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While the April 19 exhibition in Glendale, Ariz., falls outside of a FIFA international window, the U.S. team will feature 10 World Cup veterans.

TEMPE, Ariz. — One of the odder things about the Kraken’s latest in a string of bottom-feeding opponents was that this one somehow boasts a winning record playing at their pint-size home arena.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — General manager Rick Hahn likes the balance the Chicago White Sox have from an offensive standpoint.

MESA, Ariz. — The Chicago Cubs haven’t finalized their opening-day roster, but Monday’s trade of infielder Zach McKinstry to the Detroit Tigers opened up a spot for infielder Miles Mastrobuoni.

The Final Four will take place in Glendale, Ariz., next year.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The cardboard boxes that appeared in front of players’ lockers this week slowly began to fill with their belongings and on Saturday morning were loaded into equipment trucks, their last stop on their way to San Francisco. There is no surer sign of the end of spring…

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Malachi Moore's first season as a full-time major league umpire will be stressful enough, what with the bigger stadiums, higher stakes, hostile crowds, enhanced sticky stuff checks, travel demands, and the "Umpire Scorecards" website tracking every one of the 32-year-old's missed calls.

PEORIA, Ariz. — Yu Darvish returned from his time serving as the elder statesman and pitcher for a baseball team that made its country proud. He hugged his teammates, acknowledging to some that he was tired. He showed a few his gold medal.

MESA, Ariz. — Seiya Suzuki needed time to grasp the reality nearly four weeks ago that his left oblique strain would prevent him from playing in the World Baseball Classic.