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Blue Jays meet with youngsters, fans in Winnipeg

Adam Wazny, MLB.com

Aaron Loup, fellow reliever Brett Cecil, slugger Jose Bautista and Brian King, the Blue Jays strength and conditioning coordinator, took some time during the annual Blue Jays Winter Tour to speak to a group of 23 youth baseball players from Manitoba on …

Zack Meisel, MLB.com

To reel in free-agent slugger Nick Swisher, the Indians enlisted an impressive array of proven recruiters.

Adam McCalvy, MLB.com

Brewers catcher Martin Maldonado proved Sunday that you don't have to be a veteran big leaguer to do big things in the community.

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

A man wearing (only?) a Pittsburgh Pirates hat and gray sweatpants attempted to break into the Steelers locker room at Heinz Field Saturday with a hammer. Security at the stadium noted that he busted a lock at Gate B to gain entry to the stadium and the…

Richard Durrett, ESPN.com

Free-agent DH Lance Berkman, whom sources said Saturday agreed to terms on a one-year deal pending a physical, wants Rangers fans to know that he was wrong about his assessment of the club a few years ago and plans to win them over with his play.

CNNSI.com

Boras' premier clients striking out in free agency

Richard Justice, MLB.com

Lance Berkman is working relentlessly this winter to get ready, and he understands he has more yesterdays than tomorrows. If this is his last rodeo, he wants to make it a good one. He's one of those players who has made the game better by being a terrif…