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DUNEDIN, Fla. — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. found himself at the heart of the discussion within the Toronto Blue Jays camp on Thursday. However, paradoxically, he was somewhat absent from the spotlight as well. Stay with me now. Two days prior, information was released regarding Guerrero Jr.'s discussions with the Blue Jays regarding his contract , providing a little more clarity on where the two sides stand. With Wednesday’s off day, Thursday morning arrived with a hope that the pending free agent could offer his thoughts on what’s become the storyline of the year so far for the organization. This did not occur, however, since Guerrero Jr. turned down an opportunity to discuss his contract status with the media when approached via a statement from a Blue Jays representative at the team’s player development facility. This then put manager John Schneider in the position of addressing queries regarding his high-profile star player at first base. Schneider was queried abo...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — On Thursday, the Tampa Bay Rays decided to withdraw their involvement. $1.3 billion project To build a new ballpark next to Tropicana Field, they pointed to a hurricane and delays that probably caused the costs of the proposal to increase. A statement from principal owner Stuart Sternberg indicated that "a sequence of incidents" during October—including significant harm to the Trop and financial postponements—resulted in what was termed as “this challenging choice." "After thorough consideration, we have decided not to proceed with the new ballpark and development project at this time," Sternberg stated. The Rays have been relocated from Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg and will be playing their home games this season throughout Tampa Bay at the New York Yankees’ spring training facility. 11,000-seat Steinbrenner Field Meanwhile, plans include repairing the Trop, with work such as replacing its hurricane-damaged roof...