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Astros prospect draws 50-game drug suspension

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NEW YORK (AP) -- A minor league player in the Houston Astros' organization has been suspended 50 games after a second violation for a drug of abuse.

Tom Singer, MLB.com

Spring Training is right around the corner, and Pirates chairman Bob Nutting is eager see his team back in the field, preparing to improve on the promise of the 2012 season.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired right-handed pitcher Jeanmar Gomez from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for minor league outfielder Quincy Latimore.

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No players were elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Craig Biggio had the highest vote total but came up 39 votes short.

Brian McTaggart, MLB.com

Astros icons Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell each came up short on being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in totals released Wednesday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. No player had the 75 percent of the vote needed for enshri…

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

Francisco Liriano may not be signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates after all.

Paul Casella, MLB.com

Despite plenty of examples to draw from in recent years, Reds skipper Dusty Baker won't exactly have a foolproof blueprint when it comes to managing Aroldis Chapman's highly anticipated move to the starting rotation this season.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Even dugouts and bullpens might not need that old landline soon.