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Spotlight turns to baseball and Padres’ weighty expectations

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu waves to teammates as he arrives during baseball spring training in Dunedin, Fla., on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

FILE - New York Yankees starting pitcher Nestor Cortes delivers against the Houston Astros during the first inning of Game 4 of an American League Championship baseball series, Oct. 23, 2022, in New York. Cortes will miss the March 2023 World Baseball Classic due to a strained right hamstring but has not ruled out being ready for the start of the regular season. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Spotlight turns to baseball and Padres’ weighty expectations