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Guardians prospect Valera exits with hand injury
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Wednesday, 01 March 2023 15:13
The Cleveland Guardians are hoping some rest will help highly touted outfield prospect George Valera, who left Tuesday's exhibition with an apparent right-hand injury.Valera, ranked as the No. 2 prospect in Cleveland's organization, was forced to leave during his at-bat in the second inning after fouling off a pitch. He underwent surgery on the same hand during the offseason to…
MLB prepares for possibly broadcasting 17 teams
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Wednesday, 01 March 2023 08:33
NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball added three executives to its new local media department as it prepares for a possible takeover of local broadcasts for 17 teams amid the financial deterioration of the Bally and AT&T SportsNet regional sports networks.Doug Johnson was hired as senior vice president and executive producer of local media, Greg Pennell as senior vice president…
A dad's hunt for an Orioles prospect's unique baseball card
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Wednesday, 01 March 2023 06:57
Christmas came early for Eric, a Florida-based building contractor. He was in Georgia for a wedding and decided to open a box of 2022 Bowman Draft 1st Edition baseball cards, his brother stopping by his Florida home on the drive up to wrangle the pricey package."It was steep, [like] $450," he told ESPN. "But it was like, 'You know what?…
Tatis: Shoulder, wrist '100%' in return to play
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Tuesday, 28 February 2023 18:48
Fernando Tatis Jr. on Tuesday played his first game for the San Diego Padres in nearly 17 months.Tatis went 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base and scored a run in a 7-5 win over the San Francisco Giants. He was the designated hitter in his first game since the 2021 regular-season finale."I saw that it was 500 or…
Song, in Phillies camp, knows challenges ahead
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Tuesday, 28 February 2023 14:20
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Noah Song has no illusions of the challenges still ahead as he approaches the end of his first week of spring training after joining the Philadelphia Phillies from the U.S. Navy.Dressed in white pinstripe pants and a red batting practice jersey with No. 52 and his name on the back, the 25-year-old right-hander threw 25 pitches on…
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