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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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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

When the answer is just a click away

When I was about 12 I committed some misdemeanour in class and as a punishment the teacher ordered me to write a thousand-word essay on baseball and hand it in the next morning. This was something of a challenge as being an English kid I knew absolutely nothing about baseball…

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Tom Cruise admits wearing 'baseball cap disguise' to watch his own new movies in theatres

Tom Cruise admitted attending the opening weekends for his own new films as he joins the audience in a 'baseball cap disguise' within the 'paying audience'

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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.

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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.

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Bryce Miller: Padres pitching star Joe Musgrove’s emotional story of a father, a family — and a promise

PEORIA, Ariz. — In a quiet room at a care center, a 15-year-old boy promised his father he would take care of the family. If the unthinkable became a horrifying reality, if a life-and-death teeter-totter or crushing financial pressure pushed them to the brink, the teen would shoulder the weight…

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Texas leads in Pro Football Hall of Famers, but how does state compare in other sports?

DALLAS — No state has more native-born players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame than the state of Texas. Zach Thomas’ recent election will add to the number of Texans enshrined in Canton, Ohio.

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‘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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Tennessee Baseball Coach Tony Vitello Suspended for ‘Violation’

Assistant Josh Elander will serve as the Volunteers acting head coach.

Sports Illustrated

Padres’ Manny Machado makes baseball history with first pitch clock violation

He wasn’t fully in the batter’s box and alert to Mariners lefty Robbie Ray as the 15-second clock wound under 8 seconds in the bottom of the first inning. Umpire Ryan Blakney called time and signaled strike one against Machado.

Chicago Sun-Times

John Romano: Tampa may be MLB’s choice for the Rays, but the Tropicana Field site is where the money is

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Inside a tavern area at Tropicana Field, there is laughter and conversation. A Suncoast Tiger Bay meeting with Rays president Brian Auld has just wrapped up early Thursday evening, and members are now mingling with politicians and team executives.

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SI:AM | MLB’s New Rules

Here’s what’s new in baseball this year.

Sports Illustrated

Ohio State baseball loses the first game of the series to Grand Canyon University

The Buckeyes are now a game below .500 #GoBucks

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New Dodger Noah Syndergaard seeks balance this spring to bring his heat back

PHOENIX — Noah Syndergaard glanced down, touched the tips of his index fingers together, then sighed as he recalled his frustrations with last season.

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Joe Starkey: Pirates have fascinating situation developing at premium position

PITTSBURGH — Could we start talking actual baseball, please?

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Larry Stone: Finally healthy, Evan White looking to revive career with Mariners by just playing baseball

PEORIA, Ariz. — Evan White likes to look at the hidden blessings of the two-year ordeal that brought his promising Mariners’ career to a screeching halt. Like being able to be there for the birth of his son, Kade, last August. It’s a healthy way to process a miserable stretch…

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Rays’ Ryan Thompson reviews, criticizes MLB’s arbitration process

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — When reliever Ryan Thompson found out Saturday he had lost his arbitration case to the Rays, he said he was “absolutely” disappointed with the result. He was somewhat philosophical about the process. He was even a bit flip, saying he was thrilled to still make…

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Baseball broadcasts working to incorporate pitch clock into graphics

NBC Sports Chicago’s broadcast of the White Sox’ spring-training opener Saturday will include the timer in its score bug. “Early on, it may not be perfect, but it’s new to MLB and us,” vice president of content John Schippman said.

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Boston Red Sox 2023 Spring Training Schedule, Location and TV/Streaming Guide

The Boston Red Sox will kick off the 2023 baseball season with their first spring training game on Saturday.

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A wild overlay video showed just how difficult the switch-pitching Jurrangelo Cijntje is to hit against

An actual cheat code.

Sports Illustrated

Fantasy Baseball Closer Rankings: Edwin Diaz Tops the List

Several MLB teams will have a closer-by-committee, so finding a reliable fantasy reliever can be a difference-maker.

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Ha-Seong Kim now a veteran presence for both Padres, Korea's World Baseball Classic team

Before Ha-Seong Kim became a fan favorite in San Diego, before he jumped to the United States, before he won three straight Gold Gloves in Korea, he was a 21-year-old shortstop who hoped the World Baseball Classic would be the perfect springboard for a budding career.

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Michael Cunningham: Braves need Kyle Wright to be good again after ‘Aha!’ year

NORTH PORT, Fla. — Braves lefty Max Fried is the staff’s No. 1 starter. Spencer Strider’s “stuff” is so good that he should be a strikeout machine for a full season like he was for 20 starts in 2022. Old pro Charlie Morton is looking for a bounce-back season in…

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Ambidextrous Miss. St. Pitcher Dominant in First Career Start

The freshman is quickly becoming one of college baseball’s must-watch players.

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