By Paul Hagen First baseman Ryan Howard hit seven Grapefruit League home runs and batted .322, giving indications that he was all the way back from the ruptured Achilles tendon that cost him half the 2012 season. In the first six games of the regular season, he didn’t have an extra-base hit. …read more
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By Paul Hagen Because of shortstop Stephen Drew‘s concussion and David Ortiz‘s heel problems, the Red Sox weren’t able to field their full lineup once all spring. So, as the Grapefruit League season ended with a 4-2 win over the Twins on Saturday at JetBlue Park, new manager John Farrell conceded he still isn’t sure exactly what he’s got. …read more
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By Jessica Quiroli Johan Santana will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery on Tuesday, the Mets announced after their final Grapefruit League game of the season against the Orioles on Saturday. Santana has a re-tear of the anterior capsule in his left shoulder, and it will be his second such surgery in 2 1/2 years. …read more
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By Zack Meisel Consider Nate McLouth ready for Opening Day. The center fielder slugged a pair of home runs in the Orioles’ 7-1 win over the Mets in the clubs’ final Grapefruit League game on Saturday at Ed Smith Stadium. …read more
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By Jenifer Langosch After logging six innings in each of his previous two starts, Jake Westbrook closed out his Grapefruit League work with a four-inning performance on Friday. …read more
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By Joey Nowak Gio Gonzalez’s last start of the Grapefruit League season was, incredibly, his first at Space Coast Stadium in two years in a Nationals jersey. And just like that, he’s leaving again. …read more
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By Zack Meisel In their final Grapefruit League tuneup before the regular season commences, the Braves topped the Astros, 2-0, behind yet another stellar outing from southpaw Paul Maholm. …read more
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By Joey Nowak In the final Grapefruit League meeting of two National League East heavyweights who figure to duke it out for the division title this year, the Nationals blew by the Braves, 11-2, on Wednesday afternoon at Space Coast Stadium. …read more
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By Rhett Bollinger Twins outfield prospect Byron Buxton, who was the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s First-Year Player Draft, made his Grapefruit League on Wednesday against the Pirates. …read more
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By Rhett Bollinger Top prospect Miguel Sano made his second appearance in a Grapefruit League game on Tuesday against the Orioles. …read more
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By Mark Bowman Collin Cowgill hit his fourth home run of the Grapefruit League season and Dillon Gee cruised through six scoreless innings as the Mets beat the Braves, 7-4, at Champion Stadium Monday afternoon. …read more
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By Tom Singer Steve Pearce broke a tie with his sixth homer of the spring in the seventh inning Sunday and added an RBI single in the ninth, lifting the Orioles, who blew an eight-run first-inning lead, past the Pirates, 12-10, in their Grapefruit League matchup. …read more
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By AJ Cassavell The Astros officially announced the signing of shortstop Ronny Cedeno, and he will be in the lineup for their Grapefruit League game against the Marlins on Sunday afternoon. …read more
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By Anthony DiComo With barely a week to go before Opening Day, Gio Gonzalez appears to be in midseason form. Gonzalez struck out three batters over six innings of one-run ball on Saturday, flashing his trademark curveball frequently in a 3-1 loss to the Mets in Port St. Lucie, Fla. …read more
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By Brian McTaggart A lot has been made this spring about the Astros’ improved power — they lead the Grapefruit League with 39 home runs — and improved rotation depth, but another area of strength has clearly emerged: catching. …read more
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By Todd Zolecki The Phillies won, 7-6, on Friday against the Braves in the teams’ final Grapefruit League game against each other before they meet on Opening Day. …read more
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By Adam Berry Cole De Vries‘ excellent Grapefruit League work continued apace Thursday night, but Liam Hendriks flipped the script on his recently rocky spring. …read more
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By Ian Browne Shane Victorino, facing the Phillies for the first time since he was traded from his long-time team last July, belted a bases-clearing triple in the bottom of the seventh to lead the Red Sox to a 6-1 victory in Thursday night’s Grapefruit League contest at JetBlue Park. …read more
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By Bryan Hoch Derek Jeter will not appear in another Grapefruit League game this spring, according to general manager Brian Cashman, because the Yankees want to be able to backdate his injury if the shortstop must begin the season on the disabled list. …read more
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By Joey Nowak Reliever Rafael Soriano, who has made just five Grapefruit League appearances this spring, could be looking at another setback in the coming days. Davey Johnson said Soriano has been bothered by a wisdom tooth problem, and it’s something that could require surgery in the near future. …read more
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