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New Hampshire Man Can't Get His 27 Orphaned Bear Cubs To Go The Hell To Sleep

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

You know what's not easy? Taking care of 27 orphaned bear cubs. Sure, bear cubs are cute and furry, and helping to keep them alive probably fills one with a warming sense of accomplishment, but all that good stuff fades away when the bears won't stop fi…

CNNSI.com

The New York Mets have agreed to a minor league contract with outfielder Marlon Byrd, who served a 50-game suspension last season after testing positive in June for a performance enhancing drug while he was a free agent.

Paul Casella, MLB.com

The Cubs on Friday announced the names of 22 non-roster invitees to Spring Training, with Javier Baez headlining the list.

Carrie Muskat, MLB.com

Welington Castillo, 25, heads into spring as the Cubs' No. 1 catcher for the first time. He'll have look-a-like Dioner Navarro to aid his maturation process.