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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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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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Associated Press:
Ichiro, Jeter lead list of AL's Gold Glove recipients … NEW YORK (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki won his 10th straight Gold Glove for a full season of fielding excellence. Mark Buehrle won again, perhaps clinching his spot with an acrobatic play on opening day. — Derek Jeter, well …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
AL Gold Glove winners announced — American League Gold Gloves — Outfield: Ichiro Suzuki (Mariners), Carl Crawford (Rays), Franklin Gutierrez (Mariners) — NL winners announced tomorrow. — Notes: The Red Sox have gone two years without a winner. ... These are voted on by the managers and coaches. ...
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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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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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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Source: Red Sox show interest in Justin Duchscherer — According to a baseball source, the Red Sox have expressed interest in right-hander Justin Duchscherer as a potential addition to their pitching staff. Duchscherer, who was drafted by the Sox in the eighth round of the 1996 round …
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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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Ted Berg / MetsBlog.com:
Paul DePodesta's Conference Call — The Mets are holding a conference call at 3:30 p.m. ET to introduce Paul DePodesta, their new Vice President of Player Development and Amateur Scouting. I'll be on the call and live blogging it here. — UPDATE, 3:35 p.m.: Sandy Alderson says he's pleased to welcome DePodesta on board.
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Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
They're out! Joe Morgan and Jon Miller nixed from ESPN Sundays — The imperative that Ken Tremendous and Co. jokingly turned into Internet legend has now actually been realized. Starting in 2011, ESPN's “Sunday Night Baseball” will be Joe Morgan free. — Celebrate, lovers of broadcasts free of ego-driven inanity, celebrate!
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Henry Schulman / SFGate:
Jon Miller, Joe Morgan out as ESPN Sunday broadcasters
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Source: Yanks will overpay Derek Jeter — Derek Jeter is going to be paid Ryan Howard money for putting up Marco Scutaro numbers. — “The Yankees are going to overpay him,” said a source with intimate knowledge of the discussions between the team and Casey Close, Jeter's agent.
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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 …
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Tim Kurkjian / MLB:
Source: Tsuyoshi Nishioka to be posted
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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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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 …
Dave Studeman / Hardball Times:
Just a tease — The Mets hire Paul DePodesta, ESPN fires Joe Morgan and sabermetric baseball fans are dancing in the street. — Bud Selig claims that yes, Abner Doubleday did invent baseball and MLB awards a Gold Glove to Derek Jeter and those same fans are now in the bar, muttering in their beers.
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Sandberg up for IronPigs managerial slot — The man involved in perhaps the most infamous trade in Phillies history could finally be returning to the organization that always regretted losing him. — Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg is among the candidates for the Phillies' managerial vacancy …
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Cliff Lee's agent, Darek Braunecker, says decision won't come quickly as Yankees chase lefty ace — Cliff Lee is the marquee free agent on the market this winter, and according to his agent, that isn't going to change anytime soon. — Two days into Lee's first free-agent experience …
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MLB.com:
Blue Jays complete coaching staff for 2011 — The Toronto Blue Jays announce the following additions to the coaching staff of manager John Farrell for the 2011 season. Joining Brian Butterfield, Third Base Coach, & Bruce Walton, Pitching Coach, will be Don Wakamatsu, Bench Coach …
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