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Bryce Miller: Michael Wacha hopes resurgent Red Sox season is launching pad with Padres

PEORIA, Ariz. — When Padres pitcher Michael Wacha was in his early 20s, professional baseball rushed at him like a Nolan Ryan fastball. He was drafted 19th overall by the Cardinals in 2012, ahead of future All-Stars Marcus Stroman and Lance McCullers Jr.

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Larry Stone: Will Mariner’s decision to stick with J.P. Crawford at shortstop pay off?

PEORIA, Ariz. — Mariners manager Scott Servais calls J.P. Crawford “a thinker. He doesn’t get credit for that.”

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Fernando Tatis Jr. disciplined at the top of Padres' stacked lineup — and still learning in right field

PEORIA, Ariz. — It was the top of the lineup that caused Juan Soto to "wish good luck" to opposing pitchers on his first day with the Padres last season.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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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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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Larry Stone: Mariners’ Ty France finally reveals the culprit behind last season’s second-half slump

PEORIA, Ariz. — In the midst of a frustrating second-half slump last season, Ty France waved off the theory that his wrist and elbow injury was the cause of his offensive woes.

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Bryce Miller: No shortage of shortstops for deep-gloved Padres at spring training

PEORIA, Ariz. — The Padres will not run into a shortage of shortstops this season, which is the long and – cue the groans – short of it.

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New rules could drastically alter look, length of MLB games

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

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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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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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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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'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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Illinois man pleads guilty in Planned Parenthood clinic fire

Officials say a central Illinois man has pleaded guilty to setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic last month

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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.

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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.

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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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Before He Was a Pro Receiver, A.J. Brown Was Making Money Playing Baseball

During his time at Ole Miss, the now Eagle had a strange agreement with the Padres: He’d make a few thousand dollars here and there … provided he fulfilled one obligation.

Chicago Sun-Times

Downstate man charged in setting fire at Planned Parenthood clinic in Peoria

Tyler W. Massengill, 32, of Chillicothe, is accused of setting a fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic Jan. 15, causing more than $1 million in damage. No one was hurt.

The Independent UK

Police investigate Illinois Planned Parenthood fire as arson

Peoria police and fire officials are investigating a fire at a central Illinois Planned Parenthood clinic as arson, police said Tuesday

Chicago Sun-Times

Peoria police investigate fire at Illinois Planned Parenthood as arson

The fire occurred two days after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law reproductive health care legislation to protect out-of-state abortion seekers

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