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Yankees' Severino has Tommy John surgery
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees right-hander Luis Severino had Tommy John surgery on Thursday. The procedure was performed by Dr. David Altchek at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. The team said in a statement that the surgery went as planned. Also, an existing bone chip in his right elbow was removed...
Mets fans, let down in offseason, send spare cash to club
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets fans have been sending the team's general manager money on a popular payment app in a show of disappointment over the club's offseason signings — or lack thereof. One fan in particular, 20-year-old Frankie Wilton, sent 1 cent, with the message: “Spare change for...
Lawmakers push for Curt Flood's enshrinement in Hall of Fame
WASHINGTON (AP) — Curt Flood's widow has a simple explanation for why her late husband, who is revered by players for sacrificing his career to advocate for free agency, has not been enshrined in baseball's Hall of Fame. “I think the holdup is that he got on a lot of people's nerves,” Judy...
Puk looking sharp in return from Tommy John surgery
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A.J. Puk is looking and feeling strong after pitching three innings in his first two spring training starts for the Oakland Athletics. Two years removed from Tommy John surgery, Puk threw into the mid-90-mph range during a two-inning, 23-pitch scoreless outing against Colorado in a 5-2...
Whiff: Nats closer Doolittle calmed by lavender oil on glove
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Washington Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle moves a glove out of the way as he reaches into a shelf in his spring training locker and grabs a different one, which he then hands over with a simple, if unusual, instruction: “Smell it.” So, of course, you do --...
Healthier Lorenzo Cain ready to lead the way for Brewers
PHOENIX (AP) — Slowed by injuries last year, Milwaukee's Lorenzo Cain appeared in his first game of spring training and went 1 for 3 against Kansas City. The 33-year-old singled in his second at-bat and caught a pair of fly balls in the first inning. "It was fun to be out there after just working out and...
Scratched from start, Verlander pleased with simulated game
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Justin Verlander pitched a two-inning simulated game on Thursday in place of what had been scheduled as his spring training debut, a switch made because of groin tightness. “Actually, my dad sent me something last night: An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of...
Cowboy Up: MadBum solid in first outing with Diamondbacks
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Madison Bumgarner showed the Arizona Diamondbacks he's more than a rodeo star. The team's marquee free-agent acquisition of the offseason was solid in his first spring training outing on Thursday. He retired his first five batters, including four on strikeouts, before giving up a...
MLB appoints 1st black umpire crew chief
NEW YORK (AP) — Kerwin Danley became the first African American umpire crew chief in Major League Baseball when a series of promotions, additions and retirements were announced Thursday. The moves included Alfonso Marquez being elevated to the first Hispanic crew chief in MLB history born outside the...
Awestruck Ted Simmons marvels at the Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Ted Simmons just had to stop and soak it all in. “It’s totally overwhelming and humbling, to say the very least," Simmons said Thursday as he gazed at the Baseball Hall of Fame's plaque gallery after a tour of the sport's shrine. “You’re asking yourself...
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