MLB Baseball

Felix Hernandez makes his 2010 Spring Training debut on Sunday against the Rockies in Tucson, Ariz.

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The Yankees' split-squad team in Tampa, Fla., defeated the O's, 5-3, on Saturday, with Jorge Posada going 3-for-4. Javier Vazquez started for New York and went three solid innings.

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Ty Wigginton and Garrett Atkins homered in the Orioles' 5-3 loss to the Yanks on Saturday. Jeremy Guthrie started and allowed four runs over 3 1/3 innings.

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Left-hander J.A. Happ allowed just one hit in four scoreless innings, a leadoff single to Denard Span in the first inning. Happ also struck out three in the Phillies' 5-4 victory Saturday.

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Chad Gaudin and Sergio Mitre struggled in their outings against the Tigers, as the split-squad Yankees fell, 6-2, on Saturday. Derek Jeter scored the Bombers' first run.

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Johnny Damon had an impact in his first game against his old team with an RBI single as part of a three-run second and a solo homer to lead off a three-run fifth, leading the split-squad Tigers to a 6-2 win over the Yankees on Saturday.

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Oliver Perez rebounded from a tough first start to dominate the Tigers over four frames Saturday, while Jayson Bay, David Wright, Gary Matthews Jr. and Daniel Murphy homered in the Mets' 9-1 win.

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The Blue Jays plated three runs against righty Tim Hudson on Saturday in coasting to a 3-0 win over the Braves in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Ricky Romero threw four scoreless frames.

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Tim Hudson was touched for two earned runs on Saturday as the Braves fell, 3-0, to the Blue Jays in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Hudson surrendered seven hits and struck out six.

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Angels catcher Mike Napoli's approach at the plate is simple. If it's a pitch he feels he can drive, he'll take a mighty swing, and if not, he'll gladly take the pitch and try to work the count in his favor or take a walk.

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Dodgers third-base coach Larry Bowa was back in uniform and back to work on Saturday, a day after having been rushed to a hospital complaining of abdominal pains.

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With sporadic playing time in the Minors and a growing family, Erik Kratz almost quit baseball a few times. But the catcher hasn't given up, and he hopes to earn a shot with the Pirates.

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If Brad Thompson has any kind of an edge in the Royals' pitching derby, it's that he's a horse of many colors. He can fit into any harness and pull starting duty or work in relief, long or short or medium.

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The Twins announced Saturday that they had signed center fielder Denard Span to a five-year, $16.5 million contract. The deal includes a $9 million club option for the 2015 season with a $500,000 buyout.

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The Phillies reassigned 14 players to Minor League camp on Saturday, including pitchers Phillippe Aumont, Yohan Flande, Scott Mathieson, Drew Naylor, J.C. Ramirez, Jesus Sanchez, Joe Savery and Bill White.

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Asdrubal Cabrera has strained left groin that will keep him out of action for a few days. The shortstop said he does not know when he is going to play in a game again but is optimistic about a quick return.

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Infielder Hernan Iribarren's long Brewers tenure came to an end on Saturday when the Texas Rangers claimed him off waivers.

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New Braves signee Edward Salcedo was introduced to the media on Saturday morning, and the shortstop said he intends to work hard to make it to the big league level as soon as possible.

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Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly is "ahead of schedule," Lou Piniella said on Saturday, and the lefty could get into a Cactus League game.

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While I grew up as a Dodgers fan, I heard about the great Koufax. I never saw him pitch because he was in the Hall of Fame when I wasn't even 2 years old. I have watched many dominating pitchers, and I didn't understand how special Koufax was. Recently, I saw a couple of short films of him pitching, and now I understand that he was special.

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