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Reliever Brocail undergoes heart surgery
Mar 11 2006 7:38PM (CT)
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - San Diego Padres reliever Doug Brocail underwent angioplasty Saturday morning. The 38-year-old Brocail, who last pitched Wednesday, had complained of chest tightness that radiated into both arms. He already was being treated for an abscessed tooth and asthma.
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Bagwell back at 1B but still untested
Mar 11 2006 7:34PM (CT)
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - Until he tries to start a double play or snap off a relay throw, Jeff Bagwell and the Houston Astros won't really know if he's healthy enough to play first base every day.
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Patterson tinkers with his repertoire
Mar 11 2006 6:52PM (CT)
VIERA, Fla. (AP) - At spring training a year ago, John Patterson was just hoping to hang onto a roster spot with the Washington Nationals.
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Edmonds, Rolen shine against Orioles
Mar 11 2006 6:27PM (CT)
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - Jim Edmonds went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI in his first spring training game and St. Louis beat Baltimore 5-0 on Saturday.
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Bradley enjoying friendly welcome from A's
Mar 11 2006 6:08PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Milton Bradley has quickly learned what others have long known: The Oakland Athletics' clubhouse is one of the most laid-back, hospitable places in baseball.
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Royals extend contract of OF DeJesus
Mar 11 2006 5:58PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Royals completed a five-year deal with outfielder David DeJesus on Saturday, locking up one of the cornerstones of the Royals' youth movement through 2010.
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Reliever leaves camp after family tragedy
Mar 11 2006 5:57PM (CT)
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Seattle Mariners reliever Julio Mateo left spring training Saturday after learning his older brother had died in an automobile accident in the Dominican Republic on Friday night.
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Schilling perfect before beaning Duffy
Mar 11 2006 5:11PM (CT)
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Boston's Curt Schilling pitched three perfect innings Saturday before beaning Chris Duffy in the head to start the fourth in a 10-7 loss Saturday to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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U.S. team gets fresh start in 2nd round
Mar 11 2006 5:04PM (CT)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Derrek Lee and his U.S. teammates never discussed or even envisioned a first-round scenario in which the Americans' World Baseball Classic fate would be in the hands of another team.
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Cubs' Baker says he wants to stay
Mar 11 2006 4:56PM (CT)
MESA, Ariz. (AP) - With his contract set to expire after the upcoming season, Chicago Cubs manager Dusty Baker is adamant.
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SF-A's spring training game rained out
Mar 11 2006 3:16PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A sellout crowd hoping to see Barry Bonds play arrived to a soggy stadium Saturday and learned the Oakland Athletics' home Cactus League game against the San Francisco Giants was rained out.
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Martinez feels 'pretty good' after session
Mar 11 2006 3:14PM (CT)
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - New York Mets right-hander Pedro Martinez threw 81 pitches off a mound during a bullpen session Saturday as he continues to recover from a right toe injury.
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Nationals sign Johnson to $16.5M extension
Mar 11 2006 2:45PM (CT)
VIERA, Fla. (AP) - First baseman Nick Johnson agreed to a $16.5 million, three-year contract extension with the Washington Nationals on Saturday, a deal that ties him to the club through the 2009 season.
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Man who attacked Royals coach sentenced
Mar 11 2006 12:16PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The man who attacked Kansas City Royals coach Tom Gamboa during a game has been sentenced to almost five years in prison for a probation violation.
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United States has no mercy for S. Africa
Mar 11 2006 7:31AM (CT)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Oh mercy, a game against South Africa was just what the United States needed. Ken Griffey Jr. went 4-for-4 with two home runs and seven RBIs, and the Americans advanced to the second round of the World Baseball Classic with a 17-0 rout Friday in a game shortened to five innings because of the tournament's mercy rule.
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Officials ban political posters at WBC
Mar 11 2006 4:36AM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Security workers confiscated posters from fans at the World Baseball Classic on Friday, the day after an anti-Castro sign appeared in the stands of a Cuba-Netherlands game, provoking an international incident.
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Brees thinks Bolts making big mistake
Mar 11 2006 1:18AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Where the San Diego Chargers see only a damaged shoulder, Drew Brees sees much more. Which is why Brees feels the Chargers are making a big mistake in essentially shoving him out the door by letting him test the free-agent market.
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Beltran, Puerto Rico rout Cuba in WBC
Mar 11 2006 12:17AM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Bernie Williams and Carlos Beltran homered and Puerto Rico routed Cuba 12-2 in a World Baseball Classic game Friday night that was strictly for pride, with both teams having already secured spots in the second round.
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Liriano untouchable for Dominican Republic
Mar 11 2006 12:09AM (CT)
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - The Dominican Republic is unbeaten and ready for round two _ even without Vladimir Guerrero. The 2004 AL MVP will not join the Dominicans in the next round, as they had hoped, or for any games in the inaugural World Baseball Classic following a family tragedy. Guerrero pulled out of the first round after three cousins died in a car crash back home and did not return from bereavement leave in time to be added to the tournament roster.
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