Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner won’t be going to Japan where the team opens the regular season next month, manager Craig Counsell announced on Thursday.
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- Hearing for Bediako postponed, TRO extended
- Top-25 recruit Samuels commits to Alabama
- Source: Giants ink CF Bader to 2-yr., $20.5M deal
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Angels SS Neto won’t be ready for Opening Day
Angels shortstop Zach Neto will not be ready to play by Opening Day while recovering from right shoulder surgery.
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Ex-Twins ML catcher denies giving away pitches
Derek Bender, the former Twins minor league catcher who is under investigation for telling opposing hitters what pitches were coming, denies the allegations.
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Orioles’ Henderson exits game as precaution
Baltimore star shortstop Gunnar Henderson was removed from a spring training game on Thursday because of what the Orioles announced as lower right side discomfort.
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Burger homers in 1st game since infant’s surgery
Jake Burger hit a home run Thursday in his first game for the Rangers since his 4-month-old daughter, Penelope, had open-heart surgery in Nashville earlier this week.
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Benintendi HBP, out 4-6 weeks with broken hand
White Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi will miss four to six weeks with a broken hand after being hit by a pitch in a spring training game on Thursday.
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Sinner removed as Laureus nominee over ban
The nomination of Jannik Sinner for the Laureus sportsman of the year award was withdrawn Thursday due to the top-ranked tennis player’s three-month ban for his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago.
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Griekspoor ousts Medvedev to reach Dubai semis
Tallon Griekspoor saved four match points before beating top-seeded Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5 to reach the semifinals at the Dubai Championships on Thursday.
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Reports: Raducanu to get security at Indian Wells
Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu will compete at Indian Wells next week in her first tour appearance since Dubai, where a man exhibited “fixated behavior” toward her and was removed from the stands during her match, British media reported.
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Way-too-early Grand Slam predictions for the rest of 2025
Madison Keys won her first Grand Slam and Jannik Sinner defended his Australian Open title. What does this mean for the rest of the year? We take a look.