Articles filed under Baseball
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Mets fire former Cubs executive for sending explicit texts to reporter in 2016Jan 19, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Jared Porter went from rising star to unemployed - literally overnight. Just more than a month after joining the New York Mets as general manager, Porter was ...
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MLB CalendarJan 18, 2021 6:00 am - Jan. 26 - Hall of Fame Baseball Writers' Association of America voting announced, 6 p.m. Feb. 1-19 - Salary arbitration hearings. Feb. 17 - Voluntary reporting date for ...
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Reports: Lester joining Nationals on one-year contractJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - There was no way the Cubs were going to bring Jon Lester back for the 2021 season on the original $25 million option in his contract. Still, they did seem interested in ...
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Cubs avoid arbitration with Bryant, Báez, ContrerasJan 16, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Cubs avoided arbitration with three of their biggest stars, agreeing to one-year deals with third baseman Kris Bryant, shortstop Javier Báez and catc...
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Lindor, Bryant, Bellinger, Seager get big-money dealsJan 16, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Francisco Lindor, Kris Bryant, Cody Bellinger and Corey Seager were among 112 players who agreed to one-year contracts Friday, leaving just 13 to swap sa...
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Mariners avoid arbitration with Crawford, Murphy and MonteroJan 16, 2021 6:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with infielder J.P. Crawford, catcher Tom Murphy and right-hander Rafael Montero, avoiding arbitration with all three...
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White Sox see five-tool potential in new signeeJan 16, 2021 12:00 am - The White Sox took care of the present, and the future, on Friday. They officially signed Liam Hendriks to a four-year contract, and the all-star closer is intent on hel...
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Baseball Way Back: Stirring up baseball memories with 'the Straw'Jan 16, 2021 12:00 am - Last of 2 parts WBEZ radio sports journalist Cheryl Raye-Stout's career has come full circle. She began her career in the 1980s producing the Tony La Russa Show for WMAQ...
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Cubs re-sign four players, land international prospectJan 15, 2021 4:00 pm - The Cubs took care of some transactions Friday, signing Javy Baez, Kris Bryant, Willson Contreras and newly-acquired pitcher Zach Davies to one-year deals, thus avoiding...
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All-Star Hendriks gets 4-year deal with SoxJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - So many days through the coronavirus pandemic, and seemingly so many more to go. Major-league baseball has not been exempt from the slog, and while the sport is hoping s...