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Diamondbacks, Carroll provide surprising injury update, game reports — José M. Romero Nick PiecoroArizona Republic — Diamondbacks star Corbin Carroll took three at-bats off live pitching at Salt River Fields on Friday, March 6, his first time hitting at game-like intensity since undergoing surgery …
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Alex D'Agostino / Sports Illustrated:
Struggling Diamondbacks Prospect Gets Start vs Giants — The Diamondbacks take on an NL West rival. … The Arizona Diamondbacks will take on their NL West Rival San Francisco Giants at Salt River Fields on Saturday afternoon, with a 1:10 p.m. scheduled first pitch.
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Diamondbacks reliever a ‘special talent,’ team wins 5th straight — José M. Romero Nick PiecoroArizona Republic — Brandyn Garcia, who could be a big part of the Diamondbacks' bullpen this season, dealt with illness into this week but pitched a 1-2-3 fifth inning in Cactus League play on Wednesday …
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Rangers, former NL MVP Andrew McCutchen agree to minor league deal — McCutchen has been named an All-Star five times in his career. … The Texas Rangers have dug into their change pocket again to find some more money to spare for a potential right-handed outfield bat …
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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
How Marcus Thames can unlock KC Royals' offense as club's newest hitting coach — AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. — Marcus Thames joins Royals' coaching staff to help restore consistent offense in 2026. — Thames stresses listening, elevating players' strengths and attacking their strike zone.
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Freddy Peralta is the ideal Mets fit for 2026 — but the future is more complicated — PORT ST. LUCIE — Fastball Freddy, as new Met Freddy Peralta is sometimes still called, earned that moniker for coming right at you. What you expected was what you got — it was 96 fastballs in 98 pitches …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Exclusive: Tarik Skubal talks record contract, Tigers' title dreams and WBC plan — Tarik Skubal should become the highest-paid pitcher in MLB history. So why's he risking it with the WBC? — SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, who grew up just three hours away …
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers prospect Josue Briceño undergoes right wrist surgery — LAKELAND, FL - Detroit Tigers prospect Josue Briceño will miss time while recovering from right wrist surgery. — Briceño - the Tigers' consensus No. 4 prospect - underwent surgery Wednesday, March 4 …
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Charlotte Varnes / The Athletic:
Vintage Nola is still in there. Phillies starter looks stronger after early offseason work — Share full article — CLEARWATER, Fla. — Everything started a bit earlier for Aaron Nola this offseason — the long tossing, the bullpens, the work that kicks off many months of baseball.
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Alexander Peterman / Palm Beach Post:
Team Israel's game in Jupiter gives fans day of respite amid war — More than 2,500 fans turned out to see Team Israel play the Marlins in a warmup to the World Baseball Classic in Miami amid the fighting overseas. … JUPITER — Baseball, Ivan Nixon said, has always brought people together.
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Sonja Chen / MLB.com:
Sasaki and Sheehan? Who grabs Dodgers' final rotation spots? — GLENDALE, Ariz. — Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Shohei Ohtani ... and then who? — That's one question the Dodgers will need to answer with about three weeks of Spring Training exhibitions remaining.
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Michael McCarthy / Front Office Sports:
Sources: NBC Taps Jason Benetti As Top MLB Announcer — Jason Benetti's inspiring journey has already included roles as a top play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports, ESPN, the Tigers, and White Sox. For his next act, Benetti is landing the choice gig of lead play-by-play announcer …
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A's ‘always open’ to reunion with Kyler Murray, now an NFL free agent — MESA, Ariz. — Back in February 2019, the Athletics were left at the altar by Kyler Murray, who opted to forgo a professional baseball career despite signing a deal with them as their 2018 first-round Draft pick.
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