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Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
Is Alex Bregman worth a long-term gamble by the Red Sox? That's a tough one to answer. — Free agent Alex Bregman's fit with the Red Sox seems so obvious. So why hasn't the team signed him? — According to multiple industry sources, the Red Sox' conversations this offseason with Bregman …
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Chandler Rome / New York Times:
Jose Altuve open to position change if Astros pull off ‘long shot’ and retain Alex Bregman — HOUSTON — Jose Altuve's pleas have been persistent, peppered throughout most of his public comments across the past five months. They started in September, when Altuve told The Athletic he …
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Ari Alexander / Click2Houston.com:
Sources: Astros and Bregman keep door open while team shops Pressly — HOUSTON - The Houston Astros and Alex Bregman are interested in a reunion, a league source tells KPRC 2 Sports. — The Astros “are keeping the door open, and so is Bregman,” the source told KPRC 2 Sports Thursday evening.
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Cubs to acquire reliever Ryan Pressly from Astros, sources say — CHICAGO — The Cubs are finalizing a trade to acquire closer Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros, pending medical review, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday. — Pressly will waive his no-trade clause to facilitate the move …
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New York Times:
Ryan Pressly weighing options as Astros and Cubs also pursue Alex Bregman: Sources — Ryan Pressly, an All-Star reliever with impressive postseason credentials, has not yet approved or rejected a potential trade from the Houston Astros to the Chicago Cubs, a league source told The Athletic on Friday.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
DBacks still looking for roster upgrades as spring nears — Despite being a month removed from the surprise signing of right-hander Corbin Burnes, the Diamondbacks have yet to finish rounding out their roster. — To hear general manager Mike Hazen explain it, this is not for lack of trying …
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Aarif Deen / Colorado Hockey Now:
Avalanche Trade Mikko Rantanen To Carolina in 3-Way Deal For Martin Necas and Jack Drury — The Avalanche have pulled off a stunner. — Mikko Rantanen is heading to the Carolina Hurricanes in a stunning and complex Friday night deal also involving the Chicago Blackhawks.
Evan Drellich / New York Times:
New details emerge about MLB's upcoming test of robo-umps in spring training — Major League Baseball is preparing the automated ball-strike system, or ABS, for its biggest test yet this spring training. MLB has used the so-called robo-umps in the minors, but this will be the first time it's used by major-league players.
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USA Today:
Mariano Rivera and wife Clara accused of covering up child sexual abuse, deny allegations — A teenage girl is seeking compensatory and punitive damages after claiming she was sexually assaulted on multiple occasions at events connected to a church where Clara Rivera, wife of New York Yankees Hall …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Inside Dodgers' Roki Sasaki signing, spree that rocked MLB — SIX YEARS AGO, when the world knew next to nothing of a gangly 17-year-old pitcher in Japan, a Los Angeles Dodgers evaluator sat in the stands at his high school games with a video camera to capture the splendor.
