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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Shohei Ohtani wins AL Rookie of the Year; Ronald Acuna takes NL honor — Shohei Ohtani was rewarded for a Ruthian season at the plate — and on the mound. — Baseball's best two-way player since the Babe at the dawn of the live-ball era a century ago, Ohtani was an overwhelming pick …
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Ronald Acuna Jr. has flashed the talent to soon become NL's top player — Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. are the rookies of the year and while you can argue the merits of the other candidates, I think the voters made the right selections. In the end, the votes weren't close …
Wallace Matthews / New York Daily News:
Shohei Ohtani was a phenomenon; Miguel Andujar was simply phenomenal for the Yankees — I didn't have a vote for AL Rookie of the Year this year, but if I did I would have cast it for Miguel Andujar. — It would have been easy to fall victim to the hype machine, or to be seduced …
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Angels' Shohei Ohtani beats Yankees duo to win AL Rookie of the Year — Shohei Ohtani became the fourth Japanese-born player to win Rookie of the Year, as the Los Angeles Angels' two-way sensation beat out New York Yankees duo Miguel Andujar and Gleyber Torres for the American League award.
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Beyond the Box Score
Jeff Fletcher / BBWAA:
Angels' two-way star Shohei Ohtani wins AL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year — Shohei Ohtani is the third Angels player to win the American League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award. The others were Tim Salmon in 1993 and Mike Trout in 2012. — Ohtani pitched in 10 games and was a designated hitter in 82 games.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners' Leadership Accused By Former Director Of High Performance Lorena Martin Of Derogatory Remarks — Mariners director of high performance Lorena Martin, who was hired into her role just over one year ago, has leveled serious charges against key figures in the Seattle baseball operations department in an Instagram post.
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thenewstribune, Lookout Landing and Deadspin
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ESPN:
Mariners deny ex-employee's claims of racism toward Latino players — The Seattle Mariners on Monday denied claims of racial discrimination made on social media by Lorena Martin, their former director of high performance. — The team said in a statement that Martin was fired last month, on Oct. 10.
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CBSSports.com and U.S.S. Mariner
ESPN:
Why are baseball managers so short? — There's an odd thing about MLB managers: They're pretty short. — They're even shorter now than they were. They're shrinking! Or, more accurately, some of the taller managers have been replaced by shorter managers: Jeff Bannister (74 inches) …
Associated Press:
Dallas Keuchel declines Houston's 1-year qualifying offer — HOUSTON — Starter Dallas Keuchel has declined the one-year qualifying offer the Houston Astros offered him. — Keuchel could still sign with the Astros, but if he signs with another team before next year's draft the Astros …
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Greinke's trade value; Canó's future in Seattle; Yanks seeking background info on Machado — He's 35, placing him far outside baseball's circle of trust. His average fastball velocity each of the past two seasons was below 91 mph, a decrease of nearly 2 mph from 2016.
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Craig Calcaterra / NBCSports.com:
Yankees are doing extensive due diligence into Manny Machado
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CBSSports.com, Royals Review, Pinstripe Alley, Sportsnet.ca and NESN.com
Chad Finn / Boston Globe:
One thought on each player who was on the Red Sox' World Series roster — Consider this the transition to 2019... The Red Sox won the World Series 16 days ago Tuesday. They've sprayed their champagne, reveled with the city on the duck boats, and scattered for the offseason.
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Over the Monster
Associated Press:
Joe Mauer officially bids Twins farewell in tear-filled news conference — MINNEAPOLIS — Yes, the narrative of Joe Mauer's career was missing a championship chapter. That plotline stalled for a few years while the star was set back by injuries. — Still, this story of the Minnesota native …
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Twinkie Town
Jon Meoli / Baltimore Sun:
The Orioles could announce next executive soon. Here's what we know about the candidates. — With the Orioles' executive search stretching into mid-November after the Oct. 3 dismissals of executive vice president Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter, the list of candidates continues to take shape both publicly and privately.
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Camden Chat, baseballmusings.com and School of Roch
Evan Drellich / NBCSports.com:
Red Sox won't be part of Bryce Harper's free-agent journey — EDITOR'S NOTE: This week across the NBC Sports Regional Networks, we'll be taking an in-depth look at some of the top free agents in baseball. Monday is dedicated to Bryce Harper. — Bryce Harper's quest to shatter MLB's …
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NBC Bay Area, The Athletic, Federal Baseball and Over the Monster
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John Tomase / WEEI:
Report: Bryce Harper nearly traded to Astros in July, which would've impacted ALCS
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The Athletic, MLB Baseball News … and MLB Trade Rumors
