Yankees tab Brett Gardner to start in center field
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Yankees tab Brett Gardner to start in center field
Brett Gardner has won the Yankees‘ starting center field job.
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Selig appoints committee to analyze A’s (AP)
Frustrated at the Oakland Athletics‘ inability to get a new ballpark, baseball commissioner Bud Selig has appointed a committee to analyze the team’s hopes of obtaining a stadium in its current territory. Selig met Saturday with Oakland’s management at spring training in Phoenix. His announcement Monday follows the team’s decision Feb.
Hurlers on the Hall of Fame borderline
Curt Schilling’s recent retirement immediately sparked the debate over his Hall of Fame qualifications. In the opinion of many fans, the righthander stacks up favorably against those already in Cooperstown. Other fans believe his entire body of work falls short.
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Gregg beats out Marmol for closer role with Cubs
Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella picked Kevin Gregg to be the team’s closer heading into the season.
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Slumping Ryan may lose Jays’ closer role (AP)
Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston expressed concern about closer B.J. Ryan after he pitched a shaky eighth inning in Toronto’s 3-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Monday. Ryan gave up one run and two hits, including Angel Berroa’s RBI double to left-center. The left-hander, who skipped the World Baseball Classic to work on his mechanics, has a 9.00 ERA this spring.
With 499 homers, Sheffield cut by Tigers (AP)
Gary Sheffield’s next home run will be his 500th in the major leagues. The question is: What uniform will he be wearing when he hits it? The Detroit Tigers released the nine-time All-Star on Tuesday, leaving him without a team as he closes in on becoming the 25th player to reach the milestone. Sheffield left camp as the rest of his former teammates were reporting for an afternoon game against the…
Pirates send top prospect McCutchen to minors
The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent center fielder Andrew McCutchen to minor league camp and optioned infielder Brian Bixler to Triple-A Indianapolis.
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Rangers know their season fate rests on mound
There’s little mystery about the Texas Rangers.”Everybody in the world knows we can hit,” manager Ron Washington says.
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