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Coveted Aroldis Chapman to meet with teams in New York — Prized Cuban left-handed pitcher Aroldis Chapman will arrive in New York on Wednesday to begin a series of meetings with several general managers, Chapman's agent, Edwin Mejia, confirmed. — The 21-year-old will visit several cities …
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Chapman pays a visit to the U.S. — On Wednesday, prized Cuban left-handed pitcher Aroldis Chapman will arrive in New York to begin a series of meetings with several general managers, Chapman's agent Edwin Mejia confirmed to La Esquina. — The 21-year-old will visit several cities …

Red Sox likely to meet with Cuban LHP — Aroldis Chapman, a 21-year-old Cuban defector with a 100-mph fastball, is expected to arrive in New York as early as today. According to his agent, Edwin Mejia, meetings with Major League teams will follow. — The Red Sox and Yankees are among …

Affair is foul for ESPN star — Ex-Met GM's dumped mistress has a ‘Fatal Attraction’ freakout — She's not going to be ignored, Steve! — ESPN analyst Steve Phillips had a fling with a 22-year-old production assistant, who, after being dumped, taunted his wife with “Fatal Attraction” …
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Steve Phillips, ESPN baseball analyst, takes leave of absence — ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips is taking a leave of absence. — The New York Post reported Wednesday that Phillips, formerly general manager of the Mets, was involved in a relationship with a female ESPN employee.

Sources: San Diego Padres closer to hiring Jed Hoyer as GM — The San Diego Padres are moving closer toward hiring Jed Hoyer, an assistant general manager with the Boston Red Sox, as their next general manager, according to major league sources. — Hoyer, 35, has worked in Boston's front office under Theo Epstein.
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AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: ANGELS v YANKEES — THE MODERATOR: Tim, whatever you want to say. — TIM McCLELLAND: As far as the two calls that I had at third base. The first one with Swisher leaving too soon. In my heart I thought he left too soon. — On the play with Cano and Posada, I thought Cano was on the base.
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Mets Entity May Be Sued for $48 Million Profit From Madoff Firm — Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) — An entity tied to the New York Mets baseball team and its owner Sterling Equities Inc. might be sued for withdrawing $47.8 million more from Bernard Madoff's firm than it deposited with the con man, a lawyer said.
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Rockies give O'Dowd new deal — The Rockies' road into the future will continued to be navigated by general manager Dan O'Dowd. — Today, the Rockies awarded O'Dowd a new contract. Terms have not yet been announced. He has been the GM since Sept. 20, 1999, meaning he's already …
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Wakefield surgery ‘successful’ — ANAHEIM, Calif. — While there's not a lot of news on Tim Wakefield's back surgery yet, a Red Sox spokesman said that the procedure was “successful” in an email. — The surgery, which was to address a herniated disk, occurred this morning at Massachusetts General Hospital.


Casey Blake: The Dodger Diplomat — As the Los Angeles Dodgers walked out to the field to stretch on a recent drizzly afternoon, they assembled in their usual clusters. Third-baseman Casey Blake, as always, had a hard time choosing his spot. — “There's the little Latin community, the white guys and the black guys.
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Mattingly says Nats asked for permission to interview him
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Hate 'em or love 'em, these gritty Phillies are something else
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Yankees top list of contenders in race for coveted free agent Holliday … Outfielder Matt Holliday, probably the biggest free agent about to be on the market — John Lackey and Jason Bay are the only other in-their-prime stars — is said by a friend to love the idea of going to the Yankees.


After early missteps, GM Colletti oversees revival of Dodgers — PHILADELPHIA — Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti, who was rewarded with a multiyear contract extension, takes pride in what his team accomplished in 2009 but knows the Philadelphia Phillies …


Ash updates fans on Crew's farmhands — Assistant general manager discusses number of topics — nachos30: What does the timetable look like for Jeremy Jeffress? Does he have any shot of making it to the Majors soon? — Gord Ash: Hi everyone. We're going to get started.
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Inbox: What's in store for Storen? — Beat reporter Bill Ladson answers Nats fans' questions — Right-hander Drew Storen has been touted as a closer. If he makes the big league team, how about starting him off as a setup man, and then working him into the closer role by midseason?
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America's Hottest Sports Cities — These towns have teams that win—and passionate fans supporting them. — Boston was once a sports city of lovable losers. Now? Maybe calling them non-lovable winners is best. — The city's pro sports teams have shed their underdog label …