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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Source: New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon, CEO Jeff Wilpon, president Saul Katz meet MLB commissioner Bud Selig about team's finances — New York Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon, chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon and team president Saul Katz met with baseball commissioner Bud Selig on Tuesday …
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Martin Luther King III says he may join investors seeking to buy 50% …
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
New York Mets GM doesn't see Bernie Madoff mess affecting club
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Robneyer / SBNation.com:
Rob Neyer Joins SB Nation, Becomes Part Of ‘Us’ Not ‘Them’ — Philadelphia Phillies' Jimmy Rollins wipes his face while speaking to the media before a baseball game against the Washington Nationals last April in Philadelphia. Rollins is heading to the 15-day disabled list with a calf strain.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Brewers To Sign Mark Kotsay — The Brewers will sign Mark Kotsay to a Major League contract, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter). Assistant GM Gord Ash confirmed to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy that the sides are talking. The 35-year-old Legacy Sports client will provide …
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AdamMcCalvy / Brew Beat:
Kotsay deal close — The Brewers were working Tuesday to finalize a contract for veteran outfielder Mark Kotsay, who would bring another left-handed bat to a righty-heavy Milwaukee roster. — The pending deal was reported by FoxSports.com, which said Kotsay would get a one-year, Major League contract.
Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Rays Sign Johnny Damon, Manny Ramirez — The Rays have officially signed Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez, the team announced. Damon's deal is worth $5.25MM plus a potential $750K in bonus money based on attendance and Ramirez's deal is worth $2MM. Both players are represented by Scott Boras.
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Patrick Newman / FanGraphs Baseball:
New NPB Imports for 2011 — Last November, I asked you who should play in Japan this upcoming season. With NPB camps opening and offseason acquisitions basically complete. let's take a look at who went over. Here's the breakdown, using the categories I outlined in my original post:
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Twins prospect follows reluctant dad's path — Youth Academy alum Hicks left golf for baseball after revelation — Joseph Hicks, father of highly regarded Twins prospect Aaron Hicks, will openly admit it now. — “I was mad at the game,” he said. — Hicks was angry because he believed the …
Justice B. Hill / MLB.com:
Day's fastball dominated ‘black baseball’ — Seven-time Negro League All-Star ranks No. 5 among pitchers … World War II had ended, and Leon Day was ready to trade his Army khakis for a flannel uniform of the Newark Eagles. On Opening Day of the 1946 season, he duplicated a feat Bob Feller …
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Alfredo Simon denied bail — SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Baltimore Orioles reliever Alfredo Simon was denied bail Tuesday and will remain in jail on an involuntary manslaughter charge. — Simon — The 29-year-old pitcher is expected to stay in jail for a year while officials investigate …
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William Weinbaum / MLB:
Royals hire Willie Aikens — Three years after leaving federal prison and 26 years after his playing days in the major leagues ended, Willie Mays Aikens is back in baseball as an employee of the team with which he achieved his greatest glory in the sport. — The Kansas City Royals hired …
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Tyler Maas / Bugs & Cranks:
Want to See a 100-Year-Old Death Threat Mailed to a Pitcher? — During his 11-season career, Red Sox pitcher Smoky Joe Wood-who was somehow left off our list of awesome baseball porn names-managed a 117-57 record, a 2.03 ERA, 121 complete games and 28 shutouts.
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Source: New York Yankees agree to minor league deal with pitcher Freddy Garcia — The New York Yankees have reached an agreement on a minor league contract with pitcher Freddy Garcia, a baseball source told ESPN.com. — Garcia will receive a $1.5 million base salary if he makes the big league club.
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