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4:10 PM ET, February 24, 2017

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Little Tikes:
Little Tikes™ Recall on the 2-in-1 Snug 'n Secure Pink Swing  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. -In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Little Tikes Company, of Hudson, Ohio, is implementing a correction action plan involving approximately 540,000 units of the …
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: KRQE-TV and WDTN-TV
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 …
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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Tegna / WJXX-TV:
Dog accidentally shoots woman, boyfriend tells Jacksonville police … Diesel the dog did it.  —  That's the claim a 25-year-old Westside man made after his sleeping girlfriend was shot in her right leg late Tuesday at their West Patou Drive home, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Discussion: WRIC-TV
Jeff Seidel / Detroit Free Press:
Chris Ilitch speaks about Tigers plans: ‘I love this franchise’  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — New Detroit Tigers owner Chris Ilitch walked onto Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium this morning, wearing a Mr. I pin on the lapel of his steel-blue suit.  —  He stood behind the batting cage …
Discussion: Bless You Boys and CBS Detroit
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Shoulder soreness forces Dilson Herrera from WBC  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Cincinnati Reds second baseman Dilson Herrera has pulled out of his commitment to Team Colombia and the World Baseball Classic after experiencing right shoulder soreness that will prevent him from throwing for the next several days.
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: Bluebird Banter and South Side Sox
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
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Extend Pedro Strop  —  The Cubs have agreed to a contract extension with right-hander Pedro Strop, per ESPN Chicago's Jesse Rogers.  The new deal will run through the 2018 campaign and comes with a club option for the 2019 season.  That buys out one year of free agency for Strop …
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
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.
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: Royals Review and Yahoo Sports
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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ESPN:
Sources: MLB, union agree to use dugout signal for intentional walk
 
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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
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Predicting the Phillies roster, Version 1.0
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Dan Woike / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Chargers' Lynn secure with veteran coaches around him
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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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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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