To-do lists for every major league team
With MLB spring training underway, all 30 teams are detailing what needs to get done to have a successful season, or at least one that is better than last year.It's that time of year again, when baseball writers across America begin their MLB preview articles with "it's that time of year again.
© Provided by Goal.com Lionel Messi was welcomed back to Barcelona training ahead of their Champions League match against Chelsea with a round of applause following the birth of his son, Ciro.
Messi missed Barca's routine 2-0 win over Malaga on Saturday, with the club initially stating he was absent for "personal reasons".
He announced Ciro's birth the same day, confirming the news on Instagram.
Ciro is Messi's third child with wife Antonella Roccuzzo, following Thiago (2012) and Mateo (2015).
Messi was back in training with Barcelona on Monday, as Barca prepare for their crunch Champions League round of 16 clash with Chelsea, taking a 1-1 draw back to Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Giants’ Bumgarner strikes out 5 Cubs in Cactus League debut
Madison Bumgarner struck out five of the nine Cubs he faced in his Cactus League debut Sunday. The stuff was there, but at times, his command was off.When Bumgarner tried to explain that throwing strikes at game speed is not easy the first time out, he said, “It’s not like riding a bike.”When someone suggested he might want to find a new analogy in light of last year’s events, Bumgarner laughed and said, “Bicycle. I meant bicycle.
And his team-mates gave the Argentina superstar a rousing round of applause at the start of the session.
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Shakira (singer)
Partner of Gerard Piqué (Spain). The couple have two sons, Milan and Sasha.
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Victoria Beckham (fashion designer)
Wife of David Beckham (England). The high-profile soccer couple married in 1999 and are parents to three sons, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz, and a daughter, Harper.
Opinion: 10 players primed for regression in 2018
Every ballplayer has their own set of personal goals for an upcoming season. While those may be very specific and unique to each person, it’s usually based off one thing — how they performed the year prior.If a player had themselves a great year, they likely spent the entire winter trying to keep that momentum going so they could use it once Opening Day rolls around. For those how endured a tough campaign, they probably spent most of the winter trying to get that bad taste out of their mouth in order to start fresh the following spring.
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Coleen McLoughlin (TV presenter, columnist)
Wife of Wayne Rooney (England). The couple tied the knot in 2008 after a six-year courtship. They have three sons, Kai Wayne, Klay Anthony and Kit Joseph.
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Antonella Roccuzzo (model)
Wife of Lionel Messi (Argentina). The childhood sweethearts married in 2017 and have two sons, Thiago and Mateo.
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Lorena Bernal (Spanish actress, TV host, model)
Wife of Mikel Arteta (Spain). The couple exchanged vows in 2010 and has three sons, Gabriel, Daniel and Oliver.
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Sara Carbonero (sports reporter)
Wife of Iker Casillas (Spain). The couple tied the knot in March, 2016 after six years of courtship. They have two sons: Martin and Lucas.
Joe Maddon expresses support for Jon Lester’s bounce throw strategy
Jon Lester’s bold new strategy officially has the blessing of the man in charge. The Chicago Cubs left-hander revealed over the weekend that he will be turning to bounce throws in an attempt to remedy his notorious career-long troubles with throwing to first base. Lester experimented with the gambit in a Cactus League game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday but surprised first baseman Efren Navarro with the throw, resulting in an error. Cubs manager Joe Maddon was still vocal in his support however.
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Nagore Aramburu (actress, model)
Wife of Xabi Alonso (Spain). The two married in 2009 and have three children, Jontxu, Ane and Emma.
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Abbey Clancy (model)
Wife of Peter Crouch (England). They married in 2011 and have two daughters, Sophia Ruby and Liberty Rose.
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Pilar Rubio (TV presenter)
Wife of Sergio Ramos (Spain). The couple has two sons, Sergio and Marco.
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Ann-Kathrin Brömmel (model)
Girlfriend of Mario Götze (Germany). They have been together since 2012.
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Edurne Garcia (Spanish singer, actress, TV presenter)
Girlfriend of David de Gea (Spain) since 2010.
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Melissa Satta (TV presenter)
Wife of Kevin-Prince Boateng (Ghana). They are together since 2011 and have a son, Maddox.
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Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau (actress)
Wife of Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands). The two married in 2010.
Paul Sullivan: Cubs' Kris Bryant not bothered by criticism of his 2017 run production
The end of Bryzzo as we know it may be at hand. Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant, half of the fictional partnership featured in a series of commercials made by Major League Baseball, said he and first baseman Anthony Rizzo have nothing in the works for 2018. Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant, half of the fictional partnership featured in a series of commercials made by Major League Baseball, said he and first baseman Anthony Rizzo have nothing in the works for 2018.
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Fiorella Mattheis (actress)
Girlfriend of Alexandre Pato (Brazil). They have been dating since 2014.
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Hazel O'Sullivan (model)
Girlfriend of Andros Townsend (England). The couple have been dating since 2013.
