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Former outfielder Mark Kotsay named new manager of AthleticsDec 21, 2021 6:00 am - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Mark Kotsay arrived for his interview with the Oakland Athletics as if his task was to make a strong first impression. His bosses, Billy Beane and...
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Former MLB OF and Tigers 1B coach Kimera Bartee dies at 49Dec 21, 2021 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Kimera Bartee, a former Major League Baseball outfielder and Detroit Tigers first base coach, died Monday. He was 49. The Tigers made the announcement Tue...
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APNewsBreak: MLB payrolls drop 4%, back to 2015 levelDec 21, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball payrolls dropped 4% in 2021 compared to the league's last full season, and the $4.05 billion total was the lowest in a fully comple...
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Baseball Writers cancel awards dinner for 2nd straight yearDec 20, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The annual dinner to present the Baseball Writers' Association of America's awards has been called off for the second straight year. The Jan. 29 dinner a...
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MLB sued by 4 former affiliates over minor league cutsDec 20, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Four minor league teams that lost their big league affiliations before the 2021 season have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Major League Baseball, usi...
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Zalusky: Hemond served champagne on a beer budgetDec 18, 2021 12:00 am - The news of Roland Hemond's death arrived around the time that players from two of his most memorable teams also made the headlines. Dick Allen, the man credited with sa...
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Trickle-down economics at heart of baseball labor disputeDec 17, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Francisco Lindor's $341 million contract with the New York Mets was supposed to be a boon for other shortstops. Same for pitchers when aces Gerrit Cole a...
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Famed White Sox executive Roland Hemond dies at 92Dec 13, 2021 12:00 am - Doug Melvin didn't know Roland Hemond when Hemond became Melvin's boss as general manager of the Baltimore Orioles in 1988. "Roland took me to lunch and said, 'Let's hav...
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Is there a healthy market for free-agent starter Carlos Rodon?Dec 12, 2021 12:00 am - Availability has always been the issue for Carlos Rodon. When healthy during his seven-year stay with the White Sox, the left-handed starting pitcher often showed why he...
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Where will ex-Cubs Bryant, Schwarber, Rizzo be playing next season?Dec 11, 2021 12:00 am - Javier Baez got paid. Will Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber and Anthony Rizzo follow suit? The trio of former Cubs have to wait until Major League Baseball's work stoppage en...