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"Mark Appel, the overall No. 1 pick in 2013 and the Astros&amp;#8217; No. 3 prospect, has undergone an appendectomy, but the team anticipates the righthander will report to spring training on Feb. 15, the reporting date for pitchers and catchers. &amp;#8220;Mark will be fine,&amp;#8221; general manager Jeff Luhnow said in a statement released by the"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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