A.J. Puk likely is the preferred candidate for the role, but the 25-year-old has been plagued by injuries in his career and the A's will exercise caution in ramping up the southpaw this spring. With Kaprielian and Holmes being sent down, that leaves Daulton Jefferies, who has been a notable presence on the mound in Cactus League action so far, and lefty Cole Irvin as an outside option. 

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This was the ace’s second time on the mound so far in spring training. He has allowed a total of one hit and zero runs in five innings of work. deGrom also has a crisp 10 strikeouts in the limited action.

Markakis, who spent the last six seasons as a member of the Braves, made his decision to retire shortly after Atlanta was ousted by the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS. However, the outfielder kept the decision to himself, per Connolly, and did receive interest in free agency.

The comments were recorded on a video conference. The video went public and gained traction on social media over the weekend, drawing widespread condemnation.

"I've had a ton of success there, so I'm very excited to get back there," Shaw said. "I mean, look at our division. There's a ton of right-handed pitchers in our division, so that's another thing that benefits me, too. Kind of all the stars aligned with this whole process over the last two months, and I couldn't be more excited to get back to Milwaukee and get everything back on track the way that I feel like it can be."

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Luis Guillorme did something truly amazing at the plate, as the New York Mets second baseman drew a 22-pitch walk from St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Jordan Hicks. New York Mets MLB Design Face Coverings