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Retired Albert Pujols joins Angels camp: It’s good to ‘put the uniform back on’

TEMPE, Ariz. — Albert Pujols found himself in a familiar setting Tuesday, back at Angels spring training. Now happily retired from playing, Pujols, 43, is a special assistant to the club under his 10-year personal services contract.

Los Angeles Times

New rules could drastically alter look, length of MLB games

PEORIA, Ariz. — Oh yeah, change is coming.

Tribune News Service

Bill Shaikin: Padres' Peter Seidler, baseball's risky spender: 'There's a risk to doing nothing'

PEORIA, Ariz. — These are supposed to be the magical weeks of optimism. No team has lost a game yet, not even an exhibition. As a fan, you can dream that this is the year your team roars into the World Series, or sneaks into the playoffs, or delights in…

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SF Giants: It’s David Villar’s time, and he knows it

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A brand-new BMW 5 series is a big-league car. In other words, the 2022 graphite gray sedan was an appropriate offseason splurge for the 26-year-old who enters his first big-league camp as the Giants’ incumbent third baseman.

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Train derailments get more headlines, but truck crashes involving hazardous chemicals are more frequent and deadly in US

Less than two weeks after train cars filled with hazardous chemicals derailed in Ohio and caught fire, a truck carrying nitric acid crashed on a major highway outside Tucson, Arizona, killing the driver and releasing toxic chemicals into the air.

The Conversation

How Bryce Miller went from college reliever to intriguing starting prospect for Mariners

PEORIA, Ariz. — Bryce Miller remembers the moment in detail.

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How Nick Lovullo, son of the Arizona Diamondbacks manager, is forging his own coaching path in the Chicago Cubs system

MESA, Ariz. — Nick Lovullo always knew he wanted to stay in baseball after his professional career ended.

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‘Very happy to have him back’: Chicago White Sox officially sign Elvis Andrus to a 1-year, $3 million deal

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Elvis Andrus is officially back with the Chicago White Sox, who announced Monday the veteran infielder signed a one-year, $3 million deal.

Chicago Tribune

Luis Campusano works to become entrenched in Padres' catching conversation

PEORIA, Ariz. — Padres manager Bob Melvin made it clear before spring training started that this is Luis Campusano's time to show what he can be.

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Paul Sullivan: Trey Mancini, a cancer survivor, is one of several new veterans who brings championship pedigree to Cubs

MESA, Ariz. — When the Cubs open the 2023 season March 30 at Wrigley Field, Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki and Nico Hoerner might be the only position players back in the opening-day lineup.

Chicago Tribune

Michael Kopech ‘in a good spot’ as he aims for more starts and innings with White Sox: ‘I feel ready’

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Michael Kopech began his May 22 outing last season at Yankee Stadium getting DJ LeMahieu to fly out to right field.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Can the White Sox regain fans’ trust?

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Normalcy returned to Chicago White Sox camp on Day Two of spring training, or whatever passes for normalcy these days at Camelback Ranch.

Chicago Tribune

'The market has changed': Manny Machado plans to opt out without a new deal, but says focus is on 2023

PEORIA, Ariz. — There is no telling what the future holds.

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Evan Grant: Rangers’ caution with Jacob deGrom shouldn’t cause distraction, despite New York outcry

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Jacob deGrom did not pitch Thursday. He did not play catch. He did not field ground balls. He did not cover any bases.

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Joc Pederson is SF Giants’ next man up at first base

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Throughout the second half of last season, Joc Pederson routinely took pregame ground balls at first. But Giants manager Gabe Kapler downplayed Pederson’s work on the infield dirt, and nothing ever came of it.

Los Angeles Times

Shohei Ohtani named Angels' opening-day starter, says he's 'not thinking about free agency'

TEMPE, Ariz. — In a move that surprised no one, the Angels named Shohei Ohtani their opening-day pitcher once again.

Tribune News Service

Padres, new starting pitcher Michael Wacha get creative with contract

PEORIA, Ariz. — Michael Wacha wanted a multi-year deal and wanted to play for a contender.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Chicago White Sox camp opens with the cloud of the Mike Clevinger investigation — and it’s only just beginning

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Mike Clevinger wanted to speak with the media on opening day of Chicago White Sox camp to address what he called the “elephant in the room.”

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Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs pitchers enter spring training with head start on previous years

Lefty Justin Steele spent much of the offseason in Arizona, training at the Cubs’ complex in Mesa, something that wasn’t available to him during the lockout last year.

WEKU

A hazardous spill in Arizona closes down an interstate and forces an evacuation

A portion of the main freeway that links the state's two largest cities remains closed outside Tucson a day after a deadly crash caused a hazardous material leak and forced evacuations nearby.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mike Sielski: Jonathan Gannon and James Bradberry were a study in character and contrast after the Eagles’ Super Bowl loss

GLENDALE, Ariz. — James Bradberry threw his shoulders back late Sunday night, fixed the clasp to close his sleet black suit jacket, and, with an almost-imperceptible nod of his head, signaled that the inquisition could begin. He had committed a penalty that had cost the Eagles any reasonable chance of…

Chicago Tribune

Mike Clevinger reportedly can participate in Chicago White Sox spring training while under MLB investigation for domestic violence allegations

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Chicago White Sox starter Mike Clevinger will be permitted to fully participate in spring training, according to a report Tuesday by USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.

Tribune News Service

Fernando Tatis Jr. ready to play right field, but has sights set on a different spot

PEORIA, Ariz. — Fernando Tatis Jr. shagged balls in right field during batting practice Tuesday at the Padres' spring training complex.

Tribune News Service

Michael Wacha's signing should allow Padres to follow 2022 blueprint

PEORIA, Ariz. — There was little chance something like this wasn't going to happen.

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Sam McDowell: Patrick Mahomes’ halftime speech changed it all. His teammates got him back post-game

GLENDALE, Ariz. — By the time Patrick Mahomes pushed through the set of red double doors, most of his teammates had already filtered into the Chiefs’ locker room.

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