When Joe Musgrove reported to spring training to start his sixth big league season, a brown and gold No. 44 is a nod to Jake Peavy, the fiery right-hander Musgrove grew up cheering for. Musgrove is among the big leaguers making a homecoming of sorts this spring. Musgrove said he was an energetic and emotional player as a kid, which is why he idolized Peavy, the 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner. ___Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...AP Baseball Writer Janie McCauley and AP Sports Writers Beth Harris and Tim Booth.

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