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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.
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Associated Press:
MLB players' union agrees to pitchless intentional walks
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Manfred gets confrontational over MLB union's resistance to pace-of-play changes
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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 …
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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Doug GlanvilleMLB / ESPN:
In defense of Sammy Sosa — His loyal supporters see a Hall of Fame career, the best of fan-friendly examples and the top power hitter in Chicago Cubs history. His critics see stats that were allegedly inflated by performance-enhancing drug, corked bats and an ugly end.
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Inside Baseball with Jon Heyman: Final offseason grades — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - With the signing of Matt Wieters by the Nats, all the big offseason stuff is mostly out of the way now. — So without further ado, here are the long-awaited grades ... Cleveland Indians
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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.
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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 …
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