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Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Manny Machado visits Yankee Stadium as part of free-agency tour — NEW YORK — Manny Machado's free-agent tour continued Wednesday afternoon when he made a stop at Yankee Stadium to meet with the second of his three suitors, the New York Yankees. — He first dropped by the Chicago White Sox's facility on Monday.
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Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Phillies will give Manny Machado some brotherly love today | Extra Innings — Manny Machado's U.S. tour opened Monday on the South Side of Chicago, where the White Sox made their pitch for the star free-agent infielder. A couple of days earlier they had acquired his brother-in-law …
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MLB Baseball News … and Philly.com
Daily Record:
Manny Machado to the Yankees? A few scenarios that could play out as the sides meet — NEW YORK — If there's to be a union between Manny Machado and the Yankees, it will largely be dictated by the club's terms. — At least that's the way things seemed during the lead-up to Machado's Wednesday meeting …
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Pinstripe Alley
Mark Fischer / New York Daily News:
Yankees, Manny Machado meet again at night after high-profile visit — They went for seconds. — Yankees brass treated Manny Machado, along with his wife Yainee and agent Dan Lozano, to dinner Wednesday at a Manhattan eatery hours after meeting together at The Stadium earlier in the afternoon, FanCred's Jon Heyman reported.
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The Good Phight
Wallace Matthews / New York Daily News:
Yankee target Manny Machado came, he saw, and now we wait
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The Good Phight
ESPN:
MLB, MLBPA, Cuba strike historic pact for players to sign without defecting — HAVANA — Major League Baseball, its players' association and the Cuban Baseball Federation reached an agreement that will allow players from the island to sign big league contracts without defecting …
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Tampa Bay Times
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Chicago Tribune:
MLB and Cuban Baseball Federation reach agreement; Trump administration signals it has issues with the deal — The Washington Post — Major League Baseball on Wednesday reached a historic agreement with Cuba's baseball federation, modeled after those with leagues in Japan and Korea …
Mike Puma / New York Post:
Adam Jones? Melky? Where Van Wagenen's Mets turn next … The pronouncement this week from Brodie Van Wagenen that his Mets can already be viewed as the team to beat in the NL East might not be a positive development for those expecting another splash or two this winter by the general manager.
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Associated Press:
Cody Anderson, Indians avoid arbitration with one-year deal — CLEVELAND — Indians right-hander Cody Anderson has avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract for $641,250. — Anderson, who hasn't pitched in the majors since 2016 and is trying to make a comeback from elbow surgery …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians, Cody Anderson Avoid Arbitration
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MLB Baseball News …
Kelly Wallace / Expanded Roster:
19 DEC MELISA REIDY IS SPEAKING OUT. IT'S TIME FOR EVERYONE TO LISTEN. — On September 19th, 2018, Melisa Reidy posted a blog that took her years to be able to write. At first, she wasn't sure she would publish it. Then, she was warned that speaking out could affect her financial future.
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baseballmusings.com, Chicago Sun-Times, Bucs Dugout and Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Melisa Reidy Details Alleged Abuse By Addison Russell
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Jorge Castillo / The Charlotte Observer:
Dodgers have a surplus of starting pitchers that could work to their advantage — A smile formed on Dave Roberts' face when the arithmetic was presented to him. He had just declared that the Dodgers view Alex Wood as a starting pitcher. He said the same about Kenta Maeda a little earlier.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers chat: Talk offseason, trade rumors and more at noon — Welcome to an offseason edition of our Detroit Tigers chat with Free Press sports writer Anthony Fenech at noon on Thursday. — You can submit questions now on the offseason, trade rumors and more.
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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Report: In Corey Kluber trade talks, Indians check on Reds' Nick Senzel, Taylor Trammell — The Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds have discussed a trade involving ace Corey Kluber, according to a report via Twitter from MLB Network's Jon Morosi, and the Tribe expressed interest in top Reds prospects Nick Senzel and Taylor Trammell.
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Brew Crew Ball, Phillies Nation and MLB Trade Rumors
