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Marlins to host final of World Baseball Classic
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Tuesday, 25 February 2020 09:41
MIAMI -- Next year's World Baseball Classic will be played in Taiwan, Tokyo, Phoenix and Miami, with the Marlins hosting the semifinals and final along with half of the quarterfinals.The fifth edition of the tournament will be played from March 9-23 next year. There will be four groups of five teams. Those are the 16 participants in the 2017 tournament…
Fits for MLB free agents still available after spring training games have started
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Monday, 24 February 2020 14:15
Spring training games have started, and as you scroll through the box scores looking for your super-secret fantasy pickups, it's worth noting which names you won't see at the moment: Major League Baseball's last few unsigned free agents. Yasiel Puig is the headliner here, but there are some other reasonably big names from the not-too-distant past still out there. None…
Why Vlad Jr., Bichette and Biggio are ready for the next step
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Saturday, 15 February 2020 17:53
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Coming up through the Toronto Blue Jays farm system together, spending hours upon hours with each other in Lansing, Dunedin, New Hampshire and Buffalo, the trio of famous baseball sons -- Bo Bichette, Cavan Biggio and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. -- started assembling a vision for the shared future of baseball in Toronto.After the infamous bat flip from…
Rangers LHP Burke (torn labrum) out for season
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Monday, 24 February 2020 15:59
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Texas Rangers rookie left-hander Brock Burke will miss the 2020 season because of a torn labrum in his left shoulder.The Rangers said Monday that Burke, 23, is scheduled to have surgery Friday that will be performed by team physician Keith Meister. The recovery period is expected to be about a year.Burke made his big league debut with…
Yanks' Cole strikes out 2 in inning of spring debut
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Monday, 24 February 2020 16:19
TAMPA, Fla. -- Gerrit Cole struck out two and walked one over a hitless inning in his spring training debut for the New York Yankees against Pittsburgh on Monday night.Cole's first pitch to Adam Frazier was a 97 mph fastball. After Frazier popped out and Bryan Reynolds struck out, Cole Tucker drew a walk. The right-hander then fanned Josh Bell…
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