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Giants' Verlander pitches 2 innings in spring debut

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Monday, 24 February 2025 16:09

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Justin Verlander struck out one and allowed a solo home run while pitching two innings in his spring training debut for the San Francisco Giants on Monday.Verlander's first start of the spring came four days after the three-time Cy Young Award winner's 42nd birthday.After allowing the two-out homer to Colorado's Michael Toglia in the first…

Chafin gets minor league deal, returns to Tigers

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Monday, 24 February 2025 16:09

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsLAKELAND, Fla. -- Free agent reliever Andrew Chafin signed a minor league deal Monday to go to spring training with the Detroit Tigers, the team that traded the left-hander to Texas last summer.Chafin has pitched in 105 games for the Tigers over two stints -- 64 games in 2022 and 41 last year before being dealt to Texas…

Reports: Yanks' Stanton in N.Y. for medical tests

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Monday, 24 February 2025 16:09

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsYankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton has returned to New York to undergo medical testing, multiple outlets reported Monday.Stanton, 35, has yet to take part in spring training activities in Tampa, Fla., as he continues to battle tendinitis in both elbows. The New York Post said Monday that it was unclear whether the medical testing was for an evaluation of…

Guardians owner Dolan, 94, dies, team announces

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Monday, 24 February 2025 16:09

EmailPrintCLEVELAND -- Lawrence J. Dolan, owner of Cleveland's major league baseball team since 2000, has died at age 94.The Cleveland Guardians put out a statement Monday saying Dolan died Sunday night of natural causes."Mr. Dolan invested his entire life in Greater Cleveland and impacted our community on so many levels," Bob DiBiasio, Guardians senior vice president of public affairs, said…

'I think our pitching is going to surprise people': Can the Mets' rotation quiet the critics again?

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Monday, 24 February 2025 11:52

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Mid-February live batting practice sessions are usually forgettable, but the one held on the main field at Clover Park the day after Valentine's Day was different for the New York Mets.Kodai Senga, the presumed ace a year ago, faced four hitters. He threw 16 pitches, touched 96 mph and didn't appear compromised from…

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