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Chicago Cubs catcher Henry Blanco, right, waits for a throw home as pitcher Mark Prior, left, positions himself to back up Blanco during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Ariz., Saturday, March 10, 2007. Ross Gload and Ryan Shealy scored on a double by Alex Gonzalez on the play. The Royals won 6-5.
Pitcher Mark Prior talks about throwing without pain, while standing on the field at Petco Park in San Diego after signing a one-year contract to join the San Diego Padres, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007, in San Diego. Prior, who pitched for the Chicago Cubs before injuries caused him to miss the 2007 season, is a San Diego native.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Mark Prior throws against the Colorado Rockies in the second inning of a spring training baseball game at HoHoKam Park in this March 28, 2007 file photo, in Mesa, Ariz. After missing the 2007 season, Prior and his hometown San Diego Padres agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract on Wednesday, making him the second postoperative pitcher to join the team in less than a month.