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Paul Newberry / Associated Press:
Glavine back with Braves for 1 year, $8M — ATLANTA — Tom Glavine is coming home. The 303-game winner returned to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, agreeing to an $8 million, one-year contract. — The agreement between the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner and the Braves was revealed …
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Glavine agrees to one-year deal with Braves — It's a done deal: Tom Glavine is coming home to the Braves. — The 41-year-old former Braves ace agreed to terms late Sunday on a one-year, $8 million free-agent contract to return to the team, a person familiar with negotiations told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Mets to re-sign 2B Castillo for 4 years — NEW YORK (AP) — Second baseman Luis Castillo decided to stay with the New York Mets, reaching a preliminary agreement Sunday night on a $25 million, four-year contract. — Castillo must pass a physical for the deal to be finalized …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Sources: Mets close to re-signing Castillo — FOXSports.com, Updated 9 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Mets, overcoming stiff competition, are close to re-signing free-agent second baseman Luis Castillo to a four-year, $25 million contract, according to major-league sources.
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Joe Pawlikowski / MLB Trade Rumors:
Report: Mets Give Castillo Four Years, $25 Million — Update: Now Ken Rosenthal has this one. — This one just came in from Tim. Dominican sports website Impacto Deportivo is reporting that the Mets and Luis Castillo have agreed to a four-year deal worth $25 million.
Hartford Courant:
Yankees Backing Off Lowell — Yankees might not be that interested in signing Red Sox free agent third baseman Mike Lowell to play first base. — ESPN reported that while the World Series MVP's agents, brothers Seth and Sam Levinson, have remained in contact with the Yankees …
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Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
Joe Nuxhall, Mike Lowell, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez and our next President? — I'd like to first pass along our sincerest sympathy and condolences to the surviving members of the Nuxhall family. Mr Nuxhall was one of my favorite media personalities over the past 20 some years in baseball.
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Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
10 Best World Series Game 2s Ever — Just because it's November that doesn't mean I can't remain stuck in October. The hot stove league might keep some baseball fans warm, but I like to stay cozy by heating up baseball history. — In my last article I noted that the most famous postseason games …
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Notes: Ricciardi eyeing Clement — Jays plan to go with Johnson in leadoff spot next season — TORONTO — The Blue Jays plan on searching through the bargain bin for some pitching depth this offseason. One hurler who Toronto has already expressed interest in is free agent Matt Clement …
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Pete Caldera / Pinstripe Posts:
Mo is Back! — Mariano Rivera has agreed to accept the Yankees' three-year, $45 million offer, according to a friend who spoke with Mo today. — Last night, Rivera returned from giving baseball clinics in the Dominican Republic. He told the friend that he intended to sign when he returned …
