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Washington Post:
The world just learned of the Astros' cheating. Inside baseball, it was an open secret. — On the evening of Oct. 22, 2019, a group of umpires, Major League Baseball officials and the brain trusts of the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros — the respective general managers …
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The Athletic:
Details emerge about Carlos Beltrán's role in the 2017 Astros clubhouse and the team's sign-stealing scheme — You're an accessory to a robbery, and now you're in the backseat of the getaway car. You never intended to be part of a criminal act. But the doors are locked …
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Sports Illustrated and MLB Baseball News …
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Astros owner Jim Crane to talk strategy with team amid scandal — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston Astros owner Jim Crane is expected to meet with the full Astros roster Wednesday to discuss the team's strategy for publicly addressing the sign-stealing scandal that has rocked …
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Lookout Landing, New York Post, Sports Illustrated, MLB Baseball News … and Associated Press
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mike Bolsinger Sues Astros Over Sign-Stealing Scheme
Mike Bolsinger Sues Astros Over Sign-Stealing Scheme
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Sports Illustrated
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
MLB plotting playoff expansion — with reality TV twist — Imagine a team picking its playoff opponent. Think about Brian Cashman and the Yankees deciding whether to face the Red Sox or avoid them in the first round of the postseason. All on live TV. — Well, it is probably coming soon to the major leagues.
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Associated Press:
Red Sox Name Ron Roenicke as Interim Manager — Roenicke, Boston's bench coach, was put in charge on the eve of the team's first spring training workout. He replaced Alex Cora, who was let go because of his role in the Astros' sign-stealing scandal. — FORT MYERS, Fla. …
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Talking Chop, Royals Review, New York Times and The Good Phight
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Joon Lee / ESPN:
Chaim Bloom says Red Sox prioritized ‘big picture’ over fan reaction in trading Mookie Betts
Chaim Bloom says Red Sox prioritized ‘big picture’ over fan reaction in trading Mookie Betts
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MLB Baseball News …, MLB Daily Dish, Lone Star Ball and Let's Go Tribe
Max Goodman / Sports Illustrated:
Breaking Down a Potential Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series Matchup
Breaking Down a Potential Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series Matchup
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Over the Monster
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Joe Maddon opens up on leaving Chicago Cubs, returning to L.A. Angels — LONG BEACH, Calif. — Joe Maddon settled into a small Italian deli bordering the Pacific coast Friday, only a block from the high-rise condominium that housed him for the past month, and instantly felt regret.
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MLB Baseball News …, Sports Illustrated, Chicago Cubs News … and NBCSports.com
Jon Paul Morosi / MLB.com:
Several teams checking in on KB trade (sources) — Kris Bryant is due to arrive to Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz., later this week. By all indications, he will be in the Cubs' Opening Day lineup in Milwaukee on March 26. — Yet, it's also true that the Cubs remain engaged in communication …
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Sports Illustrated, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Bleacher Nation, Lone Star Ball and MLB Trade Rumors
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Greg Bird comes to Texas Rangers camp early, healthy, ready to compete at first base — Feeling healthy again and with a job to win, Greg Bird is a week early to Texas Rangers spring training. — Once a top New York Yankees prospect, Bird was designated for assignment in November after four injury-plagued seasons.
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Lone Star Ball
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies Hope For 2nd Half Return From David Robertson — The Phillies are hopeful they've got a built-in summer acquisition in the form of veteran reliever David Robertson. As Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports on Twitter, new Phils skipper Joe Girardi says that he hopes Robertson …
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MLB Baseball News … and Phillies Nation
Patrick Mooney / The Athletic:
When Kris Bryant gets to Mesa, he'll be the center of attention for a Cubs team in flux — While the rest of Major League Baseball has spent around $2.1 billion on free agents this offseason, the Cubs are banking on fuzzy concepts like attention to detail and a more structured clubhouse environment …
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MLB Baseball News …, Bleacher Nation, Bleed Cubbie Blue and MLB Trade Rumors
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Is Rays' Charlie Morton retiring after 2020? — The veteran Rays pitcher said Tuesday that he might. Performance, health, family and money all will be part of his decision. — PORT CHARLOTTE — Could this be Charlie Morton's last season pitching? — Coming off a 2019 performance …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets manager Luis Rojas: ‘We expect to be a contender’ — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — With a calm confidence that his players describe as his norm, manager Luis Rojas did not equivocate Tuesday in his first daily news conference of spring training: The 2020 Mets should be a playoff team.
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Newsday