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R.A. Dickey Changes Game Plans as Blue Jays Shut out the Yankees, 4-0

In his first two starts as Toronto Blue Jays ace this season, R.A. Dickey has already shown how low and high things can go when a team's fortunes are riding on the most mercurial pitch in baseball—the knuckleball. 

His nadir came on Opening Day when the Tampa Bay Rays jumped on Dickey early, scored six runs off him and cruised to an easy 9-2 victory. 

Clint Hurdle and Neal Huntington Sign 3-Year Extensions with Pirates

A year after winning 94 games and reaching the postseason for the first time since 1992, the Pittsburgh Pirates rewarded the architect of the team, general manager Neal Huntington, and manager Clint Hurdle with three-year contract extensions.

From the Pirates' official website:

St. Louis Cardinals' Michael Wacha Isn't a Fan of 'Wacha Flocka Flame' Nickname

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Michael Wacha never wanted to be called “Wacha Flocka Flame.”

“I guess it’s just something I have to get used to,” he said on Friday before the Cardinals played the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Stock Up, Stock Down for Chicago Cubs' Top 10 Prospects After Week 1

It's only a week into the regular season in major league and minor league baseball, but the Cubs' top 10 prospects have all changed their stock in some way. It could be minor or major (no pun intended), but many are either moving closer or further from the major leagues. 

Based on how they've performed in spring training and the minor leagues so far, here is how the stock of each of the club's top 10 prospects has changed.

Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton Help the Real Angels Offense Show Up in Blowout

Sometimes, when you just can't buy any hits and you really feel the need to find yourself, the best thing to do is pay a visit to the Houston Astros.

It worked for the Los Angeles Angels, anyway.

How Masahiro Tanaka's Debut Compares to Past Hyped International Signings

Considering how it began, the first major league start by Masahiro Tanaka went about as well as that of any other big-name international signing in recent memory.

Full Scouting Report, Pitch Breakdown of Masahiro Tanaka's MLB Debut

The Masahiro Tanaka era is under way.

On Friday night, the 25-year-old Japanese pitcher made his highly anticipated Major League debut, taking the mound for the Yankees against the Blue Jays in their home opener.

Mark Teixeira Injury: Updates on Yankees 1B's Hamstring and Return

Updates from Saturday, April 5

Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reported the latest on New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira:

Opening Month of Baseball Can Be Huge for the Pittsburgh Pirates

It took two extra-inning games, but the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs twice in their first three games of the 2014 regular season. 

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