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Joe Piazza / Fox Sports:
Detroit Tigers: Team Owner Mike Ilitch Dies At Age 87 — Longtime Detroit Tigers and Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch has passed away at the age of 87. — In a press release from Ilitch Holdings, Inc., Chris Ilitch (Mike's son) announced his father's passing on Friday.
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Associated Press:
Detroit Red Wings, Tigers owner and Little Caesars founder Mike Ilitch dies at age 87 — DETROIT (AP) — Mike Ilitch, founder of the Little Caesars Pizza empire and owner of the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers, died on Friday, according to his family. He was 87.
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Detroit Free Press:
Next Video … The first time Jim Leyland met Mike Ilitch,it was an early October day in 2005, just as Leyland came full circle, introduced as Tigers manager after managing for so many seasons in the minor leagues with the organization so many moons ago. — After Leyland got the job …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
How baseball and the Detroit Tigers became Mike Ilitch's true love — Baseball was in Mike Ilitch's blood. — It was embedded in his life as a kid growing up on the west side of Detroit, starring at shortstop for Cooley High School in the mid-1940s. It remained part of his life …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tigers Owner Mike Ilitch Passes Away
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Kerouac Smith / Fox Sports:
Source: Reds expected to announce trade sending Brandon Phillips to Braves — The Cincinnati Reds are close to finalizing a deal that would send veteran second baseman Brandon Phillips to the Atlanta Braves, a source told FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal. — The deal, expected to be completed …
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves To Acquire Brandon Phillips — SUNDAY, 8:58am: Atlanta will send 27-year-old left-hander Andrew McKirahan and 29-year-old right-hander Carlos Portuondo to Cincinnati, tweets Buchanan. The Braves outrighted McKirahan in October, which came after he spent last season recovering from Tommy John surgery.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers To Re-Sign Chase Utley — The Dodgers have agreed to a one-year deal to bring back infielder Chase Utley, according to Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times (via Twitter). Financial terms are not known at this time. — This represents Utley's third go-round with the Dodgers.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers To Sign Franklin Gutierrez — The Dodgers have agreed to sign outfielder Franklin Gutierrez, according to Manolo Hernandez of beisbolporgatas.com (via Twitter). He'll earn $2.6MM and can tack on another $400K in incentives, per Jon Heyman of Fan Rag (Twitter link).
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Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
In the Name of the Father — THE STORY BEHIND REDS' PITCHER MICHAEL LORENZEN'S FAMOUS HOME RUN. — LA JOLLA, Calif. - The moment was so indelible, Michael Lorenzen will soon have a sculpture of it. On a recent Saturday in his rented home just north of San Diego, he shared some photos …
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Rafael Olmeda / Sun-Sentinel:
Families of two men killed in boat crash suing estate of late Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez — Sun Sentinel — The parents of the two men killed in a boating accident last September along with Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez are filing negligence and personal injury lawsuits in Miami …
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Chuck Myron / WINK NEWS:
Golfer uses putter to fight gator at Magnolia Landing — NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Every golfer needs a putter he can rely on — especially when an alligator decides to play through. — North Fort Myers resident Tony Aarts used his Cleveland Golf putter to subdue a 10-foot gator that attacked …
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Kevin Haswell / Fox Sports:
Washington Nationals: Bryce Harper Played Through “Issue” in 2016 — According to agent Scott Boras, Washington Nationals superstar Bryce Harper played through an “issue” last season, causing his disappointing performance at the plate. — Bryce Harper is one of the best young superstars in all of baseball.
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