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The pressure of being a rookie MLB umpire? This Compton native dealt with much more.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Malachi Moore's first season as a full-time major league umpire will be stressful enough, what with the bigger stadiums, higher stakes, hostile crowds, enhanced sticky stuff checks, travel demands, and the "Umpire Scorecards" website tracking every one of the 32-year-old's missed calls.

Los Angeles Times

Paul Sullivan: Dansby Swanson’s forgettable spring continues, but Cubs aren’t worried about their $177 million man

CHICAGO — After signing a seven-year, $177 million deal in December to be the centerpiece of the Chicago Cubs lineup, Dansby Swanson entered the final weekend of Cactus League play hitting .059.

Chicago Tribune

Andrew Vaughn returns to field in White Sox minor-league game

White Sox notebook: Vaughn, Bummer, Crochet, WBC participants help Sox rout A’s, Opening Day frills

Chicago Sun-Times

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Cubs’ Marcus Stroman sharp in last start before Opening Day

Stroman said his slider felt the best it has all spring.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ Javier Assad returns to Cactus League play after ‘electric’ WBC performance

Assad is in the conversation to make the Opening Day roster, likely as a reliever.

Chicago Sun-Times

Holy cow! Bid to make Harry Caray the mayor of Rush Street is back in play

City’s top politicians on board to honor legendary Cubs announcer

Chicago Sun-Times

Red Sox are trying to trademark ‘Boston’ for clothes, entertainment services: ‘These are absurd filings’

Two trademark applications for the word “Boston” were filed this month under the Red Sox name — an aggressive proposal that trademark law experts laughed at and stressed has an “extremely low” chance of getting approved by the federal government.

Boston Herald

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Phillies expect Rhys Hoskins to miss the season; Darick Hall to be primary first baseman

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins, who was diagnosed with a left ACL tear on Thursday, will likely miss the rest of the season, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced on Friday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

One Contender Will Be Hurt More Than the Rest by the Defensive Shift Ban

Los Angeles was the master of the shift and used it to its advantage. With the ban on the defensive strategy starting this season, the Dodgers and other teams might get stuck.

Sports Illustrated

MLB The Show 23 player ratings with the top five at every position

Trout and Ohtani make the 99 Club on your MLB The Show 23 player ratings list

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Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Drafts: Hitters Rising and Falling on Cheatsheet

Heading into a big weekend of fantasy baseball drafts, there are some hitters that have jumped up the rankings while others head in the wrong direction.

Sports Illustrated

Meet the MLB Pitchers Keeping the Dying Art of the Knuckleball Alive

Mickey Jannis is among the next generation of baseball players committed to mastering the increasingly endangered pitch.

Sports Illustrated

Fantasy Baseball Cheatsheet: Pitchers That Are Rising and Falling on Rankings

Heading into a big weekend of fantasy baseball drafts, here are some pitchers to target and some to fade based on the latest rankings.

Sports Illustrated

Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers: Hitters

Heading into a big weekend of fantasy baseball drafts, here are some hitters to target and some to fade.

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Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers: Pitchers

Heading into a big weekend of fantasy baseball drafts, here are some pitchers to target and some to fade.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ohtani told WBC catcher to sit back and enjoy the show

NARITA, Chiba -- Before Shohei Ohtani closed out Japan's dramatic victory over the United States in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic, catcher Yuhei Nakamura went out to the mound for a talk.

Tribune News Service

Mac Engel: World Baseball Classic captured our interest not because it’s baseball, but that flag

Bud Selig fouled a lot of pitches off his face and crotch in his 22-year tenure as MLB commissioner, but his baby that is the WBC is a big league double.

Tribune News Service

Fantasy baseball: Bank on Juan Soto, Manny Machado and (a healthy) Fernando Tatis Jr. in your league

When the San Diego Union-Tribune hired me in 2008, Petco Park was a fantasy wasteland.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Phillies’ Rhys Hoskins suffers torn ACL, will have surgery

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins was carted off the field after falling to the ground with what was later diagnosed by an MRI as a left anterior cruciate ligament tear that will require surgery, the team announced on Thursday evening.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ latest camp cuts include Nelson Velazquez, David Bote, Matt Mervis

The Cubs reduced their spring training roster to 41 players.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Marcus Hayes: Rhys Hoskins’ knee injury means Nick Castellanos needs to start earning that $100 million contract

CLEARWATER, Fla. — This would be a good time for Nick Castellanos to start earning that $100 million.

Chicago Sun-Times

How Brandon Hughes’ knee inflammation could affect the Cubs’ bullpen decisions

It’s been a week since Hughes pitched in a game.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ben Frederickson: Sooner rather than later, Cardinals need a new wave of World Series championship experience

JUPITER, Fla. — Something should strike you about this Cardinals roster that will be introduced to a packed Busch Stadium on opening day.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tim Anderson rejoins White Sox, gets back to being a shortstop

White Sox notebook: Tim Anderson, rough start for Kopech, Savala homers, Vaughn set for minor league game

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A quick look at Major League Baseball's new rules for 2023

In attempt to hasten the pace of play, shorten games, increase action on the bases and offer a more visually familiar style of play, Major League Baseball is attempting multiple rule changes at once. The goal is a more athletic game with less stagnant time, and when the dust settles…

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