February 23, 2012
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Former Yankees manager Lou Piniella has been hired by the team’s YES Network as a special contributor. Piniella will help with 20-30 events this year, including some game telecasts. He also is with the team as a spring training instructor in Tampa, Fla., near his home.
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Piniella hired by Yankees’ YES Network (AP)
Texas Rangers president and CEO Nolan Ryan says the team assembling for this spring training is his best. At a packed news conference Wednesday, the Hall of Fame pitcher spoke of how impressed he is with the team’s expensive addition from Japan, right-hander Yu Darvish, then talked of the addiction struggles of outfielder Josh Hamilton and his high expectations for this team.
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Ryan calls this Rangers team his best (AP)
Ronald Belisario spent last season in Venezuela instead of with the Los Angeles Dodgers due to visa problems. The reason
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Belisario admits positive cocaine test (AP)
Last summer, Carlos Beltran offered to foot the bill if then-Mets teammate Jonathan Niese received a nose job. Now it’s time to pay up. “Carlos and I were joking around about it and he said he wanted me to get a new nose,” Niese said Wednesday.
Kelly Shoppach’s preparation for his first season as a catcher with the Boston Red Sox includes more than just getting to know the pitching staff. He practically has to learn a different language
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Red Sox set to move on without Varitek? (AP)
A casually dressed Don Mattingly leaned back in his clubhouse office chair admittedly much more relaxed the second time around as Dodgers manager. Nobody will question that his first move of spring training is spot on: Mattingly wasted no time Tuesday choosing reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw as the opening day starter for Los Angeles come April 5 at San Diego — even if it’s…
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Mattingly: Kershaw to start opening day (AP)
Three months have passed since Wilson Ramos’ budding baseball career was interrupted by a gunpoint kidnapping in his native Venezuela.
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Nats C Ramos moving on after kidnapping (AP)
Infielder Cristian Guzman has taken a physical for the Cleveland Indians and says he will sign a minor league contract with the club. Guzman was spotted in the hallway of the Indians’ training facility Tuesday as players took physicals before the team’s first official workouts this week. Later, Guzman took an empty stall in Cleveland’s clubhouse and said he will likely sign Wednesday.
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INF Guzman says he’ll sign with Indians (AP)
Miami Marlins left fielder Logan Morrison says the team is taking uniform No.
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Marlins’ Morrison to wear No. 5 for Dad (AP)
Hanley Ramirez is taking groundballs at third base, signaling he’s willing to give his new position a try with the Miami Marlins. The All-Star shortstop was fielding practice grounders and lobbing throws to first.
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Marlins’ Ramirez takes grounders at 3B (AP)
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