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Charles Odum / Globe and Mail:
Atlanta Braves punished for circumventing international signing rules — The Braves lost 13 prospects and former general manager John Coppolella was banned for life by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for circumventing international signing rules from 2015-17.
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Craig Calcaterra / NBCSports.com:
Unprecedented sanctions: MLB bans former Braves GM for life, makes 12 signees free agents — Major League Baseball has slammed the hammer down on the Atlanta Braves as the result of their violations of rules on the international free agent market. — Former Braves General Manager John Coppolella …
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Danny Knobler / Bleacher Report:
Rob Manfred Strikes Fear in Heart of MLB by Banning Former Braves GM for Life
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Braves' punishment frees up ‘phenom’ prospect Cardinals could chase
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Sources: MLB to hammer Atlanta Braves, declare 12 minor league players free agents
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB Announces Permanent Ban For John Coppolella
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Shohei Otani will play in MLB next season as ‘tentative’ agreement for new posting system is reached — It looks like the Babe Ruth of Japan will be coming to America next year. — A tentative posting agreement has been reached between between MLB, the MLB Players Assocation …
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AP source: MLB, Japanese, union reach posting deal — NEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball, its players' union and the Japanese commissioner's office agreed Tuesday to a new posting system that could allow star pitcher-outfielder Shohei Ohtani to be put up for bid next week, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
Gerry Fraley / Dallas Morning News:
With posting agreement reached, Shohei Ohtani could be under a team's tree by Christmas
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
The chase for Shohei Ohtani is real now
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Jeff Fletcher / Orange County Register:
Angels hire Josh Paul as bench coach, add Brad Ausmus to front office — Josh Paul, who spent part of his big league career playing for the Angels under Mike Scioscia, has been hired as the Angels new bench coach. — Earlier this month the Angels moved bench coach Dino Ebel to third base coach, replacing Ron Roenicke.
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Brent Zwerneman / Houston Chronicle:
Texas A&M plans to fire Kevin Sumlin after LSU game — COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin will be fired following the Aggies' regular-season finale at LSU on Saturday night, multiple people with knowledge of the situation said. — Sumlin is expected to be dismissed …
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Bruce Feldman / SI.com:
Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M Staff Learned After Practice of Imminent Firing From Report — The Aggies head coach and his staff believed they had a chance to stay aboard following a strong finish to the season. — The Texas A&M staff first learned of a report that head coach Kevin Sumlin will be fired …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Acquire Jaycob Brugman — The Orioles have acquired outfielder Jaycob Brugman from the Athletics, per a club announcement. A player to be named or cash will go to Oakland in return. — Brugman, 25, was just designated for assignment by the A's.
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Zachary D. Rymer / Bleacher Report:
Giancarlo Stanton Red Sox Trade Would Set Up Dream HR Rivalry with Aaron Judge — It's good enough that Major League Baseball has Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge set to go toe-to-toe in pursuit of slugging accolades for many years to come. — Even better would be if their rivalry …
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Barry Jackson / miamiherald:
Fox drops Marlins TV play-by-play man Rich Waltz, two former Marlins — The Marlins will have a significant change in their broadcast booth for the third consecutive season. — Fox Sports Florida on Wednesday dropped Marlins play-by-play announcer Rich Waltz, who had filled the position for 13 years.
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Mark Maske / Washington Post:
NFL owners could change anthem policy next season if protests continue — Some NFL owners believe there is a strong possibility they will enact an offseason change to the league's national anthem policy if players' protests during the anthem persist through the end of this season …
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Associated Press:
5 minor leaguer pitchers suspended for drug violations — NEW YORK — Five minor league pitchers have been suspended for drug violations. — The commissioner's office announced the penalties Tuesday. — Three of the players are part of the Toronto system.
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