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Padres sign RHP Mike Clevinger to two-year contract — Clevinger will also undergo Tommy John surgery on Tuesday; expected to miss 2021 season — SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres have signed right-handed pitcher Mike Clevinger to a two-year contract through the 2022 season …
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Mike Clevinger to have Tommy John surgery after re-signing with Padres — SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres pitcher Mike Clevinger will miss the 2021 season because of Tommy John surgery, the team announced Monday after reaching an agreement with the right-hander on a two-year, $11.5 million contract.
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Fixing Gary Sanchez one of New York Yankees' top offseason priorities — In 2018, Giancarlo Stanton's first spring training with the New York Yankees, a team staffer weighed the many strengths of the lineup. Sure, Stanton and Aaron Judge would hit a lot of home runs and draw their share of walks …
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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Mets expressing MLB free-agency interest in Marcell Ozuna — The Mets' primary focus this winter falls on pitching, catching and center field. So why, according to an industry source, have they expressed an interest in stud free-agent bat Marcell Ozuna? — Because their lineup leans to the left more than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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LSU mishandled sexual misconduct complaints against students, including top athletes — For more than a year, people at the highest levels of the Louisiana State University athletic department fielded complaints about their prized running back, Derrius Guice.
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Kim Ng: Miami Marlins hire first female general manager in MLB history — Kim Ng has become the first female general manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) history after being hired by the Miami Marlins. — She is also the first Asian-American general manager in MLB history.
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Jim Salisbury / NBCSports.com:
Sources: Phillies on verge of hiring new pitching coach — The Phillies appear to be on the verge of hiring a new pitching coach. — Cincinnati Reds assistant pitching coach Caleb Cotham has emerged as the clear frontrunner, according to multiple baseball sources. — Cotham, 33, has been with the Reds for two seasons.
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The only Met to receive 2020 MVP votes is excited for the Steve Cohen era — Count Dom Smith among Steve Cohen's growing fanbase. — Smith didn't watch the whole press conference — he's in Los Angeles, busy organizing his organization's Baseball Generations charity tournament.