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LEADING OFF: Zimmermann vs Nats, Miller and Maeda debut

Philadelphia Phillies' Maikel Franco, left, high fives on-deck batter Darin Ruf after hitting a home run off New York Yankees relief pitcher Diego Moreno during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Philadelphia Phillies' Maikel Franco, left, high fives on-deck batter Darin Ruf after hitting a home run off New York Yankees relief pitcher Diego Moreno during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Philadelphia Phillies' Maikel Franco, left, high fives on-deck batter Darin Ruf after hitting a home run off New York Yankees relief pitcher Diego Moreno during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

A look at the highlights of what’s happening all around spring training in Florida and Arizona on Saturday:

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KEEPING IN TOUCH

Jordan Zimmermann will make his first appearance with the Tigers, and he’ll do it in a familiar place – at Washington’s spring training home, Space Coast Stadium. The right-hander won 70 games over seven seasons with the Nationals before signing a $110 million, five-year deal with Detroit this offseason. Zimmermann will share the mound with Washington right-hander Stephen Strasburg.

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