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Friday, April 3
Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Washington at Norfolk, Va., 3:30 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. minor league All-Stars at Zebulon, N.C., 6:05 p.m.
Boston at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.
Detroit at Atlanta, 7:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Memphis (AAA), 8:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Houston, 9:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Texas at Frisco, Texas, 9:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
Los Angeles Angels at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Seattle at Las Vegas, 10:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
Saturday, April 4
Toronto vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.
Detroit at Atlanta, 1:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
Boston at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Memphis (AAA), 2:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Houston, 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Texas, 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. minor league All-Stars at Dayton, Ohio, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.
Seattle vs. Colorado at Las Vegas, 4:10 p.m.
Washington at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.
San Diego at Los Angeles Angels, 9:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Sunday, April 5
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants, 4:05 p.m.
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