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Pitcher Pat Venditte is competing for a spot with the Oakland Athletics this spring, and there is something that could certainly give him an edge over some other relievers.

Venditte is a switch-pitcher. That's right, he can pitch with both his left and right hands. 

Major League Baseball announced a series of initiatives it will implement during the 2015 season with hope of improving the pace of games.

MLB Public Relations passed along the complete list of updated standards:

The first point is a major one. Over the years it's become common for batters to step out of the box and go through an elaborate routine between pitches. The same goes for pitchers who step off the rubber to reset.

Baseball season is finally underway, and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee has already run out of answers for the media.

Following the pitchers and catchers' first workout of the season, Lee used a Magic 8 Ball to field questions from reporters. 

San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy spent Thursday night in the hospital after undergoing a heart procedure to have two stents inserted. He was released from the hospital on Friday and will rejoin the team Sunday. 

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenley Jansen looks set to miss the remainder of spring training after having surgery on his left foot.

Pablo Sandoval's weight was an issue during his time with the San Francisco Giants. Now, it's the Boston Red Sox's problem.

Sandoval has had all offseason to celebrate both his 2014 World Series win and his large contract with the Red Sox. Now, it looks like he needs to put in some work to get in better playing shape.

Alex Rodriguez apologized once again on Tuesday, as the New York Yankees controversial star issued a formal apology to the fans for everything about the Biogenesis situation.     

Anthony Bosch was sentenced to four years in federal prison for his role in the Biogenesis scandal that rocked Major League Baseball and also involved high school athletes.

Jasmine Kripalani of CBS4 News in Miami broke the news:

Barry Zito and the Oakland Athletics are reuniting. 

The team announced Zito has been signed to a minor league deal: 

When an athlete gets his or her number retired, family, friends and former teammates usually have nothing but kind things to say.

That's not the case with Andy Pettitte.

On Sunday, Josh Pettitte—one of Andy's sons—broke the news that the New York Yankees would be retiring Pettitte's No. 46 in 2015: