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AL East News and Rumors

Yankees Add a Reliever

Pat Borzi, nytimes.com

The Yankees bolstered their middle relief by acquiring the right-hander Shawn Kelley from Seattle for the minor league outfielder Abraham Almonte.

Pat Borzi, nytimes.com

Andy Pettitte said Yankees Manager Joe Girardi and General Manager Brian Cashman discouraged him from taking part in the World Baseball Classic, and he reluctantly went along with them.

nydailynews.com

Mariano Rivera was due on a bullpen mound in a matter of moments, a sight that would warm the hearts of Yankee people gathered on the back field of the spring training complex, as well as fans watching from outside a fence.

Marty Noble, MLB.com

Inside some decaying chain-link fencing is a ballpark that has more to do with mothballs than curveballs -- Fort Lauderdale Stadium, erstwhile Spring Training home of the Orioles and, before them, the Yankees.

CNNSI.com

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Albert Belle will flex his muscles for the Indians one more time.

CNNSI.com

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Every University of Miami baseball player underwent testing recently for performance-enhancing drugs, including human growth hormone, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

Ken Belson, nytimes.com

The Yankees seem to have entered another fierce rivalry: with StubHub, the ticket reseller.

CNNSI.com

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli says he consulted with Biogenesis of America LLC after a foot injury, but did not receive any treatment from the facility.

Ian Browne, MLB.com

For the first time, Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester comes to camp trying to avenge a subpar individual season, not to mention a last-place finish by his team.

Tyler Kepner, nytimes.com

Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle will live apart from his wife and two children this baseball season because of the family's pit bull -- and the trade from the Marlins.

Mike Oz, yahoo.com

Try this: Tell your boss you can't work the rest of the day because you hurt your neck getting out of your car while getting a sandwich. Think the boss would buy it? If this sounds like your kind of excuse, then you should get a job pitching for the Tam…

Wallace Matthews, ESPN.com

New York Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli on Wednesday denied receiving any illegal performance-enhancing drugs from Biogenesis, the Miami "anti-aging" clinic currently under investigation by Major League Baseball.

nydailynews.com

Joe Girardi seemingly couldn’t wait to tell the world on Tuesday that Alex Rodriguez is rehabbing his post-surgical hip in New York, prompting photographers in the city to go on high alert while offering every indication the Yankees want A-Rod nowhere n…

CNNSI.com

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) -- Third baseman Scott Rolen declined the Cincinnati Reds' offer to attend spring training, but stopped short of saying he's ready to retire.