baseball's proposal to have intentional walks without pitches this year.  —  While the union has resisted many of MLB's proposed innovations, players are willing to accept the intentional walk change.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Manfred gets confrontational over MLB union's resistance to pace-of-play changes
Discussion: Minor League Ball
Yonhap News Agency:
Fine sought for Pirates' Kang Jung-ho over DUI charges  —  South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday sought a 15 million won (US$13,117) fine against the Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho for driving under the influence of alcohol.  —  The Seoul Central District Court held a hearing …
ESPN:
For Jake Peavy, baseball must take a back seat  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — After 17 professional spring trainings, Jake Peavy's instincts point him toward the comfort of a baseball diamond.  He should be arriving bleary-eyed at the clubhouse with a cup of coffee at 7 a.m. and getting ready …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox To Retire Mark Buehrle's Number  —  The White Sox are set to retire Mark Buehrle's #56 jersey this summer, the team announced.  As Dan Hayes of CSN Chicago notes on Twitter, that would appear to suggest the the lefty himself is also hanging up his spikes for good …
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and South Side Sox
Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Heyman: Rangers and Rougned Odor talking extension again  —  The Texas Rangers and star second baseman Rougned Odor have begun exchanging figures again, and there seems to be at least a bit of hope something can get done this time.  —  The Rangers are believed to have offered something …
Associated Press:
Cautious Rangers send Josh Hamilton for knee examination  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Josh Hamilton was back in Texas on Wednesday to have his surgically reconstructed left knee examined after he experienced discomfort during the Rangers' first full-squad spring training workout.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and Royals Review
Dan Woike / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Chargers' Lynn secure with veteran coaches around him  —  Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn (right) stands with his top assistants (from left), offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt, special teams coordinator George Stewart and defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, at a news conference in Carson.
Discussion: FanRag Sports and ProFootballTalk
Mary Kay Cabot / Plain Dealer:
Larry Fedora: Mitch Trubisky will measure '6-2 or a little taller; I'd be really shocked' if it's 6-1  —  North Carolina coach Larry Fedora believes Mitch Trubisky will measure up in every way.  (Mark Lambie, AP)  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — North Carolina coach Larry Fedora laughed when asked …
Discussion: FanRag Sports and ProFootballTalk
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB veterans chafe at Rob Manfred's vision: Always ‘some stupid new rule’  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred insists he's simply trying to be proactive, thinking that new rules to speed up his sport will provide more action and keep Millennials engaged.
Discussion: East Bay Times
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Predicting the Phillies roster, Version 1.0  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — With the first spring action scheduled for Thursday, it's time to reprise an annual exercise in futility.  —  Let's predict the Phillies' 25-man roster for opening day!  —  There are 37 exhibition games to be played between …
Discussion: Phillies Nation
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Next stop on Ian Desmond's journey is first base for the Rockies  —  SCOTTSDALE, Az.  - It's 7:45 a.m. on Field R8 at the Rockies' spring-training complex, nearly two hours before the team's workout will begin.  —  Field R8 actually is a half-field, designed for infield practice.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
 
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Matt Holliday, who figures to be a big leader in Yankees clubhouse, already taking young guys …
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Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Hanrahan to serve as coach for Class A club
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Tampa Bay Times:
Bucs QB Jameis Winston: ‘I would love to have DeSean’
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Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies prospect Victor Arano shut down for spring training with elbow injury
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