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AL Gold Glove winners named — Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki won his 10th straight Gold Glove Award on Tuesday, headlining an American League team with several repeat winners. — With his 10th Gold Glove, Ichiro ties the record shared by Ken Griffey Jr. and Hall of Famer Al Kaline.
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Posada to Have Knee Surgery — Yankees catcher Jorge Posada is scheduled to have surgery Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, according to a person in baseball briefed on the matter. While the operation is not serious, it underlines the age issues that the Yankees …
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Bailey Stephens / MLB.com:
Ichiro wins 10th straight Gold Glove — Jeter takes fifth, Teixeira fourth; Crawford, Gutierrez win first — The winners of the first round of major hardware for the 2010 season, the Rawlings American League Gold Glove Awards, were revealed on Tuesday, highlighted by the 10th consecutive fielding award …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Cano, Tex, Jeter honored with Gold Gloves — ‘Dream come true’ for Yanks' second baseman, a first-timer — NEW YORK — Three members of the Yankees' infield were honored on Tuesday with Rawlings American League Gold Glove Awards, as first-time winner Robinson Cano joined Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira in adding to their trophy cases.
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Rob Neyer / ESPN:
Gold Glove results mixed, as usual
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
AL Gold Glove winners announced
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Mets will give Wally Backman second interview — Sandy Alderson hopes to complete the first round of managerial interviews by this weekend, but The Record has learned that Wally Backman will be among the group of second interviews — The Record has learned that Wally Backman will be given …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
DePodesta to follow ‘Moneyball’ formula — Newest member of front office excited to turn club around — NEW YORK — Information often forgotten about Paul DePodesta, or perhaps ignored, is the fact that he did not merely attend Harvard. He played baseball and football at the Ivy League university.
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Mets to interview Ken Oberkfell — Ken Oberkfell will interview for the New York Mets managerial vacancy on Thursday or Friday when general manager Sandy Alderson visits the Dominican Republic, Alderson said Tuesday. — Oberkfell, 54, has managed the Mets' Triple-A affiliate for the past six seasons …
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Hoffman weighing all his free-agency options — All-time saves leader is looking for a good closing situation — Trevor Hoffman wants to give the free-agent market one good look before he determines his future. — The right-handed reliever with a record 601 saves told MLB.com on Tuesday …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Hoffman Drawing Interest, Undecided On Future — Trevor Hoffman told MLB.com's Barry Bloom that he wants to test free agency before deciding whether to play in 2011. If he sees an offer he likes, the 43-year-old could return for a 19th season. If not, the all-time saves leader says he's prepared to retire.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
V-Mart drawing interest — A few items: — A major league source has indicated that six teams (and that includes the Red Sox) have inquired about Victor Martinez. No firm list yet of who those teams are, but early interest had come from teams like the Tigers, Rockies, Blue Jays, Mariners, Rangers and Orioles.
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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Source: Red Sox show interest in Justin Duchscherer
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Peter Gammons / MLB.com:
Thoughts in Hot Stove anticipation — Plenty to consider before big free agents make their moves — These free-agent winters have become theater, “Wall Street” to some, “Springtime in Germany with Hitler” to others. Agents for most of the major players on the market believe little …
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Patrick Newman / FanGraphs Baseball:
Thoughts on Nishioka — On Monday, a story that had been circulating around the Japanese press re-emerged in the US, with Tim Kurkjian reporting that Chiba Lotte Marines shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka is due to be posted this week. The Japanese media heavily covered the story when it first broke …
Dan Hayes / North County Times:
PADRES: Hundley's progress means less platooning in 2011 — SAN DIEGO — The Padres are ready to hand the bulk of the catching duties to Nick Hundley. — General manager Jed Hoyer said while the Padres will continue to shop for a new catcher this offseason, they aren't looking for someone …
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Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Phillies Notes: Gillick is Hall of Fame candidate — Former Phillies general manager Pat Gillick is among a dozen candidates who will be considered for Hall of Fame election by a 16-member committee next month at baseball's winter meetings in Orlando. — Gillick, who spent three seasons …
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