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9:20 AM ET, February 9, 2016

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Peter Burke / WPLG-TV:
Delmon Young accused of choking, threatening to kill valet attendant in Miami  —  Police say free agent MLB outfielder yelled profanities directed at Cubans  —  MIAMI - A Major League Baseball player was arrested Sunday night in Miami after he choked and threatened to kill a valet attendant, police said.
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Delmon Young charged with battery after allegedly choking valet  —  Free-agent outfielder Delmon Young was arrested Sunday night and charged with battery after allegedly choking and threatening a valet in Miami.  —  According to the police report, Young, 30, approached the Viceroy Hotel …
Andy Slater / Slater Scoops:
Cops: Baseball player chokes, threatens to kill valet, unleashes slur-filled tirade
Discussion: NBCSports.com and Slice Miami
KFTC-TV:
Charges: 9-year-old drives for drunk Wisconsin couple  —  BALSAM LAKE, Wis. (KMSP) - A Wisconsin mom and her boyfriend are facing felony charges for allowing her nine-year-old daughter drive them home in their pickup truck after they appeared too drunk to drive.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tigers, J.D. Martinez Agree To Two-Year Extension  —  7:30pm: Martinez will receive $6.75MM this year and $11.75MM for the following campaign, Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press tweets.  —  7:07pm: The Tigers have reportedly bought out the remaining arbitration eligibility of outfielder J.D. Martinez.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks, A.J. Pollock Agree To Two-Year Extension  —  The Diamondbacks have struck a two-year deal to avoid arbitration with outfielder A.J. Pollock, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports on Twitter.  He'll receive $10.25MM in the contract, Buster Olney of ESPN adds (Twitter link).
Discussion: NBCSports.com and AZ Snake Pit
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Gurriel Brothers Reportedly Defect From Cuba  —  Yulieski Gurriel and his brother, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., each defected from Cuba while the Cuban National Team was in the Dominican Republic this past weekend, Jorge Ebro of El Nuevo Herald first reported.  Sources tell MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez the same …
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John Manuel / Baseball America:
Gurriel Brothers, Including Star Yulieski, Leave Cuba For MLB  —  Yulieski Gurriel, long considered both the best major league prospect and the best player in Cuba, has left the island with his brother Lourdes Jr., also a strong MLB prospect in his own right.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks in contact with reliever Tyler Clippard  —  The Diamondbacks have been in contact with free-agent reliever Tyler Clippard and the club believes it has made progress toward a deal, a source said Monday.  —  After the Jean Segura/Aaron Hill trade late last month saved …
Shi Davidi / Sportsnet.ca:
Blue Jays agree to two-year deal with Donaldson  —  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays and Josh Donaldson have reached an agreement on a two-year deal worth nearly $29 million to avoid arbitration, according to a source.  —  The teams were set for a hearing Feb. 15.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians Sign Craig Stammen To Minor League Deal  —  2:36pm: Stammen's contract comes with a $1MM base salary and also includes an additional $2MM worth of incentives, according to Rosenthal (Twitter link).  Stammen's deal also allows him to opt out and become a free agent if he hasn't been added to the Major League roster by March 25.
ESPN:
Sources: MLB, union closer to rule change for slides into second base  —  Progress has been made in Major League Baseball's effort to change the rules about slides into second base, sources told ESPN.  —  Such slides drew more attention late the past season after devastating leg injuries …
Discussion: NBCSports.com
Kevin Green / WAVY-TV:
Sheriff's Office puts ‘In God We Trust’ on its patrol cars  —  YORK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — The York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office announced Monday morning that it recently added the words “In God We Trust” to it patrol cars.  —  In a statement on the department's Facebook page Monday, Sheriff J.D. …
Discussion: WJBF-TV
 
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