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Mike Oz / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Hall of Fame committee elects two new members: Marvin Miller and Ted Simmons — National Baseball Hall of Fame has come to an end. Both were elected Sunday to Cooperstown — Both were elected as part of Modern Era ballot, one of the Hall of Fame's annual committee votes that re-examines players.
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Union executive Marvin Miller, catcher Ted Simmons elected to Baseball Hall of Fame — SAN DIEGO — Marvin Miller, the union leader who revolutionized baseball by empowering players to negotiate multimillion-dollar contracts and to play for teams of their own choosing, was elected …
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Ted Simmons, Marvin Miller Elected To Baseball Hall Of Fame — Longtime Cardinals catcher Ted Simmons and MLB Players Association executive director Marvin Miller were elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame, as announced tonight on MLB Network. Simmons and Miller were inducted via the …
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Craig Calcaterra / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Marvin Miller, Ted Simmons elected to the Hall of Fame — SAN DIEGO — The Modern Baseball Era Committee has met and it has voted and we now have two new men in the Hall of Fame: Legendary Players Association Executive Director Marvin Miller and eight time All-Star Ted Simmons are heading to Cooperstown.
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Ted Simmons, union chief Marvin Miller elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Ted Simmons, union chief Marvin Miller elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Gerrit Cole watch, big spenders and more: Passan answers 20 winter meetings questions — SAN DIEGO — The winter meetings, once the domain of blockbuster trades and megabucks free-agent signings, have in recent years gone into the sort of hibernation typically associated with the season.
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Jason Mastrodonato / Boston Herald:
Source: Red Sox interested in Rick Porcello — The Mets aren't the only team talking with free agent pitcher Rick Porcello. — With MLB's Winter Meetings set to get underway in San Diego on Monday, the Red Sox are showing interest a reunion with the durable right-hander and remain engaged in discussions …
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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Will Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen continue to do the unexpected?
Will Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen continue to do the unexpected?
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Rob Bradford / WEEI:
The Monday Baseball Column: A closer look at Red Sox' trade options
The Monday Baseball Column: A closer look at Red Sox' trade options
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George Miller / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets Interested In Rick Porcello
Mets Interested In Rick Porcello
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Texas Rangers' plan for winter meetings, pursuit of Rendon buoyed by gains in 2019 — For the past year, if not longer, the general assumption when it came to the Texas Rangers' finances was that ownership was biding its time for 2020. — The new ballpark, with the roof the owners wanted, would be ready for play.
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Texas Rangers already in winter meetings rumor mill. Will they make splash with Rendon?
Texas Rangers already in winter meetings rumor mill. Will they make splash with Rendon?
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Paul Casella / MLB.com:
Every team's Winter Meetings wish list
Every team's Winter Meetings wish list
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Madison Bumgarner Reportedly Asking For Nine-Figure Contract — Representatives of southpaw Madison Bumgarner have informed interested organizations that he's looking to top nine figures over five years with his first free agent contract, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports on Twitter.
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Signings and stories that could make for decadent drama at the Winter Meetings — Greg Amsinger, the MLB Network host who relishes televised drama, celebrates the end of a lively segment by uttering one of his favorite phrases off-camera. — “That was good TV.”
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Mike DePrisco / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
ESPN releases Sunday Night Baseball schedule, Nationals make zero appearances — ESPN released its Sunday Night Baseball schedule for the 2020 season and the World Series Champion — Nationals are not on it. — The Mets are scheduled to play three times on baseball's prime time television slot, while the
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George Miller / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks To Sign Junior Guerra — The Diamondbacks have agreed to terms with right-hander Junior Guerra on a one-year deal that includes a club option for a second year, first reported by Kyle Lesniewski of Brew Crew Ball and confirmed by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
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TC Zencka / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Notes: Cashner, Gausman, Joseph — The Baltimore Orioles are looking for a slew of rotation candidates to push the holdovers in competition for their two to three open slots this winter. John Means and Alex Cobb appear locked into their turns, and Asher Wojciechowski has a spot to lose.
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