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Clevinger fine-tuning tweaks as first start against Astros inches closer

The Houston Astros will face the New York Mets in a Grapefruit League game on Tuesday from Port St. Lucie, 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.

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

SARASOTA, Fla. — The Orioles rebuilt like the Houston Astros. With that process finished, they plan to compete like the Tampa Bay Rays.

The World Series champs will start the year short-handed.

All good teams are built on a foundation of blue-chip talent. The great ones usually benefit from some pleasant surprises. We saw that with the Astros (Framber Valdez, Cristian Javier, etc.). We’ve seen it with the Dodgers (Justin Turner, Max Muncy, etc). We saw it with the last Phillies team…

TAMPA, Fla. — Aaron Judge was one of the last to leave the Yankees’ clubhouse that final night back in October. The slugger soaked in the quiet aftermath of losing the American League Championship Series, his historic season ended by the Astros for the third time in six years.