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Billingsley looks sharp in first action Billingsley looks sharp in first action It’s been three months in the making, but Chad Billingsley’s arm has finally replaced his leg as the most talked about limb on his body. […]

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Sizemore decides to sit out WBC with sore groin GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cleveland Indians All-Star center fielder Grady Sizemore will not play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic because of soreness in his left groin.

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Manny declines Dodgers’ latest offer Manny declines Dodgers’ latest offer Manny Ramirez rejected the Dodgers’ latest offer on Thursday, leading the team’s owner to say that he will now “start from scratch,” in any attempt at re-signing the free-agent left fielder. […]

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Johnson: USA Classic’s ‘team to beat’ Johnson: USA ‘team to beat’ in Classic Japan may be the defending champions, and teams like the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Puerto Rico may again be loaded with Major League talent, but Team USA manager Davey Johnson […]

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Minnesota Twins right-hander Boof Bonser expected to miss entire season Twins right-hander Boof Bonser is expected to miss the entire season after arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder detected partial tears in his labrum and rotator cuff.

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Matsui Works His Way Back, With Little Fanfare As Hideki Matsui enters the final season of his second Yankees contract, Japanese fans understand that he may never come back to play.

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Griffey could earn $3M in performance bonuses PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Ken Griffey Jr. could get a total of $5 million this year in his return to Seattle if he stays healthy and fans flock to see him.

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Vernon Wells of Toronto Blue Jays expects to miss two weeks with reinjured hamstring Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells expects to miss two weeks after an MRI showed he re-injured the left hamstring that kept him on the disabled list for a month late last season.

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Lasorda says A-Rod’s admission ’shocked me’ MIAMI (AP) — Tommy Lasorda’s relationship with Alex Rodriguez goes back nearly two decades, all the way to when the teenage A-Rod decided in high school that he wanted to sign his first contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Greg Anderson Called to Say if He’ll Testify in Bonds Trial A judge has ordered the former trainer of Barry Bonds to appear in court to answer questions about whether he will testify at Bonds’s perjury trial.

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