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Associated Press:
J.T. Realmuto, the catcher the Mets wanted, traded from Marlins to Phillies for 3 players — MIAMI — In October, J.T. Realmuto's agent predicted the Miami Marlins' All-Star catcher would be with another team by spring training. — He was right. — After months of speculation over what they'd do …
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Jeff PassanESPN / ESPN:
Phillies acquire catcher J.T. Realmuto from Marlins — The Phillies and Marlins agreed to a trade that will send All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto to Philadelphia for catcher Jorge Alfaro, pitching prospects Sixto Sanchez and Will Stewart, and an international bonus slot, league sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies, Marlins Working Out Details Of Prospective J.T. Realmuto Swap — Reports emerged this morning that momentum was growing between the Phillies and Marlins on a deal to send star catcher J.T. Realmuto to Philadelphia. Now, it seems, the sides have made yet further strides …
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Phillies Nation, Fish Stripes, The Sports Daily, Lone Star Ball, Pinstripe Alley, True Blue LA and MLB Baseball News …
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
With Realmuto joining Phillies, could Harper or Machado follow? — The Philadelphia Phillies, perhaps growing impatient waiting for Bryce Harper and Manny Machado to choose their landing spots, maybe sensing that neither wants to play in Philadelphia, or possibly even looking to make the team …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Phillies get All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto in trade with Marlins
Joe Erwin / New York Daily News:
Frank Robinson was an amazing ballplayer, but a true trailblazer as the first black manager — February is Black History month, and the biggest moments of black history in Major League Baseball share a common bond. — Robinson. — Frank Robinson, who died Thursday at the age of 83 …
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Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Frank Robinson, MLB's first black manager and civil rights leader, dead at 83 — Prolific slugger. Quintessential hard-ass player and manager. Baseball trailblazer. — Frank Robinson, who died in Los Angeles after a battle with bone cancer, was all of those things in a 60-year Hall …
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Associated Press:
Reaction to the death of baseball great Frank Robinson — Reaction from the baseball world and beyond to the death of Hall of Famer Frank Robinson on Thursday at 83: — ___ — “Frank was my first big league manager. I still remember being so nervous to walk into his office and introduce myself.
Tyler Carey / KHOU-TV:
Baseball legend, Beaumont native Frank Robinson dies at 83 — Robinson was one of the best all-around players in the game's history and also its first African American manager. — Frank Robinson, who made his mark as one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, has died at the age of 83.
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Jeff PassanESPN / ESPN:
Major League Baseball to rename disabled list as ‘injured list’ — The disabled list is going on the permanent DL. — Major League Baseball will rename the disabled list as the “injured list,” a source familiar with the plan told ESPN. — The league will make the change out of concern that the term …
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Associated Press:
DL shelved: Baseball's disabled list becomes injured list — SHARE URL EMAIL FBMSNGR WHATSAPP SMS — ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball is changing the name of its disabled lists to injured lists. — Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem said Thursday the change is being made at the suggestion …
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Jeff PassanESPN / ESPN:
The broken winter: Why baseball must fix free agency ASAP — On this, the 97th day of free agency, four days before the first pitchers and catchers report to spring training, less than six weeks ahead of Major League Baseball opening its regular season, the two best free agents in more than a decade remain unemployed.
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Jesse Dougherty / Chicago Tribune:
Giants join the Bryce Harper sweepstakes, which grow stranger by the day
Gabriel Burns / The Charlotte Observer:
Are Braves favorites in competitive NL East?
Are Braves favorites in competitive NL East?
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Federal Baseball and Talking Chop
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Would adding the DH to the National League help the Rangers find a trade for Choo? — The reported consideration being given to adding the designated hitter to the National League for this season has generated mixed feelings among baseball fans, though the majority of those tied to American League teams are for the universal DH.
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John Romano / Tampa Bay Times:
Changes baseball should and shouldn't make — Some of the proposed changes are bureaucratic; others seismic — Baseball's career home run record was set by Babe Ruth in 1935. It stood until 1974 before Henry Aaron broke it, and then again until 2007 when Barry Bonds broke it.
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
2019 Cincinnati Reds questions: Which version of Yasiel Puig will show up this season? — Editor's note: With Spring Training approaching, we'll answer an important question about the Cincinnati Reds each day until pitchers and catchers report Feb. 12. Today's question: Which version of Yasiel Puig will the Reds get?
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Jacob Fisher / Cincinnati.com:
You can play as a Cincinnati Reds legend in ‘MLB The Show 19’
You can play as a Cincinnati Reds legend in ‘MLB The Show 19’
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Jacob Bogage / Chicago Tribune:
After 1968's ‘Year of the Pitcher,’ MLB lowered the mound. Now, the league could do it again. — The Washington Post — During Bob Gibson's record-setting 1968 season, he hung a sign above his locker that read, “Here comes the judge.” He felt untouchable, he said.
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
'Don't run from the fire. Run toward it': Inside Clint Frazier's long, rockin' road to recovery — MARIETTA, Ga. — Clint Frazier's ears have been ringing a lot lately. — In recent months, they've been bombarded with booming bass beats, decibel-deafening melodies and sudden, piercing shrieks from excited music fans.
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