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AL East News and Rumors

Yankees SS Jeter cleared for baseball activity

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter says he's been cleared to start baseball activity in his recovery from a broken left ankle.

Gregor Chisholm, MLB.com

Blue Jays Minor League pitcher Alan Farina received a 50-game suspension without pay on Thursday after testing positive for a drug of abuse.

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

The Boston Red Sox and Mike Napoli are working towards a one-year contract, sources with knowledge of discussions told ESPN.com's Jim Bowden.

CNNSI.com

NEW YORK (AP) -- Right-hander Phil Hughes and the New York Yankees have agreed to a $7.15 million, one-year contract, a raise of $3.75 million.

Bryan Hoch, MLB.com

Phil Hughes was 16-13 with a 4.23 ERA in 32 starts with the Yankees last season and was arbitration-eligible for the third and final time.

Cash Kruth, MLB.com

The Orioles today announced contract extensions through the 2018 season for Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Dan Duquette and Manager Buck Showalter through 2018.

David Waldstein, nytimes.com

If all goes well, Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez should be back in major league games in July, his surgeon said.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The Blue Jays say 42-year-old left-hander Darren Oliver has decided to pitch a 20th major league season.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Major League Baseball's spring training schedule opens when the Boston Red Sox host Northeastern University on Feb. 21 at Fort Myers, Fla., in what the commissioner's office says is the earliest start to exhibition games.

Bryan Hoch, MLB.com

The Yankees are making one additional spring stop before returning home to open the regular season, having agreed to play in a March 30 exhibition game at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.

Jesse Sanchez, MLB.com

Veteran right-hander Vicente Padilla, who went 4-1 with a 4.50 ERA in 56 relief appearances with the Red Sox last season, has signed a one-year, $3.25 million deal with Japan's SoftBank Hawks, according to an industry source.