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Tulowitzki to have surgery Monday, out 8 weeks

TEst 4 March 30, 2018 - 4:41pm
Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will have surgery Monday to remove bone spurs from both heels and is expected to miss eight weeks, general manager Ross Atkins said Friday.

Braves expect Flowers to be out multiple weeks

TEst 4 March 30, 2018 - 4:26pm
Braves manager Brian Snitker said Friday that catcher Tyler Flowers felt a pop and that the oblique strain was diagnosed as being of midlevel severity.

Yanks ponder outfield moves with Hicks on DL

TEst 4 March 30, 2018 - 4:19pm
The Yankees placed center fielder Aaron Hicks on the 10-day DL on Friday, which could lead to Aaron Judge manning center and Giancarlo Stanton in right or left field.

Phils lose key bullpen cog Neshek to DL stint

TEst 4 March 30, 2018 - 3:44pm
Pat Neshek was placed on the disabled list Friday with a right shoulder strain, a blow to an already weakened Phillies bullpen.

MLB features most Puerto Ricans since 2011

TEst 4 March 30, 2018 - 2:49pm
MLB started the season with its most players born in Puerto Rico since 2011. The overall percentage of players born outside the United States was 29 percent, down from last year's record 29.8 percent.

300 or bust! Wait ... just how many home runs could the Yankees actually hit this year?

TEst 4 March 30, 2018 - 5:45am
The Bombers blasted 241 homers last season. The major league record is 264. After adding Giancarlo Stanton, do they smash that mark into oblivion?

'Mad at the world': David Price hopes he'll never have another season like 2017

TEst 4 March 30, 2018 - 5:44am
Injuries. Anger. Clashes with reporters. The Sox lefty stopped having fun in '17. But Price and those who know him best say he's back to his old self.

What's real and what should you forget? Your guide to Opening Day's outcomes

TEst 4 March 29, 2018 - 10:56pm
Between bullpen blowups and huge homers, 2018 started with a bang, though none bigger than new Yankee Giancarlo Stanton's two titanic home runs.

One game in, rookie manager Alex Cora's already on the spot in Boston

TEst 4 March 29, 2018 - 8:09pm
The new Red Sox skipper rolled the dice rather than go to his closer and got introduced to his new reality: A postgame grilling after a tough loss.

'He's a Hall of Famer-in-waiting': With Verlander from start, Astros could be even better in 2018

TEst 4 March 29, 2018 - 7:40pm
On Opening Day, Justin Verlander showed why he's the top dog in a "rotation full of aces" as Houston reminded us all just how loaded the champs are.

Davidson fourth with 3 Opening Day home runs

TEst 4 March 29, 2018 - 5:39pm
Chicago White Sox designated hitter Matt Davidson became just the fourth player in major league history to hit three home runs on Opening Day as he went deep in the fourth, fifth and eighth innings against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday.

Stanton crushes HR in first at-bat with Yankees

TEst 4 March 29, 2018 - 2:52pm
In his first at-bat for the Yankees, Giancarlo Stanton crushed an offering from Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ for a 426-foot home run to right field.

Leadoff Springer dinger historic for Series MVP

TEst 4 March 29, 2018 - 2:38pm
Astros World Series MVP George Springer hit a leadoff home run on Opening Day for the second straight season. He's the only player to ever do that.

Marlins, Cubs remembering Parkland victims

TEst 4 March 29, 2018 - 1:02pm
The Marlins and Cubs are wearing patches with the initials "MSD" and 17 stars, and they will host victims' families and survivors of the Parkland shooting on Friday.

Memory-Enhancing Drug Acts as Molecular 'Staple'

Test March 29, 2018 - 12:30pm
UCSF researchers have shown that an experimental brain boosting drug, ISRIB, acts like a molecular staple, pinning together parts of a much larger protein involved in cellular stress.
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'Happ'-y Opening Day: Cub hits HR on 1st pitch

TEst 4 March 29, 2018 - 11:52am
Cubs leadoff man Ian Happ hit a home run on the first pitch that came his way, off the Miami Marlins' Jose Urena

Angels' Ohtani serves as DH in his MLB debut

TEst 4 March 29, 2018 - 11:11am
Shohei Ohtani, in his MLB debut, will serve as the designated hitter in the Los Angeles Angels' opener against the Oakland Athletics. He will make his pitching debut on Sunday.

Hot start: Grease fire smokes up Trop for Rays

TEst 4 March 29, 2018 - 11:03am
A small grease fire broke out at Tropicana Field before Thursday's opener for the Rays. Sprinklers were activated and the fire was extinguished, but not before smoke filled Tropicana Field.

How one fan's story contributed to a conversation about MLB's safety netting

TEst 4 March 29, 2018 - 10:03am
Teams were already adding more protective netting at ballparks, but one horrific event last September galvanized baseball to do even more.

Reports: Cardinals, Holland reach 1-year deal

TEst 4 March 29, 2018 - 9:50am
Greg Holland, who declined a $15 million player option with the Rockies for 2018 after collecting 41 saves last season, has reportedly reached a deal with the Cardinals.

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