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MLBPA leader Tony Clark resigns after revelation of inappropriate relationship — Share full article — Tony Clark, the longtime head of the Major League Baseball Players' Association, was asked by the union's player leadership to resign on Monday in the culmination of a four-day period …
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Sources: Tony Clark resigns as MLBPA executive director — Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark resigned Tuesday after an internal investigation revealed an inappropriate relationship with his sister-in-law, who was hired by the union in 2023, sources told ESPN.
AJ Cassavell / MLB.com:
Preller stays on, signs multiyear extension with Padres — PEORIA, Ariz. — The Padres have signed A.J. Preller to a long-awaited contract extension, the team announced Monday, just as Spring Training gets underway. — Preller, the Padres' president of baseball operations and general manager …
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A.J. Preller's extension puts Padres (and their potential new owner) in a good spot — If a billionaire is indeed on the verge of buying the Padres, he or she had an A.J. Preller decision to make. — The options were: — Replace Preller with someone else to run baseball operations;
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2026 Top 100 Prospects — Cardinals Assistant GM Rob Cerfolio Discusses a Deep St. Louis System — Padres Assistant Director of Player Development Mike Daly Sees Promise in a Depleted San Diego System — My Worst Report: Lessons Learned From the Field — The Seven College Baseball Teams You Need to Know in 2026
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Tigers prospect opens up about grief, growth and lessons from a tough season
Tigers prospect opens up about grief, growth and lessons from a tough season
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Kevin Acee / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres add ex-Dodger Walker Buehler to starting rotation competition — The Padres' latest addition to the starting rotation competition is an old nemesis who has fallen on hard times. — The team has agreed to terms on a minor-league deal with former Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler.
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Judge frustrated by slow winter; says Yanks now in good spot — TAMPA, Fla. — Aaron Judge fretted like many Yankees fans as big-name free agents kept signing elsewhere. — “It was brutal,” the New York captain said Monday after the team's first full-squad workout. “Early on it was pretty tough to watch.
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Cody Stavenhagen / The Athletic:
Javier Báez addresses WBC suspension for marijuana: 'I'm the one that failed the test' — Share full article — LAKELAND, Fla. — Well before he was a major-league All-Star, Javier Báez watched World Baseball Classic games from the stands at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Puerto Rico.
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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Harper addresses Dombrowski's comments about his performance: ‘Kind of wild to me’ — CLEARWATER, Fla. — It sure sounds like Bryce Harper took things personally. — He insisted on Sunday morning at BayCare Ballpark that he creates his own motivation every offseason. He always works to be great, he said.
Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
Why KC Royals owner John Sherman feels ‘urgency’ regarding stadium decision — AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. — Mayor Lucas champions a downtown stadium site to keep Royals in city limits. — Sherman cites urgency and is evaluating Kansas and multiple Missouri sites.
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Ian O'Connor / The Athletic:
Inside Giants coach John Harbaugh's frantic first 30 days in office — Share full article — John Harbaugh was back in his Baltimore-area home Saturday, catching up with his wife on Valentine's Day while remembering the call from New York Giants co-owner John Mara last month that changed his life.
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Steve Cohen says there'll never be a captain while he owns Mets — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The New York Mets aren't going to name a team captain anytime soon. — Owner Steve Cohen said Monday he will never name a captain as long as he's in charge, ceasing speculation that the franchise would one day grant Francisco Lindor the title.
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