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• Carmona seeks pardon to rejoin Indians (AP)

  The pitcher Roberto Hernandez, formerly known as Fausto Carmona, told The Associated Press he hopes to obtain a judicial pardon and return to the Cleveland Indians this season. Hernandez was placed on baseball's restricted list after he was arrested in the Dominican Republic on false identity charges last month.

  
  
• OF Ramirez expected at A's camp Friday (AP)

  Manny Ramirez is expected to join Oakland at its spring training facility on Friday, yet another part of the Athletics' offseason overhaul. "I watched some video of him and saw the swing. It didn't look any different, and it looked like he was in good shape," A's manager Bob Melvin said Tuesday.