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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Mets express interest in Ben Zobrist and Gerardo Parra, sources say … VOTE — Swing or take: Mets and potential free agents — VOTE — Mets 2016 keep 'em or dump 'em? — INTERACTIVE — Will these MLB free agency predictions happen?
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Free agent Ben Zobrist likely too costly for Mets — The Mets are looking for a second chance at second base, but it looks like Ben Zobrist is out of their price range. — Attempting to get back to the playoffs and this time win a World Series, the Mets are making another run at Zobrist …
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Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
Maddon, Banister Named Managers Of The Year By BBWAA — First-year manager Jeff Banister is the BBWAA AL Manager of the Year, the first rookie manager to win the AL award. — The other four first-year winners were in the National League: Hal Lanier with the Astros in 1986 …
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Associated Press:
Cubs' Maddon, Texas' Banister Selected Managers of the Year — NEW YORK — Joe Maddon won his third Manager of the Year award Tuesday and Jeff Banister his first after each guided his team on a surprising run to the playoffs. — In his initial season with the Cubs, Maddon took …
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Kyle Thele / Chicago:
Cubs bench coach Dave Martinez out of the running for Dodgers job
Cubs bench coach Dave Martinez out of the running for Dodgers job
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Athletics To Sign Rich Hill — The Athletics have agreed to terms with free agent left-hander Rich Hill, reports Robert Murray of Baseball Essential. The deal is pending a physical. Yahoo's Jeff Passan tweets that it's a one-year deal with a $6MM guarantee.
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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Source: Rich Hill will likely make decision this week; Red Sox not in mix — Rich Hill is about to get the best contract of his career. — According to a major league source, the free agent lefty is expected to sign with a team this week. It is not expected the Red Sox will be a candidate for Hill's services.
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Matt Eisenberg / Metsblog:
Syndergaard finishes fourth in NL Rookie of the Year voting — Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard finished fourth in the National League Rookie of the Year voting, the league announced Monday. — Syndergaard made his debut in May and finished the regular season with 9-7 with a 3.24 ERA and 166 strikeouts in 150 innings.
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Associated Press:
Cubs' Bryant, Astros' Correa Voted Top MLB Rookies
Cubs' Bryant, Astros' Correa Voted Top MLB Rookies
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago:
Cubs' Kris Bryant named NL Rookie of the Year
Cubs' Kris Bryant named NL Rookie of the Year
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Lone Star Ball
CNN:
Syrian refugees not welcome in 16 U.S. states - CNN.com — Governors of at least 16 states say they will not accept Syrian refugees. They include Texas, Michigan, Georgia, Massachusetts, Alabama and Arkansas.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
David Ortiz Expected To Retire After 2016 Season — Red Sox slugger David Ortiz plans to retire at the end of the 2016 campaign, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports on Twitter. That's not exactly shocking news, as Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe notes on Twitter that Ortiz hinted …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Sign Cliff Pennington To Two-Year Deal — The Angels announced today that they've signed infielder Cliff Pennington to a two-year contract. Pennington, a client of Sosnick, Cobbe and Karon, will receive $1.5MM in 2016 and $2.25MM in 2017 for a $3.75MM guarantee, ESPN's Jerry Crasnick reports (via Twitter).
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Sign Brandon Crawford To Six-Year Extension — 6:11pm: Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News reports the breakdown of Crawford's contract (via Twitter). He'll receive a $1.2MM signing bonus $5.8MM in 2016 and $8MM in 2017 before earning $15MM per season from 2018 through 2021 — his would-be free-agent years.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Braves remain steadfast as critics grow: ‘We are not tanking’ — DALLAS - Atlanta Braves general manager John Coppolella is on the other end of the telephone, seething, offended by all of the accusations. — “I know it's hard for our fans, but I'm not running for office.
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The Charlotte Observer:
A Tennessee mom to Cam Newton: Here's what my 9-year-old saw … Dear Mr. Newton, — Congratulations on your win in Nashville today. Our team played well, but yours played better. Kudos to the Panthers organization. — That game happened to be my nine year old daughter's first live NFL experience.
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