Miguel Cabrera played his first game following his arrest, going 0 for 2 with a walk as the Detroit Tigers’ designated hitter Monday in a 6-2 win over the New York Yankees.
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Carlos Zambrano threw free and easy in his spring training debut, working two innings in the Chicago Cubs' 15-7 exhibition loss to the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. It may be a sign for the fiery right-hander of things to come in 2011 after a difficult 2010 when he was pulled from the rotation and suspended from the team in June after a scuffle with former teammate Derek Lee.
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Brandon Webb was back where he wanted to be: throwing off a pitcher’s mound.
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer
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Brett Anderson raced off the mound, took a perfect feed from Sean Doolittle and completed one of the most rehearsed plays in baseball by touching first base. He raised his glove afterward, eliciting a round of hoots and hollers from his teammates. He's not just making the pitches. He's also making the plays.
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Oakland Athletics catcher Kurt Suzuki says he is in the best shape of his career, going through a rigorous training regimen. Part of the training involves taking a super-size ball and draping himself over it. He becomes a human pretzel, twisting and stretching his arms, hips and legs to gain more flexibility.
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PHOENIX — In his first semi-competitive appearance in 20 months, everything of substance went according to…
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Every day in spring training until we finish the entire league, Big League Stew takes a brief capsule look at…
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Rich Harden is pain-free and ready to resume his spring training regimen. As soon as Oakland's training staff gives him the OK, that is. The Athletics right-hander was shut down last week, expected to miss two weeks of workouts after experiencing stiffness in the lat muscle below his pitching arm when he tried to throw Feb.
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Coco Crisp approached Hideki Matsui while they warmed up Monday and pulled his new teammate into a hug. They shook hands, too — a little more the Japanese style. Crisp was far from the only one thrilled to see Oakland's new designated hitter in uniform and on the field. Pitcher Dallas Braden greeted the slugger in the clubhouse on reporting day with a life-size blowup Godzilla representing…
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