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Michael A. Taylor bringing another Gold Glove to Twins outfield

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Initials are important to Michael A. Taylor. Take that middle letter, for instance — it stands for Anthony, his father's first name, and he's asked that it be included as part of his own baseball name since he turned pro 13 years ago.

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Jim Souhan: While preparing (reluctantly) to DH, Buxton asserts: ‘I’m a center fielder’

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Twins' designated hitter in 2023 will bat from both sides of the plate.

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Jim Souhan: Twins’ Gordon stronger, smiling and set for best season yet

FORT MYERS, FLA. — Nick Gordon's development into a valuable super-utility player became one of the highlights of the Twins' 2022 season. To reward him, they traded for two players to reduce his role.

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Alex Verdugo approached Red Sox about long-term deal

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Alex Verdugo is betting on himself this season.

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Jim Souhan: Twins pitcher Varland ready to wrestle for roster spot

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The skills of big league pitchers translate well into golf, or basketball. If they played football, they probably became quarterbacks. They excel at long, loose, jangly, coordinated motions, mimicking the deceptively smooth windup that produces a fastball.

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Reliever Duran already bringing the heat as spring training fires up

FORT MYERS, FLA. — Jhoan Duran smiled at the question, the smirk of a pitcher who knows nothing counts until Opening Day.

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After freak finger injuries, Dobnak seeks to salvage career with Twins

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Randy Dobnak has a clear memory of the most recent Twins game in which he was engaged. It was last April against the Rays in St. Petersburg.

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WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler suffers stroke

WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler, 73, was found face down outside his home after suffering a stroke in Fort Myers, Fla., on Tuesday and is hospitalized, according to Action News 5. Lawler couldn’t speak and had no feeling in the right side of his body, but after…

Los Angeles Times

Jason Mastrodonato: Red Sox failing to find momentum heading into Spring Training

Some scattered thoughts on the Red Sox as the truck pulls into JetBlue Park in Fort Myers…

Boston Herald

On Florida's Gulf Coast, developers eye properties ravaged by Hurricane Ian

With more than 35,000 homes damaged or destroyed in Lee County, Fla., residents are concerned about housing affordability – and changes to their communities – as developers become involved.

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Best travel options to vacation on Florida’s west coast after Hurricane Ian

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Southwest Florida’s famed vacation spots — Naples, Captiva and Sanibel Islands, Fort Myers Beach, Pine Island Sound — have long been escapes from Florida’s more bustling east coast.

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'Your whole life is gone': Elderly retirees in Florida struggle to rebuild after Ian

Florida is a magnet for retirees — not just for those who can afford exclusive gated communities, but also for those on fixed incomes. Now, many face a wrenching reality: rebuilding is not an option.

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Still reeling from Ian, Florida shrimpers are desperate to get back on the water

Fishers in southwest Florida are desperate to save their shrimping fleet, and their lifestyle, decimated by Hurricane Ian more than a month ago.

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Duped by DeSantis in Texas, he came to Florida for Ian cleanup — but was foiled again

MIAMI — Pedro Escalona endured a grueling journey from Venezuela to Texas, made a brief stopover at a San Antonio migrant center, crossed paths with an operative of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — one who promised a free charter flight to Delaware — then learned the flight had been scuttled…

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$494m lottery ticket was sold in Florida city destroyed by Hurricane Ian

Just weeks after the hurricane ravaged Fort Myers, one local got some welcome news: a winning Mega Millions ticket

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‘It’s A Tsunami’: Storm Surge Survey Crews Uncover Startling Damage From Ian

In the days leading up to Hurricane Ian's disaster, storm surge and flooding would be among the most significant dangers.

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Palm trees in Florida weathered Hurricane Ian's wrath just fine

Hurricanes — whether big or small — manage to damage or destroy most things in their path. But palm trees tend to escape a hurricane's fury. That was definitely true after Ian.

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‘We’re Still Taking Water In’: Some Homes Inundated 2 Weeks After Ian

Families in the central part of the state are still waiting for the floodwaters to recede.

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Fort Myers Beach Residents Salvage Cherished Items From Ian Ruins

Before thousands of people evacuated their homes ahead of Hurricane Ian's arrival in Florida, they placed their valuables as high as possible, hoping they would stay safe throughout the storm

Daily Mirror

Mum of three miraculously finds her wedding ring after losing it in Hurricane Ian

Ashley Garner, a mum of three, said she will never take her wedding ring off again after finding it among the debris after the hurricane tore through her Fort Myers home

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Memorial For Loved Ones Lost To Ian Rises Amid Rubble And Despair

After Hurricane Ian ripped apart many communities of southwest Florida, a touching memorial to those who lost their lives.

Miami Herald

Fort Myers Beach residents return to ravaged island. No power, water, destroyed homes

Ten days after Hurricane Ian tore through his small, tight-knit waterfront community of Fort Myers Beach with a storm surge estimated as high as 18 feet, Jerry Altrip boarded a bus and made his way back from the mainland across the causeway that connects to the small barrier island.

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Amid their own struggles, Florida’s immigrant workers ready to rebuild storm-battered state

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The wives of Fort Myers’ construction workers, painters, roofers, landscapers and electricians and their families gathered at the food pantry of Jesus the Worker church on Thursday, as they had every day that week.

The Independent UK

As search goes on, Floridians await OK to survey Ian's wrath

William Wellema drove all the way from New Jersey to Florida's Gulf Coast to see if his vacation home on Fort Myers Beach survived Hurricane Ian

Miami Herald

Their father, 87, evacuated for Hurricane Ian. Rattled by storm surge, he died in his car

The day Hurricane Ian hit Florida, Tom Cummiskey, 87, had evacuated his Fort Myers trailer and was driving about 35 miles east from the coast, fielding calls on his flip phone from friends and family urging him to get off the road.

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