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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Red Sox agree to trade Mookie Betts, David Price to Dodgers — MLB, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers — The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a blockbuster deal that will send former MVP Mookie Betts and left-hander David Price to Los Angeles for a package …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers To Acquire Betts, Price In Three-Team Trade; Twins To Acquire Maeda — The Mookie Betts saga has reached its conclusion, and the result is a stunning three-team blockbuster that'll massively alter the fortunes of all three clubs. The Dodgers are reportedly set to acquire Betts …
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Yahoo! Sports:
Sources: Red Sox trade former MVP Mookie Betts, David Price to Dodgers — The Boston Red Sox agreed to trade former American League MVP Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday in a three-team blockbuster, sources confirmed to Yahoo Sports. — Left-handed starting pitcher David Price …
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NBCSports.com, MLB Trade Rumors and Twinkie Town
Bill Baer / NBCSports.com:
Red Sox didn't have to trade Mookie Betts
Red Sox didn't have to trade Mookie Betts
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MLB Baseball News …, FanGraphs Baseball, Bless You Boys and Over the Monster
Thornton McEnery / New York Post:
Billionaire Steve Cohen's bid to buy Mets is on life support — Steve Cohen's $2.6 billion bid to buy the Mets is on life support — if alive at all. — Sources close to the situation are confirming that the billionaire hedge fund manager is ending negotiations with the Wilpons on his purchase …
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
MLB win totals: How we see the 2020 season playing out — It's not quite time to declare a state of normalcy in baseball, not when the rules annually change on a whim, or rotting franchises compel fans to stay away in droves, or the actual sphere placed into play performs as predictively as a tech stock.
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Purple Row, Brew Crew Ball, Sports Illustrated, Metsmerized Online, Bless You Boys, Let's Go Tribe and Plain Dealer
ESPN:
Former Rays executive James Click joins Astros as new GM — The Astros have named James Click their new general manager, the team announced Monday. — Click previously had served as vice president of baseball operations for the Rays from 2017-19. — “I am excited to join the Astros family,” Click said in a statement.
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ESPN:
Pete Rose uses Astros saga to ask for reinstatement — Pete Rose asked commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday morning to remove his name from Major League Baseball's ineligible list, which would allow the all-time hits leader to be considered for induction into the Hall of Fame.
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MLB Baseball News …, Sports Illustrated, New York Post and Houston Astros on Yahoo! …
Chris Creamer / Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.Net News …:
2020 MLB Batting Practice and Spring Training New Era Caps Released — They finally did it! Logos inside of logos. — The New Era Cap Company today has launched the official 2020 Major League Baseball Batting Practice Collection, caps which will be worn both during batting practice …
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Bless You Boys, Camden Chat, DRaysBay, MLB Baseball News …, Phillies Nation and Chicago Sun-Times
ESPN:
Arbitrator rules MLBPA didn't prove Kris Bryant case vs Cubs — Arbitrator Mark Irvings officially issued his decision Tuesday to deny the grievance filed by Cubs star Kris Bryant, ruling the players' association did not prove Chicago's reasons for holding the third baseman in the minors …
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MLB Baseball News … and baseballmusings.com
From the Corner of Edgar & Dave:
Mariners Sign Marco Gonzales To 4-Year Contract Extension — Gonzales ranks 9th among American League pitchers in fWAR since 2018 — The Seattle Mariners have inked left-hander Marco Gonzales a 4-year contract extension (starting in 2021) with a club option for 2025.
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MLB Baseball News …, Red Reporter and MLB Daily Dish
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Bill Baer / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Mariners sign Marco Gonzales to four-year contract extension
Mariners sign Marco Gonzales to four-year contract extension
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FanGraphs Baseball, Lookout Landing and Lone Star Ball
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
16 Potential Power/Speed Threats From The 2019 International Prospect Class — Fernando Tatis Jr. and Ronald Acuna are two of the most dynamic power/speed threats in the game today. — Yet when they signed as teenagers, neither of them had the electric tool sets they now possess.
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MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Phillies to retire Halladay's 34 on perfect game anniversary — Philadelphia Phillies will retire the late Hall of Fame pitcher Roy Halladay's No. 34 this season. — The Phillies will pay tribute to Halladay on May 29, 2020, the 10th anniversary of his perfect game against the — Marlins.
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Yahoo! Sports, The Good Phight and Phillies Nation
Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's coach Mark Kotsay interviewed for Boston's manager job — A's coach Mark Kotsay received permission to speak to the Red Sox for Boston's managerial opening last week, The Chronicle has learned. — Though he's no longer in the running for the job, Kotsay has become one of the hottest names …
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Union-News, NESN.com and MLB Trade Rumors
Adam Lichtenstein / Sun-Sentinel:
Stoneman Douglas names baseball field after Chicago Cubs star Anthony Rizzo after premiering field's new lights … Standing near the pitcher's mound of his old baseball diamond, Anthony Rizzo recounted how he was cut from the Stoneman Douglas varsity baseball team.
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Chicago Sun-Times and MLB Baseball News …