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Ryan Braun's back is flaring up late in spring training, causing the Milwaukee Brewers to take him out of the lineup on Thursday. 

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Braun Battling Back Soreness

Thursday, March 24

The Brewers' official Twitter account officially listed Braun as having lower-back soreness.   

Colorado Rockies pitcher Jon Gray is uncertain for the start of the regular season, as he is currently suffering from an abdominal strain.

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Latest Timetable for Gray's Return

Thursday, March 24

According to Nick Groke of the Denver Post, Gray is encouraged that the ailment isn't particularly serious:

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Mark Appel knows all-too-well the answer to this baseball brainteaser: “Who was the lone player taken before 2015 National League Rookie of the Year Kris Bryant in the 2013 MLB Draft?”

If the Los Angeles Dodgers head toward disaster this season, left-handed starter Scott Kazmir won't be driving the car.

Kazmir is like the guy sitting in the back seat on a long road trip. He has no influence on whether or not you get lost and can only make the ride better by cracking jokes. All he can do is make the Dodgers better.

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez's Major League Baseball career will likely come to an end after the 2017 season.

Speaking to ESPN.com's Andrew Marchand on Wednesday, Rodriguez said: "I won't play after next year. I've really enjoyed my time. For me, it is time for me to go home and be dad."

As Yu Darvish continues rebuilding his arm strength from Tommy John surgery, the Texas Rangers will go with Cole Hamels as their Opening Day starter against the Seattle Mariners on April 4.

Go get an ace, we all told the Boston Red Sox. Go get an ace, and the rest of the starting rotation will fall into place.

They got an ace—one of the best. There's a reason David Price cost $217 million.

Like a poker hustler dealing from the bottom of a loaded deck, the New York Mets are flush with aces. The only question is, who's the ace? The stud among studs. The stopper. The arm you turn to when everything is on the line.

Is it Matt Harvey, the Dark Knight himself, freed from last season's ultimately moot innings-limit controversy?

Stop us if you've heard this one before: Alex Rodriguez has a new lady in his life.

Typical? Perhaps.

What isn't, however, is the woman in question.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' outfield depth is going to be tested, as Andre Ethier will miss the next few months to recover from a fractured tibia he suffered on March 18. 

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