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LEADING OFF: Desmond stuck in no-fly zone, Reds try bunting

Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter, center, sits in the dugout during a spring training baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Fla., Saturday, March 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter, center, sits in the dugout during a spring training baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Fla., Saturday, March 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter, center, sits in the dugout during a spring training baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Fla., Saturday, March 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

By Associated Press 2 min read

A look at what’s happening all around spring training in Florida and Arizona today:

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NO-FLY ZONE

New Texas left fielder Ian Desmond still hasn’t caught a flyball in 15 innings over three games at his new spot. The Rangers recently signed the former Washington shortstop and shifted his position.

“I’m going to get a flyball before this is over,” he said. “I don’t care if I have to go out here on a Little League field; I’m going to find a flyball in left field.”