Miguel Cabrera played his first game following his arrest, going 0 for 2 with a walk as the Detroit Tigers’ designated hitter Monday in a 6-2 win over the New York Yankees.
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Right-hander Kevin Correia was a little too excited Sunday in his debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Correia, the Pirates' biggest offseason acquisition, made an early exit in a 10-3 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays. He was scheduled to work two innings, but lasted just 1 1-3 innings after allowing two runs on two hits and two walks.
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Brandon Webb was back where he wanted to be: throwing off a pitcher’s mound.
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After 17 big league seasons, 2,573 hits and 555 regular-season home runs, Manny Ramirez still experiences opening-day jitters. Even in spring training. One of Tampa Bay's key offseason acquisitions singled and finished 1 for 2 in a brief Grapefruit League debut for the Rays, who got solo homers from Evan Longoria and Sean Rodriguez en route to beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5 on Saturday.
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Miguel Cabrera might make his spring debut Monday. Despite a case of the jitters, Manny Ramirez did just fine in his first spring training game with the Tampa Bay Rays. Tigers manager Jim Leyland said he's not going to push Cabrera, the slugging first baseman who was arrested Feb. 16 under suspicion of drunken driving.
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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer
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Andrew Neft stood with his family in the Black and Gold Forever store in the heart of Pittsburgh's Strip District — looking to see what Steelers jersey or Penguins gear he might add to his collection — when he spotted six Pirates shirts hanging high up on the wall, nearly out of view. With a smirk, Neft approached the clerk and asked when the store might be giving those away for free.
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Neil Walker is most certainly not a lemon. The Pittsburgh Pirates ' second baseman had 12 homers, 66 RBI and…
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As spring training camp opens up for the Pittsburgh Pirates, one major decision new manager Clint Hurdle will have to make is who will close out games in 2011. The leading candidate is Joel Hanrahan and he will battling with 2010 All-Star, Evan Meek, for the job. Hanrahan is coming off his best season in 2010. He had a 4-1 record with 6 saves and an earned run average of 3.62. The most important stats may be his 100 strikeouts in 70 innings pitched, with just 26 walks.
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