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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards win 11-4 as Martinez needs 85 pitches for four innings — St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Carlos Martinez (18) works against the Miami Marlins in the first inning of a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo)
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Carpenter to DH; Martinez to face Marlins
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards' Mayers is at his best going with his best
Christian Red / New York Daily News:
David Wright dealt another setback as Mets captain shut down for eight more weeks with back, shoulder issues — PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets released an updated injury report on four players Tuesday, and while Yoenis Cespedes' wrist soreness was the buzz of the clubhouse since the Cuban left fielder …
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mets' Yoenis Cespedes dealing with right wrist soreness, David Wright shut down — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is day-to-day with right wrist soreness, and sidelined third baseman David Wright cannot participate in baseball activities for another two months due to lingering back/shoulder issues.
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Mets' David Wright shut down for 8 weeks, Yoenis Cespedes injures wrist — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Mets captain David Wright won't participate in baseball activities for two months because of back and shoulder issues, another setback in his attempt to return from injuries that have sidelined …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Will Jordan Zimmermann be in the Detroit Tigers' starting rotation? — Detroit Tigers owner Chris Ilitch spoke to reporters on Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Lakeland, Fla. Video by George Sipple/DFP — TAMPA, Fla. — It's a mystery that will be solved another day.
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Mets send Tim Tebow to minor league camp after batting .056 — The New York Mets have reassigned Tim Tebow to minor league camp. — Tebow had just one hit in 18 at-bats this spring (.056). He had struck out 11 times. — Tebow said he was somewhat limited in camp by an ankle injury …
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Mets send Tim Tebow to minor league camp — Tim Tebow was reassigned to minor league camp by the New York Mets on Tuesday, ending his Grapefruit League stint after striking out in 11 of his 19 plate appearances. — Tebow, 30, had one hit in 18 spring training at-bats (.056) …
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Noah Syndergaard to start second straight Mets opening day, deGrom to get second game — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —Mets righty Noah Syndergaard will make his second straight opening day start, manager Mickey Callaway announced Tuesday. — Syndergaard will get the ball against the Cardinals since Jacob deGrom …
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
It took a lot of convincing to start confident Adrian Gonzalez's path to Mets
It took a lot of convincing to start confident Adrian Gonzalez's path to Mets
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Oh still waiting for clearance to join Jays pen — DUNEDIN — While his teammates freshen their arms and sharpen their stuff in live competition, Jays reliever Seung Hwan Oh has to go through a markedly different and less gratifying routine. — In between waiting for word that his work visa is approved …
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Troy Tulowitzki won't be healthy enough for opener — The Toronto Blue Jays won't have shortstop Troy Tulowitzki for Opening Day as he continues to deal with a bone spur in his right heel. — Manager John Gibbons made the announcement Tuesday. Tulowitzki has participated in on-field work …
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies have sights set on Bryce Harper-led free-agent class — CLEARWATER, Fla. — John Middleton circled Jake Arrieta's name when he looked ahead “a while ago” at a list of players who could reach free agency after last season. The Phillies owner believed Arrieta was the best player available …
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Ivan Nova will start opening day, might not finish season with Pirates — BRADENTON, Fla. — Ivan Nova will be the Pirates' opening-day starting pitcher at Detroit on March 29. It is unclear whether he will remain with Pittsburgh through the entire season.
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Aaron Judge not eligible for arbitration, to earn $622K — NEW YORK — AL Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge will earn $622,300 in the major leagues as part of his one-year contract with the New York Yankees. — Judge, who led the AL with 52 home runs, is not eligible for salary arbitration until after the 2019 season.
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Jorge Castillo / Chicago Tribune:
15 years in, Nationals pitcher Edwin Jackson still trying to extend his journey — The Washington Post — When you pitch for 12 organizations across a decade-and-a-half, like Edwin Jackson, you figure out how the professional baseball world operates. In his 15-year path from teenage super-prospect …
Bob Nightengale / Courier-Journal:
For Royals GM Dayton Moore, anti-porn message worth the scorn, scientific scrutiny — SURPRISE, Ariz. - If you want to bring a copy of Hustler Magazine to the Kansas City Royals clubhouse, Dayton Moore can't stop you. — If you casually drop F-bombs in your everyday conversation, keep on talking.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox prospect Dylan Cease relishes chance to face Ichiro Suzuki — Chicago Tribune — In his third Cactus League appearance Monday night at the Peoria Sports Complex, 22-year-old White Sox prospect Dylan Cease got a chance to face 44-year-old legend Ichiro Suzuki. — Weird, eh?
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Jim Thome excited to see what White Sox prospect Luis Robert becomes
Jim Thome excited to see what White Sox prospect Luis Robert becomes
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Which team would be MLB's best if every player were in his prime? — For every player in Major League Baseball, a hope exists somewhere — in the GM who signed him, the fans who will cheer for him, or the player himself — that this year he will play as well as he's ever played.
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Can young starting pitching depth soften injury blow? Cincinnati Reds are betting it can — GOODYEAR, Ariz. - It was a softball question. — I started the morning media session last week by lobbing this one to Bryan Price: “How is camp going so far?' — I expected Price to sing the usual song: “Things are are going well.
Evan Woodbery / MLive.com:
Tigers make big round of cuts, sending 11 to minor-league camp — Gallery: Detroit Tigers spring training - February 19, 2018 — LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers made a big round of cuts on Tuesday, sending 11 players to minor league camp. — The team optioned left-handed pitcher Ryan Carpenter …
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