Yu Darvish Debuts With Six Different Pitches

If you ask most pitchers what they’re trying to accomplish in their first appearance of the spring, they’ll probably say they just want to keep things simple. But not Cubs starter Yu Darvish.

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Lorenzo Cain Hoping Diet & Exercise Spark A Rebound

How did Lorenzo Cain get into shape for the start of what he hopes is a bounce-back season?

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The Reds Are The Cardinals' Main Competition Heading Into 2020

The St. Louis Cardinals will face a very different National League Central Division in 2020 than they have for the past several years.

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Marcell Ozuna Returning To The Cardinals? Don't Rule It Out

At Tuesday's Busch Stadium press conference to announce the signing of Korean lefthander Kwang Hung Kim, Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said the focus now would be to improve the team's offense.

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Brewers Signed Avisail Garcia To Two-Year/$20M Deal

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The Cardinals Can't Afford To Be Patient

The Cardinals are in the position of being a solid overall team, yet a team that needs to improve in order to be a true World Series contender. They are likely in good position to make the postseason in 2020 with their current roster, but they need improvements if they want anything more than that. Nonetheless, with an already good lineup and decent depth accompanied by a self-imposed budget limit, it appears that it will be challenging for the Cardinals to substantially improve.

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Brewers Deep In On Avisail Garcia

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Brewers, Rays, Marlins Interested In Avisail Garcia

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Marlins Met With Yasiel Puig, Avisail Garcia, & Corey Dickerson

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Rays Interested In Aivsail Garcia, Shogo Akiyama, & Yoshitomo Tsutsugo

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Marlins Interested In Avisail Garcia

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Marlins May Be Interested In Marcell Ozuna, Nick Castellanos

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Justin Verlander Refuses To Pin Rough Start On Short Rest

Justin Verlander wasn’t going to assume that the easiest answer was the right answer.

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Rays Placed Avisail Garcia On Ten-Day Injured List

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Didi Gregorius' Slam Makes Aaron Judge's 'Second' Home Run Stand Up

Aaron Judge tracked the flight of his eighth-inning drive as it spun toward the 314-foot marker in right field, expecting that it would tail to the right of the foul pole. Indeed, the masses on hand at Yankee Stadium groaned when the ball arced a few seats wide.

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Paul DeJong Wins 2019 Heart & Hustle Award

The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association announced the 30 preliminary winners of the 2019 Heart and Hustle Award on Tuesday. This esteemed award honors active players who demonstrate a passion for the game of baseball and best embody the values, spirit and traditions of the game. The Heart and Hustle Award is also the only award in Major League Baseball that is voted on by former players. Voting is conducted prior to the All-Star break.
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Just a few days ago, St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong enjoyed his first All-Star experience and now he has another honor to add to his resume–Heart and Hustle Award winner.
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James Paxton Delivers Strong 11-Strike Out Start In Yankees' Loss

It doesn’t get much better than what James Paxton brought to the table on Sunday afternoon.

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Free Agent Stock Watch: Yasiel Puig

Looking to return to relevance and break their five-year playoff drought in 2019, the Reds operated aggressively on the trade market during the offseason. The club swung multiple noteworthy deals, including a swap with the Dodgers in which they netted outfielders Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp and left-hander Alex Wood.

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Rich Hill Stands Tall As Dodgers' Starters Keep Rolling

Rich Hill toted the tradition of strong Dodgers starts with him to the mound for Wednesday’s finale against the Rays at Tropicana Field. Just like those who’ve come before him lately, Hill did not disappoint.

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Gerrit Cole Takes Tough Loss After Quality Start

The strikeouts were coming fast and furious for Gerrit Cole. The wins will have to wait.

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