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Why the NL Cy Young ballot was a trap, plus a potential sleeper in Ohtani's free agency — As a National League Cy Young voter, my biggest challenge wasn't which pitcher to select as my top choice. I didn't love Blake Snell's league-high walk rate or relatively low innings total.
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Padres' Blake Snell adds an NL Cy Young Award to his AL honor from 2018
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It's official: Oakland Athletics' move to Las Vegas unanimously approved by MLB owners — ARLINGTON, Texas − The Oakland Athletics still don't exactly know where they'll be playing the next few years, but in 2028, they will be become Las Vegas' first Major League Baseball team.
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MLB owners approve Athletics' planned move to Las Vegas, sources say — ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball owners voted Thursday to allow the Oakland Athletics to move to Las Vegas, paving the way for the second relocation of a baseball team in the past half-century, sources told ESPN.
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Protesting Oakland Athletics fans meet with owner John Fisher ahead of Las Vegas vote
Protesting Oakland Athletics fans meet with owner John Fisher ahead of Las Vegas vote
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New manager Ron Washington promises Angels' focus will be to ‘run the West down’ — Washington, 71, recalled that the Angels were ‘the top dog’ in the division when he began managing the Rangers in 2007, and they overtook them to reach the World Series in back-to-back seasons
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Ron Washington says focus with Angels ‘to run the West down’
Ron Washington says focus with Angels ‘to run the West down’
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Cubs eyeing second chance to sign Shohei Ohtani — CHICAGO — If only the designated hitter rule had come to the National League prior to 2022. It could have changed the course of Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani's career — as well as the trajectory of the Chicago Cubs.
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Broward County schools set to reopen Friday: ‘We want them back, and we need them back’ — After flooding-related closures, Broward County Public Schools will reopen Friday, dashing the hopes of students who thought they might get a week-and-a-half Thanksgiving break.
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Sources: MLB considers reducing pitch clock with runners on — Major League Baseball's competition committee is weighing a proposal that would reduce the pitch clock with runners on base from 20 seconds to 18 next season, aiming to reverse a late-season trend that saw the average …
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Lakers | Lakers' comeback falls short as Kings hand them their 1st home loss — LeBron James (28 points) gets his first triple-double of the season and helps lead a fourth-quarter surge, but Domantas Sabonis (29 points, 26 rebounds) and Sacramento hand the hosts a 125-110 defeat
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MLB All-Star Game coming back to Atlanta in 2025 — The decision comes just two years after the game was moved away from Atlanta due to the state's new voting laws. — ATLANTA — The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is set to return to Atlanta in 2025, sources told 11Alive on Thursday.
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Mark Jackson loses MSG job after Knicks ban him from plane — Mark Jackson will not be calling games on MSG Network after the Knicks objected to him being on the team's chartered plane, The Post has learned. — MSG Network planned on having Jackson occasionally fill in for Clyde Frazier this season …
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Cleveland Guardians, Texas Rangers TV deals could be dropped by Diamond: Sources — ARLINGTON, Texas — A United States federal judge approved a wind-down plan for Diamond Sports Group on Wednesday, setting up a potential path to an endgame for the broadcaster and its bankruptcy proceedings.
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A's Acquire Abraham Toro — The A's have acquired infielder Abraham Toro in a trade with the Brewers. Minor league pitcher Chad Patrick is headed back to Milwaukee. Oakland already had four vacancies on the 40-man roster, so no further move was necessary. — Toro, 27 next month, has now been traded three times in his career.
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