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Bonds' favorite to win HR Derby not competing in 2016
Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki has reached double-digits in home runs only three times in his career, and hasn’t done it since 2009 when he was 35 years old. Yet Marlins hitting coach Barry Bonds is adamant that Ichiro could win the Home Run Derby if he wanted to. Deadspin directed readers to this YouTube video featuring an interview of Bonds. He said: He...
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Cuban-born 12-year MLB veteran to enlist in US Army Reserves
There have been a lot of players who served in the military, either before or during their career. Almost all of them, however, did so either during wartime or when we still had a draft. Since the end of the Vietnam War, however, not many have. Mitch Harris, who pitched for the Cardinals last year, is a graduate of the...
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Mets place struggling Harvey on DL with shoulder injury
The Mets placed starter Matt Harvey on the 15-day disabled list due to discomfort in his right shoulder, the club announced on Wednesday evening. Harvey was seen by team doctors, then referred to Dr. Thompson in St. Louis for an examination on Thursday, the Mets explained. This is about as good timing as the Mets could get with the injury…
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Report: Padres, White Sox discussing Shields trade
The Padres and White Sox have been discussing a trade involving starter James Shields, Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune reported on Saturday. Those talks have “significant momentum,” according to Lin. However, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports that nothing is imminent and that the Padres have fielded calls from a lot of teams interested in Shields. Shields, 34, has a 3.06 ERA and...
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Red Sox receive good news on Sandoval's condition
The latest report on Red Sox infielder Pablo Sandoval was positive, according to Rob Bradford of WEEI. The big-ticket free agent is finally able to go back to Dr. Andrews for a consult on his shoulder, which Andrews was not able to do previously because Sandoval was experiencing too much pain. The Sox will know more about his status early...
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Giants prevent Dodgers from breaking 1963 MLB record
After three games of scoreless ball, the Dodgers needed five more perfect innings going into Thursday’s game against the Giants at AT&T Park. It could’ve meant the record books. They continued their strong start in San Francisco. But after 31 consecutive scoreless innings, and needing just one more inning to tie the record set in 1963, they didn’t get...
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Giants' Pence to naysayers: ‘All of this is just for fun'
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ — The N.L. West is going to be a tough division. The Dodgers are the defending champions and still have all of that talent and financial muscle we’ve discussed at length. The Diamondbacks, though coming off of a couple of sub-par years, are featuring an increasingly crowded bandwagon this spring due to their abundance of offensive talent and...
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Angels' Weaver dealing with degenerative changes in spine
After struggling to reach 80 miles per hour with his fastball Wednesday and then undergoing an MRI exam, Angels right-hander Jered Weaver has been diagnosed with mild degenerative changes in his cervical spine. The team is calling it nerve tightness in his neck. Weaver showed a good sense of humor about the whole situation, telling Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com: “The third homer that...
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Report: Royals scouts escorted out of Lincecum throwing session
On Wednesday, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reported that Royals scouts were able to find out where in Arizona free agent pitcher Tim Lincecum was throwing. The scouts were promptly, but politely, escorted out. Lincecum, 31, underwent hip surgery this past September to repair a torn labrum and impingement in his left hip. He was supposed to hold a showcase, but…
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Romo on Harper's criticism of MLB: ‘Just shut up'
On Thursday morning, Tim Keown of ESPN The Magazine published an intriguing feature on Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper. One particular quote from Harper made the rounds, as he called baseball “a tired sport” because “you can’t express yourself”, i.e. with bat flips and fist-pumping. Giants reliever Sergio Romo got wind of his and disagreed. Romo said, “Don’t put your foot in your mouth when you’re...
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