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MLBPA’s Tony Clark Slams Idea of Potential MLB Salary Cap

Clark offered his view on a potential salary cap as MLB begins a process to reassess various key financial issues.

Sports Illustrated

Cubs’ Javier Assad ‘crisp’ as he competes for rotation spot, Justin Steele scratched

Steele was dealing with general arm fatigue, according to the Cubs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Report: Padres, Machado Finalizing Massive Contract Extension

The free-spending Padres reportedly are close to a long-term agreement with their star third baseman.

Sports Illustrated

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If Manny Machado reaches free agency again, is a Dodgers reunion possible?

LOS ANGELES — Manny Machado's locker in the San Diego Padres' spring training clubhouse is prime real estate: at the main entrance, next to the three-foot tall speaker pumping the music into the room. Friday morning, hours before their Cactus League opener, it was tuned to laidback oldies.

Los Angeles Times

Bill Madden: Yankees, Mets spent big bucks over the winter but neither team seems much closer to winning World Series

NEW YORK — Between the two of them, Hal Steinbrenner and Steve Cohen spent over a billion dollars in home improvements this winter. But after all that the prospects for a Subway World Series remain murky for both.

Tribune News Service

Cards Manager Rips Ump After Spring Training Game: ‘He Has Zero Class’

Seems a little aggressive for spring training.

Sports Illustrated

Ron Cook: Steve Cohen's spending is ruining baseball? That's rich.

PITTSBURGH — The New York Mets' opening-day payroll this season is projected to be $345.1 million, according to Cot's Baseball Contracts. That is $74 million more than the New York Yankees will spend as the next-highest-paying team. The Mets also are expected to pay nearly $100 million in luxury tax,…

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Cubs get first taste of pitch clock in spring training opener vs. Giants

The Cubs won 10-8 in a game that lasted 3 hours, 6 minutes.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Sanker gonna be sankin’: The origin story of Marcus Stroman’s defining pitch

Stroman got the start in the Cubs’ spring-training opener Saturday against the Giants.

Chicago Sun-Times

Braves fall victim to pitch clock as charged strike ends spring game vs. Red Sox

NORTH PORT, Fla. — On the final pitch of the Braves’ Grapefruit League opener versus the Red Sox, the Braves fell victim to the new pitch timer.

Tribune News Service

Elvis Andrus gets to work as White Sox’ every-day second baseman

“It’s a challenge, for sure, and I’m always welcome and open to challenge,” Andrus said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Sullivan: Here’s hoping Jerry Reinsdorf can celebrate his 87th birthday despite dueling White Sox and Bulls distractions

CHICAGO — Former Chicago Cubs owner Phillip K. Wrigley once said baseball “is too much of a sport to be a business and too much of a business to be a sport.”

Chicago Tribune

Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki scratched from Cactus League opener because of left oblique tightness

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are dealing with their first injury issue.

Chicago Tribune

Red Sox-Braves Game Ends on Pitch Clock Violation Strikeout

Atlanta second baseman Cal Conley became an unwitting cautionary tale.

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Philadelphia Phillies 2023 Spring Training Schedule, Location and TV/Streaming Guide

The Phillies will kick off the 2023 baseball season with their first spring training game on Saturday with streaming options.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Braves-Red Sox game ended on a tie after a pitch clock violation struck out an Atlanta shortstop

The pitch clock has struck again.

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox’ Andrew Vaughn has three pairs of big shoes to fill, ‘but I just have to be me’

Vaughn is entering his third major-league season and his first with the first-base job.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki scratched from Cactus League opener with oblique tightness

Prospect Brennen Davis replaced Suzuki in right field against the Giants on Saturday.

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Manny Machado made a little MLB spring training history with a pitch clock violation and he had the best reaction to it

Going to have to speed things up a bit, Manny.

Chicago Sun-Times

Baseball quiz: It’s my quiz, and I can ask if I want to

Baseball has been filled with celebrity owners. See if you recall their teams.

Chicago Sun-Times

Off the wall: Cubs minor-league coordinator James Ogden builds customized tools for pitchers

Mobile plyo walls were Ogden’s project entering spring training this year.

Los Angeles Times

Bill Shaikin: How Angels' Brett Phillips turned a wacky World Series play into a small business

TEMPE, Ariz. — The first image one remembers from the 2020 World Series: Julio Urías throwing a called third strike, crouching behind the mound and pumping his fists, then rising to hug catcher Austin Barnes as teammates swarm in celebration. For the first time since 1988, the Dodgers were champions.

Tribune News Service

Aaron Boone ‘grateful’ for Triple-A umpires preparing Yankees to play with new pitch clock

Yankees manager Aaron Boone is prepping his club for the inclusion of the pitch clock this upcoming season. With the Bronx Bombers slated to get their first in-game look at the pitch clock when they take on the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater, Fla., on Saturday, the club has had Triple-A…

Tribune News Service

Matthew Roberson: For the love of God, Yankees, please let your young players wear real numbers

The Yankees have a problem.

Tribune News Service

‘Tis the season: A how-to guide to 2023 spring training baseball in South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It’s the constant refrain of escapees from Elmira and East Rutherford: South Florida has no seasons. Not so. Saturday is opening day for Grapefruit League spring-training baseball for five Major League teams in three South Florida ballparks — for fans, it’s Christmas every day.

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