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How Cubs SVP Craig Breslow’s journeyman playing career is still paying dividends

Late in his career, Breslow played with Tyler Duffey, Julian Merryweather and Ryan Borucki, all pitchers the Cubs added this offseason.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rays reliever Trevor Kelley is hoping change does him well

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The issue has been in front of Trevor Kelley for years, trying to figure out why his impressive success at Triple-A for three different organizations couldn’t transfer to the big leagues.

Tribune News Service

Lucas Giolito keeps things moving, looks sharp in B game

Oscar Colas played center field for the first time this spring and made a nice catch.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Catchers Will Now Be Suspect to Checks for Sticky Substances, MLB Memo Says

With spin rates again on the rise, MLB sends memo to teams, warning that catchers and team personnel will also be held accountable for “suspicious behavior.”

Sports Illustrated

Mike Trout and Mookie Betts argue Edwin Díaz's injury shouldn't dim support for WBC

PHOENIX — Mike Trout's expectations for the World Baseball Classic were high. He had been looking forward to the event since Team USA won the last tournament in 2017. The Angels' superstar center fielder was the first player to commit to play for the U.S. this time around and helped…

Los Angeles Times

So far, so good: White Sox nearing camp finish line in relatively good health

White Sox training and performance staff are “on top of this thing,” manager Pedro Grifol said. “More than anywhere I’ve been, or seen.”

Chicago Sun-Times

MLB star set to miss entire season after devastating injury while celebrating WBC win

New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz, on $102million contract, will miss the entire 2023 MLB season after injuring his right knee during celebrations following Puerto Rico’s World Baseball Classic victory

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'We see who Shohei is.' How Shohei Ohtani and Japan advanced to WBC semifinals.

Shohei Ohtani made his presence known when he struck out the first batter of Japan's 9-3 win over Italy in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game Thursday, but that wasn't his most exciting strikeout of his outing.

Los Angeles Times

Mets closer Edwin Diaz suffers torn patellar tendon, needs surgery and is expected to miss the season

Up until Wednesday, the Mets had avoided the worst. The pitching depth had taken a few hits over the last two weeks but the Mets were still in a position to be able to withstand the losses. But losing the best closer in baseball is a different story.

Tribune News Service

Mike Trout and Mookie Betts vehemently defended the WBC after Edwin Diaz’s knee injury

They don't regret playing in the WBC at all.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Edwin Díaz’s Injury Is the WBC’s Worst Fear Realized

The Puerto Rico pitcher’s knee injury casts a shadow over what has thus far been a joyous event.

Sports Illustrated

Being a New York Mets fan is the worst, Part 8,391

The Edwin Diaz injury is just another devastating thing to happen to the Mets.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Yes, Edwin Diaz’s Injury Is Beyond Unfortunate. But Don’t Turn on the WBC Because of It.

If you want to cancel the WBC, do you also want to cancel spring games and celebrations? As Pete Alonso said, “Anybody can get hurt at any time.”

Sports Illustrated

Mets' Edwin Díaz injured celebrating Puerto Rico's WBC win

All-Star closer Edwin Díaz of the New York Mets was taken off the field in a wheelchair after injuring his right knee celebrating Puerto Rico’s victory over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic

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David Ross compliments Caleb Kilian’s growth: ‘Confidence has continued to build’

Rain also washed away Jameson Taillon’s scheduled simulated game Wednesday morning.

Miami Herald

Puerto Rico bests Dominican Republic in win-or-go-home World Baseball Classic pool play finale

MIAMI — It should have been a routine single — a play that, on this day, would still have been more than enough to bring life to the crowd.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Edwin Diaz injured himself celebrating Puerto Rico’s World Baseball Classic win and Mets fans were distraught

Here's hoping Edwin Diaz is okay.

Los Angeles Times

'I let them down.' Dodgers' Freddie Freeman regrets leaving Canada's WBC game

PHOENIX — Freddie Freeman chose club over country Tuesday, the Dodgers first baseman pulling himself from Team Canada's World Baseball Classic game against Colombia because of a mild right hamstring injury rather than playing through the pain, a decision that wasn't as easy as it might have seemed.

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Andrew Vaughn is clutch, and he doesn’t plan on shifting

As comfort increases, first baseman hopes to continue hisknack for timely hitting

Tribune News Service

Robbie Ray is throwing gas again, and he has Mariners camp buzzing

PEORIA, Ariz. — Fighting for the franchise's first playoff berth in two decades, the Mariners did not play well on their final road trip of the 2022 season. They lost seven of 10 games to the likes of the Angels, A's and Royals — all sub-.500 teams — and, worst…

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox lineup: Just a bunch of regular guys

New manager Grifol prefers to have consistency in starting unit

Miami Herald

Greg Cote: World Baseball Classic the right place — and time — to embrace Miami's diversity

MIAMI — So much of what there is to appreciate and embrace about Miami — the passion, the diversity, the love of a good party — was in loud, colorful display Wednesday as the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico met at Marlins Park in a winner-take-all game to reach the…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Baseball back in the Olympics with major leaguers? Bryce Harper would love it.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — When Bryce Harper flips on the television at night and watches the World Baseball Classic, he sees possibility.

Tribune News Service

Lefty Dylan Dodd becomes surprise of Braves spring training

NORTH PORT, Fla. — Dylan Dodd didn’t imagine this either. Just a few years ago, he had an ERA over 5.00 at Southeast Missouri State. And despite jumping three minor-league levels last season, Dodd still was an unheralded prospect.

Tribune News Service

Patrick Reusse: World Baseball Classic swings mightily — and it’s a big miss

The Twins' Dustin Morse was again serving as the press officer for the team titled "Netherlands'' in the World Baseball Classic. This is a euphemism for the Lesser Antilles islands in the Caribbean that are still associated with the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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