Cardinals' Infiuelders Come Early To Learn From Jose Oquendo

The official start of Cardinals’ spring training camp for pitchers and catchers isn’t until Wednesday. But in a small area adjacent to the batting cages outside the clubhouse, Jose Oquendo is holding court. Most of his defensive instruction involves infielders, but pitchers and even catchers who like to play shortstop — such at Yadier Molina — also are welcome.

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Red Sox Re-Signed Mitch Moreland To One-Year/$3M Deal

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Blue Jays, Edwin Encarnacion Have Mutual Interest In Reunion

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Rick Porcello In Vintage Form, Wins Potential Farewell

The night started with the type of rough patch Rick Porcello has dealt with too many times this season. But it continued with another Porcello trait -- the ability to get back up after he's been knocked around.

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Red Sox Activated Mitch Moreland From The Injured List

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Red Sox Activated Mitch Moreland From The Injured List

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Red Sox Placed Mitch Moreland On The Ten-Day Injured List

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Rick Porcello Silences Mariners After First, Then Red Sox Erupt

Saturday didn’t start well for Rick Porcello, but it couldn’t have ended any better.

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Rich Hill Spins Gem Before Bullpen Blinks

Rich Hill, the fourth starter in the current Dodgers rotation, stepped up like a World Series hero in Game 4 on Saturday night, spinning a one-hitter for 6 1/3 innings before the bullpen collapsed against the Red Sox, who rallied for a 9-6 win and a 3-1 Series lead.

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Elite Defenders Named Gold Glove Finalists

Rawlings announced the American and National League finalists for the 2018 Gold Glove Awards on Thursday, spelling out many of the game's premier defenders.
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As the voting for the Rawlings Gold Glove awards have evolved and adapted through the years, how to precisely judge sure-handed defense remains a slippery thing. Incumbency matters. Highlights help. And, increasingly, advanced metrics help shape the ballot.
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For Yadier Molina, it would be his ninth. For Kolten Wong, it would be entirely new.
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The Cardinals have two Gold Glove finalists in 2018, with both second basemen Kolten Wong and catcher Yadier Molina being named as top three defenders at their respective positions in the National League.
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Looking For A Match In A Justin Smoak Trade

The last two offseasons haven’t been too kind to the classic first base-only slugger, as teams have been increasingly less keen to spend their free agent dollars or trade assets on a player who is only viable at a single position (and the easiest position on the field to fill, at that).

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Justin Verlander Falls Victim To Short LF Porch In Defeat

Justin Verlander, though still relatively new to the Astros, has pitched at Minute Maid Park enough to know how the Crawford Boxes play in left field.

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Alex Cora Tossed From Game One For Arguing Strike Call

Red Sox manager Alex Cora was ejected from his club's 7-2 loss to the Astros in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Saturday night, ostensibly for commenting on a called third strike to Andrew Benintendi that ended the fifth inning.

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Rick Porcello Chips In With Arm, Bat As Red Sox Win Series

Call him the two-way threat.

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Tony LaRussa Sees Plenty Of Parallels Between His Cardinals, Athletics, & Red Sox Teams

As Tony La Russa’s new employers continue their rush to one of the all-time best regular seasons, the former Cardinals manager finds the Boston Red Sox are quite similar to his Cardinals teams of the early 2000s and his Oakland teams of the late 1980s.

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Mitch Moreland Hurts Knee On Sliding Catch Attempt

Mitch Moreland's day in the sun didn't last very long as he suffered a left knee contusion in the Red Sox's 7-0 victory over the Indians at Fenway Park on Thursday.

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Rick Porcello Stumbles As Red Sox Streak Ends At Ten

Normally the ultimate innings-eater, Rick Porcello didn't live up to his reputation on Friday night at Fenway Park, not even when the Red Sox gave him a generous offensive cushion early on.

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Mitch Moreland Exits Early With Backl Spasms

Red Sox manager Alex Cora had planned on giving first baseman Mitch Moreland a day off on Wednesday anyway. Now he has a reason to besides rest.

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Chris Sale (11 K's), Rafael Devers (Five Hits) Have Red Sox Alone In First

With a fastball that was overpowering and a slider that was devastating, Chris Sale achieved the rarity of making the mighty Yankees look feeble on Saturday night.

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Chris Sale Fans 11 Over Seven, But Red Sox Fall To Twins

When Chris Sale pitches this season, the Red Sox are a .500 team. This is no fault of Sale's.

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