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Joey Nowak / MLB.com:
Four pitchers send Team Samurai to 4-0 victory and 3-0 Japan Series lead — 11/15/14: Yuji Nishino gets Justin Morneau to ground out to seal the combined no-hitter for Samurai Japan vs. the MLB All-Stars — The team of MLB All-Stars was no-hit by four Samurai Japan pitchers …
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MLB All-Stars no-hit in Japan — TOKYO — Hayato Sakamoto and Sho Nakata both hit two-run homers and starter Takahiro Norimoto combined with three relievers on a no-hitter as Japan beat the Major League Baseball All-Stars 4-0 Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in their five-game series.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mariners superstar expected to be sidelined for 3-4 weeks — 11/15/14: Robinson Cano exits the game after being hit by a pitch on his right foot in the top of the 7th inning during the Japan Series — TOKYO — Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano limped out of the Tokyo Dome during …
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Stanton, Marlins close on record deal: could approach $325M, 13 years — Giancarlo Stanton and the Marlins are closing in on a landmark deal, believed to be for $325 million over 13 years, sources connected to the team told CBSSports.com. — Stanton's record deal will have a no-trade clause …
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Kevin Draper / Deadspin:
Some Guy Scooped The Baseball Media On The Biggest MLB Contract Ever — Details about the contract Giancarlo Stanton is signing with the Miami Marlins have started to leak out, and they're staggering: $325 million over 13 years, $50 million more than Alex Rodriguez's landmark 10-year, $275 million deal signed in 2007.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins, Stanton Closing In On 13-Year, $325MM Extension
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Gus Garcia-Roberts / Newsday:
Anthony Bosch told feds that agent Scott Boras tried to cover up Manny Ramirez's PED use, sources say … Baseball — Read Boras' full statement … Baseball — MLB drug suspensions database … Baseball — MLB told feds of Biogenesis 4 months before report … Baseball — Tainted MLB players
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Notes: Tigers say they won't re-sign Torii Hunter — Outfielder played two seasons in Detroit; Dombrowski informed Hunter of decision after V-Mart signing — Torii Hunter will likely continue to play baseball, but not with the Detroit Tigers. — Tigers general manager/president Dave …
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Associated Press:
Tigers ink Martinez to 4-year, $68M contract — DETROIT — When Mike Ilitch was asked about the ramifications of another huge financial commitment by his Detroit Tigers, the octogenarian owner looked down for a couple seconds as if checking his wallet. — “Yeah, I'm OK,” Ilitch said.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks Acquire Jeremy Hellickson — The Diamondbacks have reached a deal to acquire starter Jeremy Hellickson from the Rays, the clubs announced. Outfielder Justin Williams and shortstop Andrew Velazquez — both prospects playing in the low minors — constitute the return for Tampa.
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Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Would Mariners ignore PED past and go all in on Nelson Cruz? — The Seattle Mariners, in desperate need of right-handed power, appear in many ways to be a perfect fit for free-agent outfielder Nelson Cruz. — Cruz led the majors with 40 home runs this year.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Votto ‘doing great’ with offseason rehab work — 7/4/14: Joey Votto pulls a double down the third-base line to score Todd Frazier and extend the Reds' lead — CINCINNATI — While the Reds search to add offense during the offseason, they know they will still need their best hitter …
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Will Red Sox show Lester the money? — BOSTON — And so, at last, the endgame. Ben Cherington in Arizona was merely the warm-up act. This goes way above his pay grade. It has come time for John W. Henry and Tom Werner and Larry Lucchino to reveal their true intentions regarding Jon Lester.
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