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Yu Darvish returns, acknowledges 'concern' regarding preparation

PEORIA, Ariz. — Yu Darvish returned from his time serving as the elder statesman and pitcher for a baseball team that made its country proud. He hugged his teammates, acknowledging to some that he was tired. He showed a few his gold medal.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023

Mariners' Cal Raleigh chases dreams one grueling workout at a time

PEORIA, Ariz. — As large raindrops fell somewhere between a downpour and deluge, soaking the Phoenix valley, the early morning blackness somehow seemed darker in contrast to the handful of streetlights in the largely empty parking lot of the Mariners' spring training complex.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023

Robbie Ray is throwing gas again, and he has Mariners camp buzzing

PEORIA, Ariz. — Fighting for the franchise's first playoff berth in two decades, the Mariners did not play well on their final road trip of the 2022 season. They lost seven of 10 games to the likes of the Angels, A's and Royals — all sub-.500 teams — and, worst…

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023

Drew Pomeranz could be close to returning for Padres

PEORIA, Ariz. — The last two times Drew Pomeranz pitched in a game, he could not bear to do it again.

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023

Structure of Manny Machado's new contract leaves Padres room to add more big names

PEORIA, Ariz. — Manny Machado wanted to remain in San Diego, and he wanted to remain on a winner.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023

Dodgers shortstop Gavin Lux injures right knee in spring training game

PEORIA, Ariz. — Three games into spring training, the Dodgers might already be facing a potentially devastating injury.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 28, 2023

Bryce Miller: Clear benefits trump risks in Padres' massive extension of Manny Machado

PEORIA, Ariz. — Remember that Manny Machado opt-out clause, the fly in the Padres' ointment — pterodactyl-sized to many — that threatened to loom over the clubhouse and season like a dark, angry wall cloud?

Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2023

Padres, star third baseman Manny Machado agree to a new 11-year, $350 million contract

PEORIA, Ariz. — The Padres have locked up the big one.

Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2023

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…

Tribune News Service · Feb 25, 2023

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…

Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2023