The inaugural event for 15- and 16-year-olds could curb age and name falsifications while protecting players from unscrupulous agents.
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Every news story that involves my Pittsburgh Pirates or the New York Yankees is just a reminder of how unfair Major League Baseball is. The Yankees are able to pay whatever amount of money they want to acquire the services of anybody they want.
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Dan O’Dowd turned to a collection of graybeards in pursuit of consistency that has eluded the Rockies.
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Despite the amount of riches falling on other players, the free-agent market has yet to shower anything on Edwin Jackson. Being a reliable 28-year-old workhorse with occasional “really good stuff” apparently doesn’t go as far as it used to. While … Continue reading →
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed right-handed reliever Juan Cruz to a minor league contract and will invite him to spring training. The 33-year-old Cruz went 5-0 with a 3.88 ERA in 56 relief appearances with Tampa Bay last season. He’s previously pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks and the Kansas City Royals.
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David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox are likely headed to an arbitration hearing to determine the designated hitter’s 2012 salary, according to an ESPN.com report. A hearing isn’t scheduled for this week, leaving time to negotiate, the report said, citing a source.
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MarkCubanSaveTheDodgers.com was left with a useless domain name and an overrun of extra T-shirts when it was reported over the weekend that Mark Cuban had not survived the first round of bidding for the Los Angeles Dodgers. On Monday, everyone’s … Continue reading →
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As a proud son of the Midwest, I’ve always wanted to attend a game at Victory Field, the downtown home of the Indianapolis Indians. It’s a nice-looking ballpark and it plays home to the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates (so, … Continue reading →
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TORONTO – Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos was in the hotseat at the team’s annual State of the Franchise on Monday night.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Nyjer Morgan is getting back to his hockey roots.
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