David Wright should have shut himself down earlier in World Baseball Classic and remembered his contract is with NY Mets, not TeDavid Wright is a gamer, we all know that by now, and that’s at least partly why Mets fans have come to love him over the years. So you know his heart was in the right place when he continued to play for Team USA after feeling discomfort in his rib-cage… |
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Joe Frisaro, MLB.com Team USA turned to Ryan Vogelsong in Friday's elimination game against Puerto Rico, and for the most part, the right-hander minimized damage in 5 2/3 innings at Marlins Park. |
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Bryan Hoch, MLB.com Derek Jeter plans to be in the Yankees' lineup playing shortstop on Saturday against the Phillies at George M. Steinbrenner Field, marking his first defensive duty in consecutive games. |
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Paul Hagen, MLB.com The Phillies have been looking for relievers who can pitch more than an inning. So far this spring, they've used seven different relievers in a longer role. |
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Mark Townsend, yahoo.com It turns out the "sore back" that kept David Wright out of Team USA's clash with the Dominican Republic on Thursday night is a little more problematic than it first seemed. According to New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, Wright is a… |
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Barry M. Bloom, MLB.com Pirates left-hander Wandy Rodriguez has been tabbed to start for the Dominican Republic on Saturday at Marlins Park at 1 p.m. ET, in the final game of Pool 2 in this year's World Baseball Classic. |
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Mets third baseman David Wright flew back to New York to have his sore ribs examined by team doctors. |
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Andrew Keh, nytimes.com General Manager Sandy Alderson said the Mets did not yet know the extent of the injury, which was described initially as a sore back. |
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The voice on the other end of the phone was once again that of a joyful winemaker whose lust for life, fun and good spirits has known no bounds. But as Tom Seaver confided, in and around expressing his elation at what it was like just to feel good again… |
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Joe Frisaro, MLB.com Craig Kimbrel's body of work speaks for itself, which makes what transpired in the ninth inning on Thursday night at Marlins Park so improbable. |
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