Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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Mendoza starts Mets job emphasizing how close team was to success in 2022, not this year's fall

Carlos Mendoza began his tenure as New York Mets manager emphasizing how close the team was to success in 2022, not how far it descended this year

Mendoza starts Mets job emphasizing how close team was to success in 2022, not this year's fall
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Baltimore's Brandon Hyde, Miami's Skip Schumaker win Manager of the Year honors

Brandon Hyde was voted American League Manager of the Year after guiding the Baltimore Orioles to an AL-best 101 victories just two years after a 110-loss season

Baltimore's Brandon Hyde, Miami's Skip Schumaker win Manager of the Year honors
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Shohei Ohtani, Cody Bellinger among 7 free agents to turn down $20M qualifying offers

Shohei Ohtani was among seven players who turned down $20,325,000 qualifying offers from their former teams and remained on the free agent market to pursue more lucrative contracts

Shohei Ohtani, Cody Bellinger among 7 free agents to turn down $20M qualifying offers
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Gerrit Cole a unanimous winner of his 1st AL Cy Young Award. Blake Snell takes the NL prize

Gerrit Cole was a unanimous winner of his first American League Cy Young Award, and Blake Snell took the NL honor in becoming the seventh hurler to earn baseball’s top pitching prize in both leagues

Gerrit Cole a unanimous winner of his 1st AL Cy Young Award. Blake Snell takes the NL prize
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Milwaukee Brewers' Pat Murphy grateful for opportunity to return to managing

The Brewers made Pat Murphy a major league manager for the first time since 2015 when they promoted the former bench coach to take over as manager after Craig Counsell left to lead the Chicago Cubs

Milwaukee Brewers' Pat Murphy grateful for opportunity to return to managing
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MLB cancels 2025 Paris games after failing to find promoter, AP sources say

Major League Baseball has canceled plans to play regular-season games in Paris in 2025 after failing to find a promoter, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press

MLB cancels 2025 Paris games after failing to find promoter, AP sources say
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Woodruff, Lewis among 63 new free agents as 19 players reach deals and teams make flurry of trades

Starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff was cut loose by Milwaukee and former AL Rookie of the Year Kyle Lewis by Arizona, among 63 players who became free agents when their teams declined to offer 2024 contracts

Woodruff, Lewis among 63 new free agents as 19 players reach deals and teams make flurry of trades
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Aaron Nola is staying in Philadelphia, signing a 7-year deal with the Phillies

Aaron Nola is staying in Philadelphia, after all

Aaron Nola is staying in Philadelphia, signing a 7-year deal with the Phillies
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Nola's $172 million, 7-year deal with Phillies includes bonus if traded in 2024 or '25

Pitcher Aaron Nola will get yearly salaries of $24,571,428 in his $172 million, seven-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies

Nola's $172 million, 7-year deal with Phillies includes bonus if traded in 2024 or '25
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Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Chase Utley among 12 newcomers on BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot

Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, Chase Utley, David Wright, José Bautista and Matt Holliday are among 12 new candidates on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released Monday

Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Chase Utley among 12 newcomers on BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot
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Padres give Mike Shildt another chance to manage 2 years after his Cardinals exit

Mike Shildt has been hired as manager of the San Diego Padres, returning to the dugout two years after he was suddenly fired by the St. Louis Cardinals following a third straight playoff appearance

Padres give Mike Shildt another chance to manage 2 years after his Cardinals exit
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Willie Hernández, MVP and Cy Young winner for champion 1984 Detroit Tigers, dies at 69

Three-time All-Star relief pitcher Willie Hernández, who won the 1984 Cy Young and Most Valuable Player awards as part of the World Series champion Detroit Tigers, has died

Willie Hernández, MVP and Cy Young winner for champion 1984 Detroit Tigers, dies at 69
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D-backs acquire 3B Eugenio Suárez from Mariners in exchange for two players

