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Associated Press:
Mark McGwire comes clean, admits steroids use — NEW YORK — Mark McGwire finally came clean Monday, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998. — McGwire said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Monday that he used steroids on and off for nearly a decade.
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McGwire admits steroid use … NEW YORK (AP) — Mark McGwire finally came clean, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998. — McGwire said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Monday that he used steroids on and off for nearly a decade.
Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
McGwire admits to steroid use — Will appear on MLB Network tonight to discuss admission — ST. LOUIS — Mark McGwire acknowledged on Monday that he used steroids during his Major League playing career, including in 1998 when he broke Major League Baseball's single-season home run record.
Keith Law / ESPN:
Chapman deal Cincy's gain, MLB's blunder — To read about what could be a stellar young staff in Cincy but what must change across MLB to fix a serious problem, you must be an ESPN Insider. — Keith Law — Keith Law joined ESPN.com in June 2006 as the lead baseball analyst for Scouts Inc. …
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Thomas Boswell / Nationals Journal:
Nats were ‘in it to the end’ with Chapman [Updated] — (Chico here.) Boz has already supplied the primary information re: the Nats' noteworthy pursuit of Aroldis Chapman, but having spoken this afternoon with GM Mike Rizzo, I thought I'd add some additional nuggets.
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MLB:Reports: Aroldis Chapman agrees to deal with Cincinnati Reds
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Sports Illustrated:
Big paydays await game's MVPs … There appears to be little to see yet in what promises to be two of the most widely watched player negotiations in recent memory. Talks involving Albert Pujols, who is signed through 2010 with a club option for 2011, and the Cardinals early this winter appear …
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates in talks with free-agent outfielder Church — Fits team's desired profile, could play regularly if needed — The Pirates are in talks with free-agent outfielder Ryan Church. — Church, 31, is coming off a 2009, split between the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves …
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Fox Sports:
Pirates nearing deal with OF Church — Jon Paul Morosi is a national MLB writer for FOXSports.com. He previously covered baseball for the Detroit Free Press and Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He began his journalism career at the Bay City Times in his native Michigan.
Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Source: Cubs hire Maddux as GM asst. — The Chicago Cubs signed future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux as the special assistant to general manager Jim Hendry, according to a source familiar with the signing. — The move will be announced Monday afternoon. — Maddux will help with instruction …
Ken Gurnick / Hot Stove Blog:
Dodgers Sign Dohmann, Green, Reyes — The Dodgers signed free agents Scott Dohmann, Nick Green and Argenis Reyes to Minor League contracts with an invitation to Spring Training. — Dohmann, a 32-year-old right-handed pitcher, pitched for Hiroshima in Japan last year until he was released.
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Dareh Gregorian / New York Post:
Amazin' blame game — 'Fan's fault' defense — Maybe they should post signs: Beware of Falling Fat Fans. — A woman who says her back was broken when a 300-pound drunk dropped on top of her at a Mets game should have been looking up, instead of watching the action on the field, the team suggests in court filings.
Craig Calcaterra / Circling The Bases:
Source: The Jeter marriage thing is bogus — I'm hearing word that the whole Derek-Jeter-getting-married thing is baloney. The story: it's Derek Jeter's sister Sharlee Jeter. — Not sure if that's true or not, but (a) the person saying it is in a position to probably know; and (b) …
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Vladimir Guerrero signs one-year deal with Texas Rangers — The Texas Rangers have signed free-agent slugger Vladimir Guerrero to a one-year deal with a mutual option for 2011. — Sources said Saturday that the deal is around $5.5 million and includes performance bonuses.
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