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World Baseball Classic championship: Dominican Republic 3, Puerto Rico 0: 'Dominicana!' wraps up 8-0 run

Edwin Encarnacion rips a two-run first-inning double that proved to be all the offense the Dominican Republic would need in its 3-0 victory over Puerto Rico. The pitching staff, starting with Samuel Deduno and ending with Fernando Rodney, did the rest.

World Baseball Classic championship: Dominican Republic 3, Puerto Rico 0: 'Dominicana!' wraps up 8-0 run

Closer Fernando Rodney starts the celebration at the mound after striking out Luis Figueroa to seal the victory. He said afterward that his lucky plantain "is my gold medal."

World Baseball Classic championship: Dominican Republic 3, Puerto Rico 0: 'Dominicana!' wraps up 8-0 run

SAN FRANCISCO - Cheers of "Dominicana! Dominicana!" rang out through the rain at AT&T Park all the way to the lively streets of Santo Domingo.

Spring training: HRs give Sunnyside grad hope

Seattle's Stefen Romero, a Sunnyside High School graduate, launches a grand slam against the Kansas City Royals on March 7 in Surprise. He finished 4 for 4 with two homers and seven RBIs.

Spring training: HRs give Sunnyside grad hope

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Spring training: HRs give Sunnyside grad hope

The weather tells the story perfectly.

Spring training in Tucson: Mini Tucson Padres preview today

Travis Buck, who played at ASU under current Tucson Padres manager Pat Murphy, hit .359 in 22 games at Triple-A Oklahoma City last year.

Spring training in Tucson: Mini Tucson Padres preview today

Travis Buck and Jaff Decker don't have a ton in common.

Spring Training: Mariner's voyage an epic one

Tom Wilhelmsen, celebrating a combined Seattle Mariners no-hitter in June, pitched for the Tucson High School Badgers and Tucson Toros.

Spring Training: Mariner's voyage an epic one

PEORIA - The comeback story Tom Wilhelmsen most likes to talk about these days is the one about how he pitched two days after his daughter, Hahna, was born in August.