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Tommy Hanson, who has been away from the team since early May due to a death in the family, is scheduled to throw 75 pitches in an extended spring training game on Saturday. [...] Read more Tommy Hanson news

Bourjos (hamstring) began taking batting practice and jogging this week, the Los Angeles Times reports. [...] Read more Peter Bourjos news

Jose Iglesias will play third base, where he had never played unti Wednesday. Read more Jose Iglesias news

You've gone to the driving range before. But have you ever gone to the driving range the way Toronto Blue Jays sluggers Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion recently went to the driving range?In this newest video offering from the MLB Fan Cave, the two ball-crushing Blue Jays visited Chelsea Piers driving range in New York City, with their bats at their side. And they did some driving all right — walloping baseballs while people next to them sliced at golf balls. They were knocking balls 400-plus feet off underhand tosses. Then they tried to play a game of accuracy, seeing who could be first to hit a golf cart. Watch the video to see who won Read more Edwin Encarnacion news

Rafael Betancourt will throw a bullpen session on Friday to determine whether he'll be available for Friday night's contest against the Giants. Initially, it was feared that Betancourt would be headed for the disabled list after leaving Tuesday's game with a tight right groin, but he has made significant improvement in recent days. [...] Read more Rafael Betancourt news

Cubs manager Dale Sveum said Friday that he has no intention of lifting Jackson from the rotation at any point, the Chicago Tribune reports. [...] Read more Edwin Jackson news

Rockies outfielder Michael Cuddyer is in the starting lineup Friday against the Giants after being activated from the 15-day disabled list. Cuddyer was out with a bulging disk in his neck [...] Read more Michael Cuddyer news

Tommy Hanson is scheduled to throw 75 pitches Saturday in an extended spring training game. Hanson has been away from the team since early May due to a death in the family. [...] Read more Tommy Hanson news

Angels pitcher Tommy Hanson is schedule to throw 75 pitches in an extended spring training start Saturday, the Orange County Register reports. If he makes one more start before returning, he could be on track to be back June 4 [...] Read more Tommy Hanson news

     CHICAGO -- Mike Redmond remembers the last time he was at U.S. Cellular Field in a Marlins uniform. Everyone with that team remembers. It was September of 2004 and the Marlins, the defending World Series champs, were in the wild card hunt.     And then came Hurricane Ivan, which changed everything.     The Marlins were already in Chicago facing the Cubs, who were also in the wild card race, when Hurricane Ivan formed in the Atlantic and began to head on a path toward South Florida. Concerned that the storm would hit at around the same time the Marlins were scheduled to play a home series against the Expos, the decision was made to play those "home" games at U.S. Cellular Field, home of the White Sox Read more Mike Redmond news