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Braun shows up in Miami PED records

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Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun says he used the person who ran the Florida clinic now under investigation by Major League Baseball as a consultant on his drug suspension appeal last year and nothing more.

Bryan Hoch, MLB.com

Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli has been linked as a possible client of the Biogenesis anti-aging clinic in Miami that is alleged to have provided performance-enhancing drugs to teammate Alex Rodriguez.

Bryan Hoch, MLB.com

Yankees ace CC Sabathia said that his pitching elbow feels ready to handle the workload of another season, and the left-hander expects to be close to his normal schedule as the team begins camp.

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MIAMI (AP) -- Major League Baseball officials have asked the Miami New Times for records the alternative newspaper obtained for a story on alleged use of banned substances by several players.

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain says he's received a text message from new teammate Kevin Youkilis and hopes whatever tension existed between the two is past.

Brittany Ghiroli, MLB.com

The Orioles claimed infielder Russ Canzler off waivers from the Yankees on Tuesday afternoon and designated catcher Luis Martinez for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster.

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Alex Rodriguez hasn't been the only headache for the Yankees this offseason. In fact, writes Jay Jaffe, New York has several concerns as spring training nears and no good answers.

Spencer Fordin, MLB.com

The Yankees have a fully stocked big league roster, but they can hear a wave of high-end position players gurgling through the prospect pipeline. The next generation of sluggers, headlined by blue-chip catcher Gary Sanchez, is fast approaching maturity.

David Brown, yahoo.com

In trying to do Alex Rodriguez a favor, New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman might have intensified the media onslaught that often confronts his embattled third baseman. Cashman said Monday he would keep the public out of the loop regarding A-Rod's workout…

Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com

Four Philadelphia Phillies will make more money in 2013 than the entire Houston Astros team. So will three New York Yankees, three Los Angeles Dodgers, three Detroit Tigers and three San Francisco Giants. All total, 20 deep-pocketed players are set to e…

Bryan Hoch, MLB.com

The documents obtained from a defunct South Florida clinic connect Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez to at least 19 drugs and supplements, including several banned substances, according to a report published by Sports Illustrated.

nydailynews.com

The latest word on Alex Rodriguez, wherever he is, is that he’s scared. Not scared because of all these revelations about his involvement with an associate named Tony Bosch, an alleged dispenser of HGH and testosterone creams in South Florida, who has a…