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Devers not open to switch: 3B 'is my position'

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Monday, 17 February 2025 12:14

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsFORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Red Sox's ballyhooed signing of Alex Bregman was met with considerable resistance Monday when Rafael Devers said he wouldn't cede third base.Devers, a three-time All-Star, has played the hot corner for Boston since 2017 and himself received a major deal just two years ago."Third base is my position," Devers said through an interpreter.…

Yankees' Stanton (elbows) uncertain for opener

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Monday, 17 February 2025 05:08

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsTAMPA, Fla. -- New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is uncertain for Opening Day because of tendinitis in both elbows.A five-time All-Star, the 35-year-old dealt with the issue last season and through the postseason, when he hit seven home runs as the Yankees reached the World Series for the first time since 2009.Asked whether the issue could impact…

Stranded at 3rd: Arenado arrives amid trade talk

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Monday, 17 February 2025 05:08

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsJUPITER, Fla. -- St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado reported to spring training Sunday, showing up to play for a team that spent much of the offseason trying to trade him.The eight-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove winner is owed $74 million for the next three seasons.Colorado will pay St. Louis $5 million this year, the final…

Bregman: 'Something special here' with Red Sox

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Monday, 17 February 2025 05:08

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsFORT MYERS, Fla. -- On top of the $40 million-a-year salary and love of hitting at Fenway Park, Alex Bregman said he chose to sign with the Boston Red Sox because he believes the organization can do something it has struggled to in recent years: win."I'm a winning player. This is a winning organization," Bregman said at Sunday's…

Mets' Soto arrives, happy long-term future secure

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Monday, 17 February 2025 05:08

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- More than two months after signing the richest contract in professional sports history, Juan Soto reported to work Sunday for the first time as a member of the New York Mets not yet having fully digested the life-changing, $765 million commitment."Not yet," Soto said with a smile. "I'm still thinking about it and…

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