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Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright suspended 15 games under MLB's domestic violence policy — NEW YORK (AP) — Boston Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright has accepted a 15-game suspension under Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy following his arrest on Dec. 8.
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Wright suspended 15 games for violation of domestic-violence policy — Steven Wright will be suspended 15 games for violating MLB's domestic violence policy, NBC Sports Boston has learned. The league is set to make the announcement Friday. — Wright, working his way back from right knee surgery …
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Eagle-Tribune, MLB Trade Rumors, Over the Monster, FanRag Sports and Deadspin
Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge batting leadoff Friday vs. Red Sox — TAMPA, Fla. — For at least one day, the New York Yankees have a new leadoff hitter: Aaron Judge. — The right fielder will bat first on Friday against the Boston Red Sox in a batting position that's normally occupied …
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Pinstripe Alley and Associated Press
ESPN:
MLB won't discipline Miguel Sano after investigating assault allegation
MLB won't discipline Miguel Sano after investigating assault allegation
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MLB Daily Dish
USA Today:
MLB will not discipline Twins' Miguel Sano; Red Sox's Steven Wright gets 15-game suspension
MLB will not discipline Twins' Miguel Sano; Red Sox's Steven Wright gets 15-game suspension
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MLB Baseball News …
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Marcell Ozuna's big move: From Marlins anonymity to Cardinals catalyst — JUPITER, Fla. - Marcell Ozuna didn't want to leave Miami. He didn't see the trade coming. When first told he was going to St. Louis, the All-Star outfielder thought somebody was pulling a prank on him.
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Scott Boeck / USA Today:
Through three teams and seven seasons, Ichiro Suzuki can't get rid of David Phelps — PEORIA, Ariz. — On a recent morning, David Phelps made his way across the Seattle Mariners clubhouse and noticed Ichiro Suzuki sitting at his locker. — No words were exchange. No handshakes.
Associated Press:
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw caps unscored upon spring training — SURPRISE, Ariz. — Clayton Kershaw finished spring training with a 0.00 ERA. — EDITOR'S PICKS — Giants southpaw Madison Bumgarner suffered a broken bone in his left hand after being hit by a line drive Friday.
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Giants' Madison Bumgarner breaks pitching hand on line drive in final spring start — San Francisco Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner is hurt for the second straight year, breaking a bone in his pitching hand when hit by a line drive off the bat of Kansas City's Whit Merrifield during a spring training game on Friday.
Associated Press:
Pop top: Yankees' Judge could get time batting leadoff — TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge could be used at times as a leadoff hitter this season. — The 2017 AL Rookie of the Year was at the top of the lineup and went 1 for 4 in a 5-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Friday.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Numbers game forcing Peter Bourjos to look elsewhere after leaving Cubs — Chicago Tribune — Outfielder Peter Bourjos' short stint with the Cubs at least had a memorable ending. — Bourjos hit a game-tying single Friday in the fifth inning of a 4-3 victory over the Brewers, only to be pulled for pinch-runner DJ Wilson.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs don't plan to push new closer Brandon Morrow — Chicago Tribune — Brandon Morrow's mind and arm have shifted gears over an 11-year career that has brought him to a high-profile role with the Cubs. — The chance to regain the closer duties he held during the infancy of his career …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Success hasn't turned Cubs from lovable to unlikable ... yet
Success hasn't turned Cubs from lovable to unlikable ... yet
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Brew Crew Ball
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Get to know a few of the new faces on the Cubs in 2018
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Rockies 8, Reds 2 — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Reds lost to the Colorado Rockies 8-2 Friday. — The game in three paragraphs: —Right-hander Homer Bailey made his final start before Opening Day. He went six innings and allowed three runs on nine hits. He walked one and struck out two.
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Red Reporter
Associated Press:
Mets' Conforto goes 1 for 4 in 1st game after shoulder surgery — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Michael Conforto received a late-night phone call from New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway, who asked whether he wanted to fill an open spot as Friday's designated hitter. — “Absolutely,” Conforto recalled responding.
Associated Press:
Nationals' Daniel Murphy likely to stay in Florida as knee rehab continues — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — All-Star second baseman Daniel Murphy is likely to remain behind in Florida when the Washington Nationals break camp. — Murphy had micro-fracture surgery on his right knee on Oct. 20 …
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks spring training - 2018 … Right fielder Steven Souza Jr. has a strained pectoral muscle and will be out a while. How long? The Diamondbacks say they aren't sure. And who will replace him? That, too, is something the Diamondbacks say they are still trying to figure out.
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Sporting News, CBSSports.com and Baseball Prospectus
Associated Press:
Will flip-flopping fielders be baseball's latest trend? — CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — New Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler's progressive approach includes a strategy straight from a slow-pitch softball league. — Kapler plans to flip-flop outfielders in the middle of an inning …
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MLB Baseball News …
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Camp report: Brandon Woodruff has one rough inning in a Brewers' 4-3 loss to the Cubs — On the field: Rookie right-hander Brandon Woodruff made his final statement for a spot in the rotation with a five-inning stint against the Cubs, a game the Brewers dropped, 4-3, at Sloan Park in Mesa.
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Brew Crew Ball