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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Last Monday, switch-hitting Pittsburgh slugger Carlos Santana stepped up to the plate against left-hander José Alvarado in the fourth inning of the Pirates-Phillies Grapefruit League game in Bradenton. The first six pitches of the at-bat went about how you’d expect. Alvarado threw Santana a 98 mph sinker,…

BRADENTON, Fla. — Connor Joe's journeyman career wasn't projected to transpire as such, at least not initially.

He was with the team since the 2005 season.

After playing baseball while incarcerated in the Arizona desert for three years, the lure or Wrigley Field was too great to resist.

PITTSBURGH — MLB just can't win. A lot of younger fans complained about the slow pace of games and said they lasted too long. MLB responded by putting in a pitch clock this spring to speed things up. Now, older fans are saying they hate the changes and that they…

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins opened Target Field in 2010 with 94 wins, ticket sales of 3,223,640 and a sixth AL Central title in nine years.

LAS VEGAS — The debate about the future home of the Oakland Athletics was on full display Saturday as the A’s lost, 10-9, to the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of Big League Weekend at Las Vegas Ballpark.

NEW YORK — It’s hard getting those who make their living covering baseball to agree on anything. Still, with a small sample size to work with, they are nearly unanimous in their praise of MLB’s new rules and how they already have accelerated the pace of the game.

Lefty reliever Brandon Hughes also has been on a later game schedule after a heavy workload last season.