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Georgina Cleverley (TV actress)
Wife of Tom Cleverley (England). The couple married in 2015 and have two children, daughter Nevaeh and son Albie George.
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Evangelina Anderson (model)
Wife of Martín Demichelis (Argentina). They married in 2015 and have two children, Martin and Lola.
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Federica Nargi (model)
Wife of Alessandro Matri (Italy). They married in 2013.
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Ludivine Kadri (model)
Wife of Bacary Sagna (France). They have been married since 2010 and have two sons, Elias and Kais.
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Michela Quattrociocche (actress)
Wife of Alberto Aquilani (Italy). The couple has two children.
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Chantelle Tagoe (TV presenter)
Wife of Emile Heskey (England). They are parents to three kids.
David Price is ready for his best season
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Amra Silajdžić (model, actress)
Wife of Edin Džeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The couple married in 2014 and have a daughter named Una.
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Alex Gerrard (model, fashion columnist)
Wife of Steven Gerrard (England). They have four children, daughters Lilly-Ella, Lexie and Lourdes, and son Lio.
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Ana Ivanovic (former tennis player)
Wife of Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany). The couple started dating in September 2014 and married in July 2016.
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Kaya Hall (business graduate)
Wife of Phil Jones (England). They married in 2017.
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Polly Parsons (TV presenter, model)
Wife of Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium). The couple married in June 2017 and have two sons, Raff and Ace.
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Pamela Reif (fitness instructor)
Girlfriend of Loris Karius (Germany). The couple started dating in November 2016.
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Sam Cooke (model)
Wife of Chris Smalling (England). The couple married in 2017.
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Perrie Edwards (pop star)
Girlfriend of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (England). They are dating since November 2016.
Kylie Jenner's Sound-Asleep 'Angel' Daughter Stormi Stars in Sweet New Photos: 'These Cheeks!'
Kylie Jenner is one proud mom. On Instagram Stories Tuesday, the 20-year-old reality star shared a new photo and video of her 4-week-old first child with Travis Scott, daughter Stormi, sound asleep. Adding a pink heart emoji and the word “Angel” to the snap, Jenner labeled the serene clip, “These cheeks!” Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs? Click here to get those and more in the PEOPLE Babies newsletter. RELATED: Kylie Jenner Gives Glimpse at Daughter Stormi’s Nursery – and Yes, Butterflies Are Involved Jenner has been giving her followers little glimpses of her baby girl here and there, as well as a peek into her sleep space. On Monday, she used Snapchat to share a photo of a large pink heart wall decoration covered in a butterfly print, a white rug and what looked like a candy-filled toy mouse that said “B@BY” on the front. “I love her room,” Jenner wrote on top of the image. RELATED GALLERY: See All the Too-Cute Pics of Kylie Jenner’s “Angel Baby” Stormi For more coverage, follow our babies magazine on Flipboard . On Saturday, the new mom shared the first look at her baby girl’s face to Snapchat in an adorable video complete with the social network’s popular fire filter. Little Stormi looked content in the clip as she sucked on a purple pacifier, wearing a white onesie top that covered her hands and a fur-like hood over her head. “My pretty girl,” Jenner labeled the video.
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Amine Gulse (model)
Fiancée of Mesut Ozil (Germany).
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Lena Stiffel
Girlfriend of Julian Draxler (Germany). The pair met when they were in fifth grade.
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Andriani Michael
Wife of Jack Wilshere (England). They married in 2017.
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Jennifer Giroud
Wife of Olivier Giroud (France). The couple has two children, Jade and Paul.
Kylie Jenner's Sound-Asleep 'Angel' Daughter Stormi Stars in Sweet New Photos: 'These Cheeks!' .
Kylie Jenner is one proud mom. On Instagram Stories Tuesday, the 20-year-old reality star shared a new photo and video of her 4-week-old first child with Travis Scott, daughter Stormi, sound asleep. Adding a pink heart emoji and the word “Angel” to the snap, Jenner labeled the serene clip, “These cheeks!” Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs? Click here to get those and more in the PEOPLE Babies newsletter. RELATED: Kylie Jenner Gives Glimpse at Daughter Stormi’s Nursery – and Yes, Butterflies Are Involved Jenner has been giving her followers little glimpses of her baby girl here and there, as well as a peek into her sleep space. On Monday, she used Snapchat to share a photo of a large pink heart wall decoration covered in a butterfly print, a white rug and what looked like a candy-filled toy mouse that said “B@BY” on the front. “I love her room,” Jenner wrote on top of the image. RELATED GALLERY: See All the Too-Cute Pics of Kylie Jenner’s “Angel Baby” Stormi For more coverage, follow our babies magazine on Flipboard . On Saturday, the new mom shared the first look at her baby girl’s face to Snapchat in an adorable video complete with the social network’s popular fire filter. Little Stormi looked content in the clip as she sucked on a purple pacifier, wearing a white onesie top that covered her hands and a fur-like hood over her head. “My pretty girl,” Jenner labeled the video.