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Kyle Schwarber homers for the USA against Great Britain in WBC Pool C.

Team USA Overcomes Early Deficit to Outlast Great Britain in WBC

USA 6, Great Britain 2 PHOENIX, Mar. 11 — A first-inning home run by Trayce Thompson gave Great Britain an early lead, but Team USA bounced back to win, 6–2, in the opening game for each team in Pool C of the World Baseball Classic. Kyle Schwarber went 1-for-3 with two walks, a homer, and […]

Colombia pitcher Guillermo Zuniga yelling in jubilee after recording the final out of his team's victory over Mexico.

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Colombia Shocks Mexico in WBC Opener on Costly Error

Colombia 5, Mexico 4 (10) PHOENIX, Mar. 11 — A fielding error with two outs in the top of the tenth gave Colombia the winning margin as they defeated Mexico, 5–4, in ten innings. Reynaldo Rodriguez, who plays professionally in Mexico, went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI to lead Colombia offensively, while […]

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Guardians Pitchers Get All A’s In Win

GOODYEAR, Az. — Jose Ramirez and Mike Zunino each hit two-run homers to back excellent pitching and power the Cleveland Guardians past the Oakland Athletics, 4-2, Saturday. Aaron Civale and six Cleveland relievers limited Oakland to three hits and two walks, striking out eight. Civale (4.50 ERA), expected to be the No. 4 starter in manager […]

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Brewers Blast Guardians; Bring On Prospects

PHOENIX, Az. — A few young pitchers on the SportRelay.com Top 100 Countdown of Cleveland Guardians Prospects might get a look-see earlier than expected if Triston McKenzie and others continue to struggle. McKenzie was belted for five hits and five runs in only 2 1/3 innings Friday by Milwaukee Brewers batters, boosting them to a […]

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Guardians & Padres Trade Hits & Runs

GOODYEAR, Az. — Tim Lopes and Jose Azocar both had three of San Diego’s 14 hits Thursday as the San Diego Padres defeated the Cleveland Guardians, 6-4. The teams, involved in a few blockbuster trades through the years, exchanged hits and runs early. The Padres pulled away against rookie reliever Konnor Pilkington (7.70 spring ERA). […]

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Cleveland & Mexico Baseball Today And 70 Years Ago

Cleveland Guardians

GOODYEAR, Az. — Jose Ramirez hit his first home run of the spring and had three RBI on Wednesday to help the Cleveland Guardians defeat Team Mexico, 6-0. Ramirez wanted to play for his native Dominican Republic in this year’s World Baseball Classic. The all-star third baseman had thumb surgery a few months ago and decided it […]

Tommy Henry posing as if throwing a pitch

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Diamondbacks: Tommy Henry Shows Improvement against Rangers

Arizona Diamondbacks

Tommy Henry Moving in Right Direction Diamondbacks 2, Rangers 0 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Mar. 8) — Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Tommy Henry, one of the youngsters vying for the fifth spot in the rotation, pitched four scoreless innings to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2–0 victory over the Texas Rangers Wednesday afternoon. Henry said after his […]

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Rockies Sign Mike Moustakas

Colorado Rockies

The Colorado Rockies signed Mike Moustakas to a minor league contract this past weekend. He became a free agent after he was released by the Cincinnati Reds in January. The deal was first reported by MLB.com’s Thomas Harding on Twitter. Provides an Option Moustakas provides an option in the Rockies’ infield after Gold Glove second […]