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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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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.
Associated Press:
Cuban ace Aroldis Chapman inks 6-year deal with Cincinnati Reds — CINCINNATI — Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman has signed a six-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds, who view him as an addition to their rotation down the road. — The 21-year-old Chapman gained notoriety during …
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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.
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 …
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 …
J.C. Bradbury / Baseball Prospectus:
How Do Baseball Players Age? — Investigating the Age-27 Theory — Recently, there's been a decent amount of chatter regarding how baseball players age, and I have to admit that it's mostly my fault. In a study that was recently published in Journal of Sports Sciences …
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John Perrotto / Baseball Prospectus:On the Beat — Weekend Update — All the big names are off …
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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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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Davis has interest in Nationals — Free-agent pitcher Doug Davis said Sunday night he would like to play for the Nationals and help their young pitching staff, but he doesn't think he will play in Washington. Why? He was informed that the team had to address other needs such as finding a second baseman.
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.
