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Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
Carson Fulmer chalks up dismal performance to ‘just a bad outing’ — Chicago Tribune — After each of his first three Cactus League starts — all losses — White Sox starter Carson Fulmer was able to find some positives. — Though nothing positive was evident in Fulmer's fourth effort …
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White Sox's Avisail Garcia on being yanked from Cactus League game: ‘I always understand Ricky’ — Chicago Tribune — Under manager Rick Renteria, the White Sox pride themselves on hustling and not quitting no matter the score or circumstances. — That's why when Renteria yanked Avisail Garcia …
Rotoworld.com:
ST Daily: He's Braun Fire — Follow @Crawford_MILB and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. — The Brewers made two of the biggest moves of the offseason to improve their lineup in 2018; signing Lorenzo Cain to a five-year deal and trading for former Marlin Christian Yelich to give Milwaukee …
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers power their way past the Rockies in Cactus League play — DODGERS 11, COLORADO 6 — AT THE PLATE: Enrique Hernandez hit a three-run home run and a two-run double off right-hander Jon Gray, the Rockies' ace. Hernandez, a utility man who usually does not start against right-handed pitchers …
Associated Press:
Actor Jim Caviezel stands in for Royals coach Dale Sveum in photo — SURPRISE, Ariz. — Actor Jim Caviezel has played Jesus and golfer Bobby Jones on the big screen. On Wednesday, he portrayed Kansas City Royals bench coach Dale Sveum. — Sveum had a medical appointment for his stiff neck …
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Maria Torres / Kansas City Star:
Royals 7, Cubs 6: Frank Schwindel's big day helps KC complete rally — SURPRISE, ARIZ. — With late help from non-roster invitees, the Royals scored twice in the seventh inning and overcame an early deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 7-6 in front of an announced crowd of 10,213 fans at Surprise Stadium.
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Steve Greenberg / Chicago Sun Times:
Cubs' Kris Bryant wants to walk more, whiff less; says, ‘I want to be great’ — Sign-Up for our Newsletter … SURPRISE, Ariz. — It's been a while since Kris Bryant cried about being called out on strikes. Let's call it a little more than half a lifetime ago, in his native Las Vegas.
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Fran Spielman / Chicago Sun Times:
Cubs and Tunney at odds again - this time over tent shielding player parking lot
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge avoids tamper trouble from MLB after pitching Manny Machado on joining Yankees — SARASOTA, Fla. — This Baby Bomber just threw a tamper tantrum. — Manny Machado won't be a free agent until the offseason, but Aaron Judge is already making his pitch to the All-Star shortstop on why he should join the Yankees.
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Yankees' Aaron Judge tells O's Manny Machado: 'You'd look good in pinstripes'
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Dan Martin / New York Post:
Here's how little Yankees are paying the Baby Bombers
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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Aaron Judge to Manny Machado: 'You'd look pretty good in pinstripes, too'
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals' bullpen dominates Houston — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. • Starter Adam Wainwright was impressive enough for the Cardinals on Wednesday. The four pitchers who succeeded him virtually were unhittable. — Piggy-backing five scoreless innings by five relievers on Tuesday …
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Ben Frederickson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards' Wainwright is offline but on target — • Adam Wainwright will not read this story, at least not on the handy STLtoday app. — The Cardinals starter is in the midst of a self-imposed internet ban. — Well, sort of. — If he's not updating his Twitter followers on his attempts …
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Waino dazzling in five innings against Astros — Yes, it was only for five innings and, yes, it was an exhibition game. But the step by step progression of the 36-year-old Wainwright this spring has been palpable after critics and even supporters had wondered in the off-season what might …
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Former Red Sox manager John Farrell joins Reds as scout — The Cincinnati Reds have added John Farrell as a scout. — It will be Farrell's first job since the Red Sox dismissed him as their manager last October with one year left on his contract. He posted a 432-378 record over five seasons …
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Reds hire Farrell, ex-Red Sox manager, as scout
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers renew contracts of Corey Seager and Cody Bellinger … The Dodgers renewed the contracts of Corey Seager and Cody Bellinger on Wednesday, assigning the two young stars a salary after the players declined to agree to the team's offer. — The Dodgers renewed Seager at $605,000 and Bellinger at $585,000.
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Corpus Christi Caller-Times:
Minor League Baseball announces rules changes to go into effect in 2018 — Minor League Baseball announced three rules changes Wednesday that will go into effect for the 2018 season. — The most drastic change will come in extra innings, where a runner will be placed on second every inning beginning in the 10th.
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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Neil Walker's focus is on future with Yanks, not past Mets drama — TAMPA — He played two positions and batted from two sides of the plate while playing for three teams on two different fields. — Welcome to Neil Walker's rush-job spring training. Welcome to life after escaping free-agency hell.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Cubs no longer have to worry about World Series hangover — Chicago Tribune — The Cubs don't feel the need to apologize to their fans for not winning the World Series again in 2017. — When it takes 108 years to win just one, Cubs' fans shouldn't be too greedy.
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Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times:
Guillermo Heredia, Taylor Motter rally the Mariners to a 5-4 win over the Giants — Mariners 5, Giants 4 at Peoria Stadium — Notable — Trailing 4-3 going into the bottom of the eighth, the Mariners scored a pair of runs to take the lead for good. Guillermo Heredia's RBI double to left field tied the game.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Willson Contreras getting his batting eye back after missing time to illness — Chicago Tribune — After missing a week because of a fever, Willson Contreras is making up for lost time. — So after a sluggish round of batting practice Tuesday, Contreras asked Jesus Feliciano …
Neil Best / Newsday:
Ratings for Yankees spring training games on YES up 89 percent — The March 4 Rays-Yankees game averaged 145,000 viewers, the network's most-viewed spring training game in five years. — Even for television executives and ratings nerds, spring training baseball usually is a nonevent.
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