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'We flew under the radar ... that's not happening': How to return as a surprise World Series winner -- or loser
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Saturday, 09 March 2024 04:43
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsLast month in Arizona, 38 miles apart, the two managers who shared the World Series stage last autumn returned to work after very different offseasons.Texas manager Bruce Bochy spent his winter basking in the glow of his fourth career championship, the first in franchise history for the Rangers."You get a deeper appreciation for something like this after you…
Cards' Lynn tossed in 1st start, joined by Marmol
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Friday, 08 March 2024 19:41
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsJUPITER, Fla. -- Lance Lynn was ejected from his first spring training start in his return to the St. Louis Cardinals after having words with home plate umpire Ángel Hernández on Friday night.The pitcher was then told to leave the bullpen after throwing a few more pitches following his outing against the Washington Nationals.There was one out in…
Sources: O's sale takes first step toward approval
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Friday, 08 March 2024 17:01
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMajor League Baseball's ownership committee voted to approve private-equity heavyweight David Rubenstein's purchase of the Baltimore Orioles, sources told ESPN, the first step toward a sale that could be finalized by April.The sale from the Angelos family, which bought the team for $173 million in 1993, is expected to be for $1.725 billion.The three-step approval process now moves…
Who's at shortstop? For Dodgers, it's now Betts
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Friday, 08 March 2024 17:01
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsGLENDALE, Ariz. -- Mookie Betts is already switching spots in the infield for the Los Angeles Dodgers, moving to shortstop from second base.Los Angeles planned for the six-time Gold Glove and seven-time All-Star outfielder to be the regular second baseman but shifted him to shortstop for Friday night's spring training game against Cincinnati. Manager Dave Roberts called the…
Cards' Nootbaar iffy for opener due to rib fractures
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Friday, 08 March 2024 15:46
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSt. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar has two nondisplaced rib fractures from falling into a wall when trying to make a twisting, turning catch in a spring training game, and it's unclear whether he will be ready for the season opener March 28.John Mozeliak, the team's president of baseball operations, said Friday that scans revealed the fractures.Nootbaar, the…
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