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Yankees' pitcher Masahiro Tanaka no fan of DH, wants to hit and run at National League ballparks — TAMPA, Fla. — Masahiro Tanaka wants to keep on hitting and running the bases at NL ballparks, hoping use of the designated hitter does not spread to the National League.
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
He's no Ohtani, but Davidson knows what two-way role he wants to fill for Rangers — One thing Matt Davidson wanted to make sure was perfectly clear Tuesday were his intentions as a two-way player. — The Texas Rangers won't have to juggle the next Shohei Ohtani.
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Mended Rangers starters know ‘a lot of us you can mark down as question marks’
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
First three Rangers pitchers to watch this spring have similar storyline, elbow scars
Wallace Matthews / New York Daily News:
Don't you dare blame the players for MLB's free agency disaster — By Wednesday afternoon, pitchers and catchers will have reported to 29 of the 30 major league baseball spring training camps. (For some reason, the Atlanta Braves don't report until Feb. 15).
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ESPN:
Justin Verlander baffled rebuilding teams won't sign Machado, Harper — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander isn't buying the theory that the market for big free agents is limited by rebuilding teams not being in position to sign stars. … Like last year, the marquee free agents this offseason …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Baseball is back — except for the 100 or so remaining free agents. Is this the new normal? — Photos of the Cubs at spring training at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz., before the 2019 season. — Chicago Tribune — Spring training was once a time for teams to forget the past and focus on what's ahead.
Chris Thomas / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers spring training: Everything you need to know — Taking a look at what the Tigers' starting lineup and pitching rotation could look like to open the 2019 season. Video by Anthony Fenech and Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press. — CONNECT — Baseball is back!
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers spring training observations: Casey Mize impresses — LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers pitchers and catchers continued their pre-camp workouts on Tuesday morning, one day before their first formal workout. — Most notable of the bunch was right-hander Casey Mize …
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Jacob deGrom makes double-barreled threat over Mets contract talks … PORT ST. LUCIE — Jacob deGrom is putting the Mets on the clock. — After a winter of inactivity in long-term contract discussions, the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner has informed team officials …
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets Spring Training: 5 burning questions facing the Amazin's
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Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
Mets will train Jeff McNeil in outfield to open door for more at-bats
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Tucker Barnhart happy to still be a Cincinnati Red — GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Tucker Barnhart was back at his old locker at the Reds spring training facility - happy and slightly relieved to be there. — The Reds took a long spin on the J.T. Realmuto trade rumor mill this offseason.
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Lefty reliever Zach Duke signs 1-year contract with Cincinnati Reds
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Associated Press:
Giants catcher Buster Posey hoping for healthy, productive 2019 season — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — One day in early November, Buster Posey felt his body respond more normally again as he rehabilitated from season-ending hip surgery. Working out his lower half with a 15-pound dumbbell in his left hand …
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Wilson Ramos upgrades Mets behind the plate, but comes with injury concerns — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Following the 2017 season, Wilson Ramos' offseason workouts focused on strengthening his twice surgically repaired knee. — This offseason, with his right knee in better condition …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Greg Bird says he's ready for the challenge of fighting for the Yankees first base gig — TAMPA - Greg Bird knows where he stands. The former Yankee first baseman of the future is now facing a battle for his spot on the team. He starting working out at the team's minor league complex …
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Life after Paul Goldschmidt starts this week for Arizona Diamondbacks — They have been trickling into Salt River Fields for weeks, Diamondbacks players looking to get ready for the start of spring training. Many of the faces are familiar, others are not, but the big difference between …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
DeJong's agent says chilly offseason, stagnant market are ‘a warning signal’ for baseball — JUPITER, Fla. • One of his treasured souvenirs of youth was a talisman of sorts — a Reggie Jackson 1980 TOPPS baseball card that Burton Rocks got in a wax pack given him in the hospital.
