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Matt Kemp: ‘I love being back’ with the Dodgers — GLENDALE, Ariz. — Matt Kemp arrived early Tuesday to a Dodgers clubhouse he already knows and to a team he believes he can help win the World Series — if he gets the chance to stick around. — Kemp, back in the Dodgers spring-training complex …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Starless Detroit Tigers report to spring training with less fanfare — A look at three key MLB free agents still looking for contracts as of Feb. 11. Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press. Wochit — CONNECT — LAKELAND, Fla. — After four long winter months, the Detroit Tigers played catch on Tuesday.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers pitchers and catchers report to spring training today
Detroit Tigers pitchers and catchers report to spring training today
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Jerry CrasnickESPN Senior / ESPN:
Shohei Ohtani's main impact will come as a pitcher, Mike Scioscia says — TEMPE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani is quickly discovering how his every move at Los Angeles Angels' camp will be scrutinized this spring. About 50 Japanese media members gathered at the entrance of the player parking lot …
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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Reds' meetings with Cozart, Angels not on TV schedule
Reds' meetings with Cozart, Angels not on TV schedule
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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Aaron Boone is already bringing a Joe Torre-like touch to Yankees — TAMPA — Not that there was much doubt, but on his first day in a Yankee uniform, Aaron Boone left the distinct impression that he will be much more like Joe Torre than Joe Girardi. — In fact, to hear the new manager talk …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Molina moves up on Musial, Gibson — JUPITER, Fla. • Yadier Molina walked into a Cardinals' spring training clubhouse for the 15th consecutive February on Tuesday. “Time flies, huh?' he mused. — No Cardinal other than Stanley Frank Musial and Robert (no middle name) …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Gregerson sees closing as an opportunity, not a promise given him
Gregerson sees closing as an opportunity, not a promise given him
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
All eyes on jobless camp as MLB spring training opens: ‘Not one player wants to be there’
All eyes on jobless camp as MLB spring training opens: ‘Not one player wants to be there’
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals to sign Norris, throwing open competition for bullpen roles — JUPITER, Fla. • With a bullpen to restock and roles to sort out, the Cardinals have, in the words of one executive, “cast a wide net” and decided to throw a bunch of different options at the late innings, including a familiar addition Monday.
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Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
David Price says he wants to move on from last season's mistakes — FORT MYERS, Fla. — Above all else, David Price needs to stay healthy and pitch well this season. But his image could use a good cleansing, too. — And so, as he began his third spring training with the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday …
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Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Inside the Red Sox rotation: Five pitchers, five issues for 2018
Inside the Red Sox rotation: Five pitchers, five issues for 2018
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays journal: Colome has new look but same jersey, De Leon impresses, Romo finds sanctuary — PORT CHARLOTTE — Alex Colome figured, given all the trade talk, he'd have a new spring home by now. Instead, he showed up Tuesday at Rays camp with a new look - long braids and a beard.
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Kevin Acee / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Padres pitcher Jose Torres facing domestic violence charges — Padres reliever Jose Torres was arrested in December after a dispute in which he allegedly brandished a semiautomatic handgun. — The incident occurred in the home Torres shares with a woman in Phoenix and is being handled …
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
Ex-A's right-hander Jarrod Parker retires after career derailed by injuries — A%E2%80%99s+Chris+Bassitt+discusses+ rotation+ — Chris+Bassitt+on+competing+for+ A%E2%80%99s+rotation+spot+ — Pitcher Chris Bassitt talks about competing for a starting job with the Oakland Athletics.
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Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Wait ... Gabe Kapler wants his Phillies players to do what? — CLEARWATER, Fla. - Sometimes it seems as if an alien landed in Philadelphia this offseason and seized control of the local baseball team. No longer will the pitchers simply stretch and throw on the first day of spring training.
Associated Press:
New manager Mickey Callaway has big ideas for Mets — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — For a first-time manager, Mickey Callaway was mighty bold about his own expectations with the New York Mets. — “The front office has gotten us the players. The coaching staff is the best coaching staff in the big leagues,” he said Tuesday.
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds spring training notes: How does Scooter Gennett roll? In an RV, of course. — GOODYEAR, Ariz. — If anyone ever asks you how long it takes to drive from the Reds old spring training home in Florida to the new one in Arizona, you can answer “32 hours” with confidence.
Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Heyman | Bombshell lawsuit filed against Levinson brothers — Juan Carlos Nunez, the former employee of the ACES baseball agency who went to prison for his role in the infamous Melky Cabrera fake website and PED case, has filed a bombshell lawsuit against Seth and Sam Levinson …
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