BALTIMORE (AP) The New York Yankees finally won their first game of the season, using four hits by Derek Jeter and an effective pitching performance by Ivan Nova to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 Monday night.

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The New York Yankees head into Tampa Bay with a revived pitching staff and veteran swag. The Tampa Bay Rays are young, hungry, and looking for another shot at winning their first World Series. The season opener is more than just the first game of the season - it's an early test...

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Andy Pettitte threw a scoreless inning in his first game since ending a one-year retirement and the New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 8-3 on Wednesday. Many of the announced crowd of 10,813 at Steinbrenner Field gave Pettitte a standing ovation when took the mound to start the sixth. The left-hander allowed one baserunner, coming on Cory Vaughn's leadoff single to right.

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Andy Pettitte threw a scoreless inning in his first game since ending a one-year retirement and the New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 8-3 on Wednesday.

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Commissioner Bud Selig offered a one-word review of the Miami Marlins' new ballpark. "All you can say is, `Wow,"' Selig said. His critique came 90 minutes before the first pitch of the first game Wednesday in the Marlins' season opener against the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.

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Andy Pettitte is one step closer to pitching in the majors again. Pettitte threw a scoreless inning in his first game since ending a one-year retirement and the New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 8-3 on Wednesday. "It felt good to be able to get out there and get the inning in, especially in a big league game" Pettitte said.

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New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte will pitch against the New York Mets in Wednesday's spring training finale, his first game action since ending his one-year retirement. Pettitte is scheduled to throw one inning at Steinbrenner Field.

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Where does the time go? This afternoon marks the 20th anniversary of the first game ever held at Baltimore's Camden Yards — a 5-3 Orioles victory in an exhibition game against the New York Mets. The first regular season game would be played three days later with Rick Sutcliffe throwing a complete-game shutout in the O's 2-0 win over Charles Nagy and the Cleveland Indians. Peter Schmuck of the Baltimore Sun has penned a piece on the anniversary with the paper also compiling the 10 most memorable games and the 10 most memorable moments . Off the top of this non-partisan fan's head, the things the most come to mind when you mention Camden Yards are: Cal's 2,131st , Eddie Murray's 500th , Ken Griffey's blast off the B&O Warehouse , Boog's barbecue stand and Bunk and McNulty's day at the ballpark with Sidney Ponson (but not Gus Triandos).

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Alex Rodriguez grew up in Miami, taking three or four city buses to the Orange Bowl on weekends with hopes of sneaking into University of Miami or Miami Dolphins football games. The Orange Bowl is gone now. And A-Rod is raving about what took its place. He was in the lineup Sunday for the first game between two big-league clubs at the new $515 million Marlins Park, an exhibition between Miami and...

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New York Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher went 4-for-8 with a home run Wednesday in his first game since being sidelined by a groin injury a week ago. Swisher had two singles, a double and an opposite field home run to left. He had two walks, batting in both the top and bottom of the inning during the intrasquad game between Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Double-A Trenton.

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