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Pablo Sandoval (hamstring) was a late scratch from the starting lineup and is not likely to play Friday against the Los Angeles Angels, manager Bruce Bochy said. Sandoval, hitting .471, had homers in his previous two games.
Vlad Guerrero revealed he's actually a year older than previously thought,
Yahoo! Sports reports. He's actually 34 years old and born in 1975
Carlos Pena (abdominal muscle) saw his first action of the spring on Friday, ripping two doubles in his first two at-bats. Pena is only expected to get two at-bats on Friday. He should be fine for Opening Day.
Juan Pierre indicated a willingness to restructure his contract (three years, $28.5 million remaining) if it would facilitate a trade, the
LA Times reports. Pierre wants to play every day and in LA, he'd be lucky to grab 200 at-bats with Manny Ramirez back on board. Sadly for Pierre, his agent was granted permission to talk to the other 29 clubs about trading for Pierre.
Mariano Rivera (shoulder) threw 30 pitches -- 15 from the mound -- during his first bullpen session of the spring on Thursday, the
New York Times reports
