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With the 2015 regular season on the horizon, the Minnesota Twins locked up one of their key pieces by signing second baseman Brian Dozier to a contract extension.

According to the Twins' official Twitter account, the 27-year-old middle infielder inked a four-year deal:

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hyun-jin Ryu will begin the 2015 season on the disabled list due to discomfort in his throwing shoulder, according to manager Don Mattingly. 

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Kris Bryant is certainly making a strong case this spring that he belongs on the Chicago Cubs' 25-man roster come Opening Day. The 23-year-old phenom continued his torrid spring Saturday, ripping two home runs in the team's exhibition contest against the Seattle Mariners. 

His numbers have to be seen to be believed, and ESPN Stats & Information passed them along:

Thanks to great hustle, Atlanta Braves first baseman Joey Terdoslavich turned what might be the oddest unassisted double play in baseball history during Saturday's spring training game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, St. Louis had Yadier Molina at third and Dean Anna on first with nobody out. When the Cardinals' Kolten Wong hit a chopper to Terdoslavich at first base, chaos ensued.

The Washington Nationals need Stephen Strasburg as one of the anchors of their deep rotation, but they may not have him for the time being given his latest injury.

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Strasburg Suffers Sprained Ankle In Conditioning

Saturday, March 21

The Washington Nationals reported on Saturday that Strasburg suffered a sprained ankle in conditioning, and would miss his next scheduled start:

The Chicago Cubs will be without Starlin Castro for at least a short period of time due to a groin issue. 

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ESPN: Castro Is Day-to-Day

Saturday, Mar. 21

According to Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago, Castro was scratched from the Cubs lineup Saturday against Seattle:

Domonic Brown gave the Philadelphia Phillies a scare after leaving Thursday's spring game with a left Achilles injury, though it's not as bad as it could have been. 

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MLB.com: Brown Has Achilles Tendinitis

Friday, Mar. 20

According to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, Brown underwent an MRI that revealed there was no tear in his left Achilles:

While many in the United States were stressing about their NCAA tournament brackets Friday, Los Angeles Dodgers fans received a bit of a scare when ace Clayton Kershaw took a broken-bat line drive to the face.

In the bottom of the third inning of Friday's spring training game against the Oakland Athletics, a line drive off the bat of Oakland's Andy Parrino struck Kershaw in the side of the face.

The work of Chicago White Sox general manager Rick Hahn hasn't slowed down even in spring training, as the team worked out a long-term contract extension with center fielder Adam Eaton on Friday.   

According to the White Sox's official Twitter, Eaton's new deal is for five years with two option years that could run through the 2021 season:

When Joe Maddon signed to be the Chicago Cubs manager and Jon Lester was signed this offseason to be the team's ace, the pair were seen as the saviors of a franchise desperate to end its famous World Series drought. However, Lester will miss his next spring start with an arm issue.

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