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NOTEBOOK: Jason Johnson has cancer of right retina

TAMPA, Fla. - Jason Johnson has far bigger things to worry about than making the Yankees' roster. The 35-year-old righthander, who came to spring training as a non-roster invitee, was diagnosed with cancer of the eye earlier this month.

Johnson had gone to an optometrist in Tampa for new contact lenses. The doctor noticed something odd and sent Johnson to a retina specialist - and that doctor...

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