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Padres say Miller's availability for WBC final TBD

Padres manager Craig Stammen said a decision on the availability of All-Star closer Mason Miller for Team USA's upcoming World Baseball Classic championship game Tuesday is to be determined.

Italy changes plan, to start Nola vs. Venezuela

Aaron Nola will start Monday night's World Baseball Classic semifinal for Italy against Venezuela rather than Michael Lorenzen.

Phils' Rojas suspended 80 games for PED violation

Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas was suspended for the first 80 games of the season by Major League Baseball on Monday after a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone.

Yamamoto to start for Dodgers in season opener

World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start another season opener for the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 26 against Arizona.

High heat: Temps see Cactus League tweak times

Bringing the heat in spring training is supposed to be about hard-throwing pitchers, not triple-digit temperatures like those that will impact Major League Baseball spring training games in Arizona for several days this week.

Robot umps on checked swings moving to Triple-A

Major League Baseball's experiment of a robot umpire technology system allowing challenges to checked swing calls is moving up from Class A to Triple-A.

Padres' Musgrove likely to open season on IL

San Diego Padres starter Joe Musgrove is expected to open this season on the injured list while still working to come back from Tommy John surgery that kept him from pitching last year.

D.R. frustrated by blown call, but 'part of the game'

Two hours after a blown ball-strike call ended the Dominican Republic's World Baseball Classic, players emerged from the team's clubhouse with smiles, music and a message.

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