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PHOENIX - Yovani Gallardo is learning everything's different in a year the World Baseball Classic is being played.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Cliff Pennington brings deft defence to the shortstop position. Any offence he provides for his new team in Arizona would be a bonus.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. - It didn't take long for Bobby Valentine to move past his year to forget in Boston. Of course, there was a new challenge to help him along the way.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Don't call this just another spring training start for Washington's Ross Detwiler. He's getting ready for the World Baseball Classic.

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Justin Morneau is finding his hitting touch early in preparation for the World Baseball Classic. Morneau had two hits, including an RBI double, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Tuesday.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Brett Wallace would be at the top of the list of players most likely to start the season at first base for the Houston Astros.

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Spring training is like a laboratory for pitchers, and Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Ricky Romero spent his time on the mound Tuesday testing out his sinker. Teammate Brandon Morrow, using the Internet (www.brooksbaseball.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - AL Cy Young Award winner David Price and Evan Longoria had brief, but satisfying spring debuts for the Tampa Bay Rays.

JUPITER, Fla. - Giancarlo Stanton homered Tuesday on an 0-2 fastball over the plate, a pitch he's likely to seldom see this season. The Miami Marlins slugger hit his first homer of spring training in a 7-5 victory over the New York Mets.

PHOENIX - Jemile Weeks refuses to point fingers or make excuses. The face responsible for his sub-par sophomore season is the one he sees in the mirror every morning.