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Mets to sell $200M stake in franchise to Einhorn — NEW YORK — The cash-strapped owners of the New York Mets have agreed to sell a minority share of the team to hedge fund manager David Einhorn for $200 million. — The move, announced Thursday, would allow owners Fred and Jeff Wilpon and Saul Katz to retain control of the team.
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Hedge Fund Manager Negotiating Minority Stake in Mets — By RICHARD SANDOMIR and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN — David Einhorn, the hedge fund manager, is in exclusive negotiations to buy a minority stake in the Mets, the team confirmed Thursday. — The Mets have settled on selling less …
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Recap: Einhorn talks Mets investment on conf. call — This morning, the Mets said they selected David Einhorn as the team's preferred partner and that the two sides have entered into exclusive negotiations with respect to a minority, non-operating investment in the team for $200 million.
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David Waldstein / New York Times:
Teams Looking at Reyes, Who Remains on a Roll — Fred Wilpon's recent published comments and the Mets' financial distress paint a dreary picture for the team's prospects of re-signing Jose Reyes. But there are other teams that have the resources and interest to land him, one of which presents a surprising possibility.
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Report: The Mets finally have a minority owner. And Fred Wilpon's days could be numbered
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MLB.com:
New York Mets select David Einhorn as preferred partner
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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Mets Seem to Settle on Buyer Who Will Own Less Than Half
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Buster Olney / MLB:
Agent wants rule change after Posey's injury … Buster Posey is waiting for word of just how serious he is hurt, after he apparently suffered a significant leg injury while blocking home plate in the 12th inning of the Giants' game Wednesday night. But his agent is not going to wait …
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Antonio Gonzalez / Associated Press:
Star catcher Buster Posey likely out for year — SAN FRANCISCO—Giants star catcher Buster Posey is likely out for the season with a fractured bone in his lower left leg suffered during a collision at home plate with Florida's Scott Cousins. — The Giants announced Thursday that Posey …
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Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Posey likely out for season with leg fracture — Giants catcher, cleanup hitter involved in collision; Belt called up — SAN FRANCISCO — Catcher Buster Posey has a broken bone in his lower left leg, the Giants revealed on Thursday, meaning the worst has happened: The National League's reigning Rookie …
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Associated Press:
Marlins Run Over Posey, Giants 7-6 in 12 Innings — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Scott Cousins went to college at the University of San Francisco. He lives in the Bay Area, and he had almost a dozen friends and family at AT&T Park on Wednesday night to witness the biggest moment of his professional career.
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Robneyer / Baseball Nation:
Blame MLB And Players Association For Buster Posey's Injury — Giants fans might want to blame Scott Cousins for Buster Posey's devastating injury, but the real fault lies with Major League Baseball and the Players Association, which has done nothing to limit the sort of violence we saw Wednesday night.
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A mental block in baseball
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Joe DiGiovanni / MLB.com:
Coffey gets warm welcome from Brewers — MILWAUKEE — Nationals reliever Todd Coffey was touched by the warm welcome he was given by the Milwaukee Brewers and their fans when he entered Wednesday's 6-4 loss in the seventh inning. — The crowd of 34,419 cheered loudly while Coffey sprinted …
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Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Nationals vs. Brewers: Milwaukee completes sweep, 6-4
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Frank McCourt tells MLB he expects to meet Dodgers' payroll next week — If so, Dodgers owner could stave off prospect of Major League Baseball's seizing the team. — Dodgers owner Frank McCourt could buy more time to secure a potential broadcast deal with Fox if he makes the team's payroll on Tuesday.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Reddick recalled; McDonald on DL — DETROIT — OF Josh Reddick was recalled from Pawtucket today. OF Darnell McDonald is on the disabled list. — McDonald has a sore left quad. With J.D. Drew out for a few days with a tight hamstring, the Sox wanted coverage in the outfield.
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Associated Press:
After 19 Innings, Phillies Strecth to Beat Reds, 5-4 — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wilson Valdez acted like a seasoned closer. — He hit 90 mph on a fastball to Joey Votto. He shook off catcher Dane Sardinha. And he showed no fear. — “If he hits a home run, they're not going to say anything to me,” said Valdez, laughing.
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Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Outfield where the big bats roam in this Draft — There's been quite a bit written about the lack of bats in the upper echelons of this Draft class. Overall, that might be true, but the one place a case could be made for some depth is in the outfield. — There are a pair of college outfielders …
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Fox Sports:
Speculation about Bautista is unfair — It's pretty much understood that mainstream baseball writers botched the early coverage of players' steroid use. Some of my columns for The (Baltimore) Sun in the late 1990s were downright embarrassing — not willfully ignorant, but sadly naïve.
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