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MLB owners, players' union agree to 5-year labor contract — It took nearly around-the-clock bargaining over the past two days and nights, but Major League Baseball and its players' union have kept their 21-year streak of labor peace intact for another five years.
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Baseball comes to its senses, making peace and avoiding chaos — Once upon a time in baseball, it wouldn't have ended like this. And that, of course, is because, for close to 25 years, labor negotiations in baseball never ended like this. — With peace. With stability.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Major League Baseball, union agree on new collective bargaining agreement — Major League Baseball and the players union, knowing there was far too much at stake for an impasse, agreed to a new five-year collective bargaining agreement Wednesday night less than four hours before their current deal expired.
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Associated Press:
MLB players, owners reach tentative labor deal — IRVING, Texas (AP) — Baseball players and owners reached a tentative agreement on a five-year labor contract Wednesday night, a deal that will extend the sport's industrial peace to 26 years since the ruinous fights in the first two decades of free agency.
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Associated Press:
CBA ending All-Star link to World Series' home-field advantage — NEW YORK — The league that wins Major League Baseball's All-Star Game no longer will get home-field advantage in the World Series, which instead will go to the pennant winner with the better regular-season record.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB, MLBPA Agree To New Collective Bargaining Agreement — TODAY, 7:57am: Blum and colleague Stephen Hawkins provide further detail on the function of the qualifying offer system. Here are some of the key points, which rather notably tweak what had previously been suggested by other reporting:
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies hire former Twins GM Terry Ryan as scout — The Phillies continued to add to their front office Wednesday with the hire of Terry Ryan, a seasoned baseball man who has a long-time relationship with team president Andy MacPhail, as a special-assignment scout.
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Phillies Hire Terry Ryan As Special Assignment Scout
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John Harper / New York Daily News:
If Mets can't get lockdown reliever in trade, Zack Wheeler could strengthen their bullpen — If the Mets can't get a lockdown reliever in a trade for Jay Bruce — or Curtis Granderson — and some baseball people feel that will prove to be the case, their best option for significantly strengthening …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Why trading Andrew McCutchen is a real possibility for the Pirates — The former MVP is a big part of Pittsburgh's past — but perhaps not its future — Of all the big names available in trade, Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen might be the most likely to go.
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Three possible trade destinations for Andrew McCutchen
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Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
Rams: Jeff Fisher was referring to Danny Amendola — Call it the case of one too many Danny. — On Wednesday, Rams coach Jeff Fisher made a generic reference to “Danny” during a conference call with New England media. Because Fisher was discussing running backs at the time, some have assumed he was referring to Danny Woodhead.
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Jim Salisbury / CSN Philly:
Sources: John Kruk joining Phillies' broadcast booth in 2017 — John Kruk is back with the Phillies. — According to sources, Kruk will join the team's television broadcast crew on CSNPhilly during the 2017 season. Kruk will replace Matt Stairs on the broadcast crew and join a team …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs GM Jed Hoyer: Proximity, scrutiny complicate any trade with White Sox — Photos of the White Sox ace. — Chicago Tribune — Chicago Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer wasn't heartbroken over a report that stated the White Sox wouldn't engage in trade talks with them involving left-handed ace Chris Sale.
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Fox Sports:
MLB players, owners reach new collective-bargaining agreement — The current deal was set to expire Thursday. — Baseball players and owners reached a tentative agreement on a five-year labor contract Wednesday night, a deal that extends the sport's industrial peace to 26 years since …
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