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SI's Sportsman Of The Year: Derek Jeter … In what has already been a banner year for Derek Jeter, the New York Yankees shortstop can add another honor: Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year award. Jeter was chosen as the magazine's 56th honoree (the Dec. 7 issue will hit newsstands on Wednesday) …
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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Cora close to deal with Mets — According to a source familiar with the negotiations, former Red Sox infielder Alex Cora is close to a one-year deal with a vesting option for second with the New York Mets. The deal, which would guarantee the 34-year-old the same $2 million he made in '09 during …
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Associated Press:
Mets, Cora agree to 1-year deal — NEW YORK — Alex Cora is staying with the New York Mets, agreeing to a $2 million, one-year contract. — Details of the infielder's deal were revealed Monday by two people familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because the Mets had not yet formally announced it.
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Mets re-sign Cora, ink catcher Coste — Infielder returns on one-year deal; backstop on 40-man roster — Veteran infielder Alex Cora and the Mets agreed to a one-year, $2 million deal on Monday, according to two people familiar with the negotiations said The Associated Press.
Richard Sandomir / Bats:
Chip Caray and TBS Part Ways — Chip Caray's tenure as TBS's lead major league baseball announcer ended Monday when he and the cable network agreed to part ways. — Caray's high-volume style was mixed with a penchant for bad play calls, embellishments and factual errors.
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Epstein, Minaya and Boras headline this winter's movers and shakers … Everyone knows who the top players are on the free-agent and trade markets this winter: John Lackey, Matt Holiday, Jason Bay, Roy Halladay and perhaps Adrian Gonzalez. But who are the players behind the players?
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Inbox: Would Sox trade Papelbon? — Beat reporter Ian Browne answers fans' questions — Call me crazy, but knowing that Jonathan Papelbon more than likely won't stick around with the Sox after this upcoming season, do you foresee him going to the Padres in a trade for Adrian Gonzalez …
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Playoff shares — Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Major League Baseball announced the playoff shares for the 2009 season today. So, even though, the Red Sox didn't get past the Division Series this postseason, there's still a nice bonus for them.
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers expected to offer Byrd arbitration — Club undecided on what to do with veteran catcher Pudge — ARLINGTON — The Rangers are expected to offer arbitration to free-agent outfielder Marlon Byrd before an 11 p.m. CT Tuesday deadline. — The Rangers are still mulling the possibility …
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ESPN:
Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach Charlie Weis fired … Saying its expectations on the field have not been met, Notre Dame fired coach Charlie Weis on Monday after five seasons. — A brash offensive coordinator with the NFL champion New England Patriots when he was hired five years ago …
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Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Indians' Grady Sizemore starts legal action against racy photos on Web site … CLEVELAND, Ohio — Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore says legal action has been taken after pictures of himself in various stages of dress and undress appeared on an Internet site Sunday morning.
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Boston Red Sox Blog:
Joe Castiglione, Jerry Remy among broadcasters in Baseball Hall of Fame balloting — Joe Castiglione, who is entering his 30th year of broadcasting baseball, the last 25 in the radio booth for the Red Sox, and Jerry Remy, who made an emotional return to the NESN TV booth last summer …
Dejan Kovacevic / PBC Blog:
Pirates sign pitcher Ledezma — The Pirates signed left-handed reliever Wil Ledezma to a minor league contract with an invitation to the major league portion of spring training. — Ledezma, 28, opened 2009 in Washington's bullpen but was designated for assignment April 20 …
Howard Megdal / MLB Rumors:
Mets Sign Chris Coste — The Fargo-Moorehead Forum's Jeff Kolpack has confirmed a report by New York Baseball Digest's Joe DeMayo that the Mets have signed Chris Coste, a Fargo native, to a contract. — Coste told the Forum that the Mets gave him a guarantee of being placed on the 40-man roster …
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Inbox: Gathering around the Hot Stove — Beat reporter Scott Merkin answers Sox fans' questions … With the Tigers possibly looking to dump some salary, is it possible the White Sox would look to trade for Curtis Granderson? I'm partial since he graduated from Thornton Fractional South in Lansing the year after I did.