The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired slugger Eugenio Suárez on Wednesday from the Seattle Mariners in a trade for reliever Carlos Vargas and catcher Seby Zavala

D-backs acquire 3B Eugenio Suárez from Mariners in exchange for two players
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Former New York Mets catcher Ron Hodges dies at 74

Ron Hodges, a catcher who spent his entire 12-season major league career with the New York Mets, has died

Former New York Mets catcher Ron Hodges dies at 74
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Cardinals get AL Cy Young runner-up Sonny Gray with $75M deal to anchor revamped starting rotation

The St. Louis Cardinals agreed with AL Cy Young runner-up Sonny Gray on a $75 million, three-year contract to anchor their staff heading into next season

Cardinals get AL Cy Young runner-up Sonny Gray with $75M deal to anchor revamped starting rotation
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Reliever Liam Hendriks and outfielder Cody Bellinger selected MLB's Comeback Players of the Year

Reliever Liam Hendriks and outfielder Cody Bellinger have been selected Major League Baseball’s Comeback Players of the Year

Reliever Liam Hendriks and outfielder Cody Bellinger selected MLB's Comeback Players of the Year
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Baltimore’s Félix Bautista and Milwaukee’s Devin Williams win MLB's Reliever of the Year Awards

Baltimore’s Félix Bautista is the unanimous winner of the Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Award and Milwaukee’s Devin Williams won the Trevor Hoffman National League honor

Baltimore’s Félix Bautista and Milwaukee’s Devin Williams win MLB's Reliever of the Year Awards
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Jim Leyland elected to baseball's Hall of Fame, becomes 23rd manager in Cooperstown

Jim Leyland, who led the Florida Marlins to a World Series title in 1997 and won 1,769 regular-season games over 22 seasons as an entertaining and at-times crusty big league manager, was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame

Jim Leyland elected to baseball's Hall of Fame, becomes 23rd manager in Cooperstown
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Braves acquire outfielder Jarred Kelenic, pitcher Marco Gonzales as Mariners dump salary

The Atlanta Braves acquired outfielder Jarred Kelenic, pitcher Marco Gonzales and infielder Evan White from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for pitchers Cole Phillips and Jackson Kowar

Braves acquire outfielder Jarred Kelenic, pitcher Marco Gonzales as Mariners dump salary
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Waiting for Shohei: MLB free-agent market slow as Ohtani mulls big money

Big-name free agents appear in no hurry to strike deals at the winter meetings, biding time until Shohei Ohtani potentially breaks the record for richest contract set 4 1/2 years ago by Mike Trout

Waiting for Shohei: MLB free-agent market slow as Ohtani mulls big money
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Shohei Ohtani met with the Dodgers in LA for 2-3 hours, manager Dave Roberts says

Shohei Ohtani met with the Los Angeles Dodgers a few days ago at Dodger Stadium, manager Dave Roberts revealed at the winter meetings

Shohei Ohtani met with the Dodgers in LA for 2-3 hours, manager Dave Roberts says
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The Angels will not trade 3-time AL MVP Mike Trout, general manager confirms

The Los Angeles Angels will not trade three-time AL MVP Mike Trout

The Angels will not trade 3-time AL MVP Mike Trout, general manager confirms
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The Yankees hope chance meeting, scouting helps land Japanese pitcher Yamamoto

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone has met Japanese pitching sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto

The Yankees hope chance meeting, scouting helps land Japanese pitcher Yamamoto
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Mets owner Steve Cohen went to Japan to meet with pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and president of baseball operations David Stearns went to Japan before the winter meetings to speak with free agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and his family

Mets owner Steve Cohen went to Japan to meet with pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto
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Yankees get Soto from Padres. Ohtani and Yamamoto still up for grabs as winter meetings end

Juan Soto found a new home with the New York Yankees as the winter meetings ended, while Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto were still up for grabs as team officials headed home with the bulk of their business yet to be done

Yankees get Soto from Padres. Ohtani and Yamamoto still up for grabs as winter meetings end

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