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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks trade Jean Segura to Seattle Mariners for Taijuan Walker — Mike Hazen aimed high in his first trade as Diamondbacks' general manager, landing a starting pitcher with potentially sizable upside on Wednesday night when he acquired right-hander Taijuan Walker in a five-player deal …
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks Acquire Walker, Marte From Mariners For Segura, Haniger, Curtis — The Diamondbacks have announced that they've acquired starter Taijuan Walker and shortstop Ketel Marte from the Mariners for middle infielder Jean Segura, outfielder Mitch Haniger and lefty Zac Curtis.
Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Mariners and D'Backs Exchange Upside and Downside — Apparently Mike Hazen and Jerry Dipoto don't have anything better to do on Thanksgiving eve than make a big trade that makes those of us with stuff to do have to apologize to our family and start working. Thanks, jerks. Have some pie and take a day off already.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves To Sign Sean Rodriguez — 12:28pm: Rodriguez's deal is worth $11.5MM total, reports FanRag's Jon Heyman (on Twitter). Rodriguez will receive a $1.5MM signing bonus and earn $5MM in each of the next two seasons. — 11:54am: The Braves are in agreement with infielder/outfielder Sean Rodriguez …
ESPN:
Talks progress for MLB, union with lockout deadline looming — Even though a Dec. 1 deadline looms, negotiations toward a new labor deal in Major League Baseball have progressed this week, to the point where sources finally are expressing optimism that an agreement can be reached before owners impose a lockout.
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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Possibility of MLB lockout met with skepticism as CBA deadline approaches
Possibility of MLB lockout met with skepticism as CBA deadline approaches
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Sources: Baseball's 21-year run of labor peace could be in jeopardy
Sources: Baseball's 21-year run of labor peace could be in jeopardy
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Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Heyman: Yankees casting wide net on free agent market — The Yankees are targeting star free agent closer Aroldis Chapman, but they've checked in on several relievers, the top free-agent starters and a whole host of hitters as they try to improve on their rare off year of 2016.
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Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Yoenis Cespedes not part of Yankees' free agent plans
Yoenis Cespedes not part of Yankees' free agent plans
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Ariel Helwani / MMA Fighting:
Daniel Cormier injured, out of UFC 206 main event — UFC 206 is need of a new main event. — Light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has been forced to withdraw from his Dec. 10 title fight against Anthony Johnson due to an injury, MMA Fighting has confirmed with multiple sources.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Sean O'Sullivan Signs With KBO's Nexen Heroes — Righty Sean O'Sullivan has signed on with the Korea Baseball Organization's Nexen Heroes, the team announced (Korean language announcement; h/t Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net, via Twitter). He'll receive a $1.1MM salary.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Anthony Ranaudo Signs With KBO's Samsung Lions
Anthony Ranaudo Signs With KBO's Samsung Lions
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Globe and Mail:
Kelly: Tim Raines is a poster boy for sports injustice, but his snub doesn't deserve our obsession — This week, Chris Bittle, Liberal MP for St. Catharines, addressed an issue of importance to all Canadians. — “I rise today to speak of an upcoming ballot,” Bittle told the House of Commons.
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Three-time All-Star won 21 games for 1947 Dodgers — Baseball has lost one of the game's enduring gentlemen, who lived for more than 60 years with a most conspicuous yet somewhat unwarranted smudge on his pitching reputation. Ralph Branca, the losing pitcher in one of baseball's most famous games, is dead at age 90.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
LEADOFF: Hart calls SunTrust Park ‘a game changer’ for Braves — Good morning. This is LEADOFF, today's early buzz in Atlanta sports. — Braves president of baseball operations John Hart, in an interview on MLB Network this week, suggested SunTrust Park will be a recruiting tool as the team pursues players in the future.
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J.K. Dineen / San Francisco Chronicle:
Santa Clara heads for battle with 49ers over Levi's Stadium — The San Francisco 49ers, who can't beat anybody these days, are facing an angry opponent this week: their new hometown. — Less than two years after abandoning Candlestick Point for the new $1.2 billion Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres Part Ways With Mike Dee, Randy Smith — NOVEMBER 23: The Padres have issued a statement regarding Dee's departure. … OCTOBER 13: Team sources insist that the move on Dee was not related to the health disclosure controversy, Lin reports in a further update on the story.
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