But as of now, they expect him to go through a normal spring training routine.

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Now 43, he expects to be on his normal spring training routine.

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"It's my first normal spring training in three years, " Pettitte said.

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And as the Mets prepare to begin their Grapefruit League schedule Saturday, any delusions of a "normal" spring training for Santana have crumbled.

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Rivera will likely pitch his normal seven or eight innings in spring training games, but could throw additional batting practice sessions or simulated games.

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Most managers ease their returning players back into the lineup, rest them when their teams have long road trips and then treat them as normal during the final days of spring training.

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