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Andrew Miller may be the Cleveland Indians’ best reliever, but he won’t be closing games for them to start 2017. Manager Terry Francona said Saturday that Cody Allen remains the team’s closer, with Miller and Bryan Shaw serving as …
Yu Darvish’s Tommy John surgery is well and truly in the rear-view mirror, because he’s throwing his split-finger fastball again. The Texas Rangers ace used the pitch sparingly before his 2015 surgery, and then mostly abandoned it after …
New York Yankees president Randy Levine may have driven a wedge between the organization and one of its elite talents. Yankee setup man Dellin Betances, who has been one of baseball’s best relievers since the beginning of the 2014 season, …
Adrian Gonzalez’s spring training is not getting off to the start he was hoping for. The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman has been out 10 days with inflammation in his right elbow. Now he won’t swing for another two weeks as he tries to …
Adrian Beltre has a strained calf muscle that is expected to keep him out at least for the first round of the WBC. The Texas Rangers announced on Friday that an MRI confirmed a Grade 3 strained calf for the third baseman. Beltre reported to camp on …
Andrew McCutchen was not entirely thrilled by his move from center field to right. McCutchen said Friday that he was not consulted about the position shift, and was initially quite unhappy with the move. “It wasn’t an ask,” …
Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno was rather blunt with reliever Huston Street when the two crossed paths at spring training. Moreno greeted his players as they arrived in Tempe, and a thinner Street got a unique greeting. “I’m really …
Entering his third season with the Red Sox, Pablo Sandoval knows he has a lot to prove to the team and fans. After the 2014 season, Sandoval signed a massive contract with the Red Sox. So, far the marriage between the two has not gone the way either …
The Tampa Bay Rays have made a formal offer to free agent catcher Matt Wieters, according to a report. According to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, the Rays have made an offer to Wieters, likely for one year and less money than the player was …
The Chicago White Sox were doomed before the 2016 season even began, and one veteran who played for the team last season says things began to unravel immediately after Adam LaRoche retired. If you remember, LaRoche abruptly walked away from baseball …
It is probably going to take another full season before people finally accept that David Ortiz is truly retired, and Big Papi can thank one of his former teammates for keeping the comeback rumors alive this week. On Thursday, Ramirez left the door …
The Kushner family issued a statement on Wednesday night in which they said they were backing out of their pursuit of the Miami Marlins over an ambassador issue. The Kushners were reported to be close to purchasing the Miami Marlins from owner …
Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria appears to have quite the sweet gig lined up. The New York Post reported on Wednesday that the White House and State Department are in conflict over some ambassadorships. Within the article — which was mostly …
Minnesota Twins pitcher Phil Hughes needed surgery to correct thoracic outlet syndrome in 2016, and to stop the nerve issues that were happening in his throwing shoulder, a rib had to be removed. It turns out Hughes still has that rib, and he has big …
The Washington Nationals are still interested in free agent catcher Matt Wieters, but only on a short-term deal. According to ESPN’s Jayson Stark, the Nationals do maintain an interest in Wieters, who remains unsigned even as pitchers and …
Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish is entering the final year of his contract, and there are some indications that the Rangers won’t be trying to give him an extension. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News sees some indications that the Rangers …
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