Wednesday, 12/24/2014 @ 12:56pm

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  • (12:56pm) Catch the latest from Rays prospect Maxx Tissenbaum on his excellent blog, “Red White and the 3-0 Green Light” * * *
  • (12:50pm) Rays prospect Maxx Tissenbaum, in Australia this offseason, went 4-for-5 Sunday with 2 HR. He’s hitting .333 (ranked 7th) with a .971 OPS (3rd) * * *
  • (11:19am) Ex-MLB hurler Ryan Sadowski immersed himself in Korean culture during his 3 years pitching there. Now he’s an expert on Korean baseball talent * * *
  • (11:03am)Twitter follower @BarneyPelty says Hanukkah Harry may have a tough time tracking down Oriole Ryan Lavarnway * * *
  • (11:00am) It’s gotta be a record: C Ryan Lavarnway was claimed off waivers Tuesday by the Orioles, his 4th team in the past month * * *
  • (10:52am) Happy birthday to Cincinnati’s Josh Satin, who turned the Big 3-0 yesterday (Dec. 23) * * *
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