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Sources: LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu agrees to 4-year, $80M deal with Blue Jays — MLB, Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers — Left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu and the Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement on a four-year, $80 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN's Jeff Passan.
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
David Price in play as Blue Jays weigh options to upgrade pitching (while Red Sox look to move salary) — The three months David Price spent with the Blue Jays in 2015 were among the most enjoyable of his career. The Jays are in a different place now, with a different front office.
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Source: Travis Shaw, Blue Jays have 1-year, $4M deal — Travis Shaw and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a one-year, $4 million contract, a source confirmed to ESPN. — The source said the deal includes $675,000 in performance bonuses. — The deal ends up creating a swap …
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Sources: White Sox get Keuchel at 3 years, $55.5 million — Left-hander Dallas Keuchel and the Chicago White Sox are in agreement on a three-year, $55.5 million deal, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan. — The agreement includes a vesting fourth-year option worth $18.5 million, sources said.
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The Boston Globe:
RELATED: Gladiator: A Spotlight Team report on Aaron Hernandez — When Caitlin Hill refused to leave the grounds of the stadium, she was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and trespassing, Bolger said. Officers were putting Caitlin Hill into a prisoner transport van for the trip …
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Free-agent pitcher Rich Hill, wife arrested after incident at Gillette Stadium — MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers, New England Patriots — Free-agent pitcher Rich Hill and his wife were arrested and fined over an altercation with police at Saturday's Buffalo Bills-New England Patriots game, Foxborough Police told The Boston Globe.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Trade Chance Adams To Royals — 1:20pm: The Yankees announced that they've acquired minor league shortstop Cristian Perez in exchange for Adams. The 21-year-old had a down season in his first year at Class-A Advanced in 2019, hitting .252/.290/.285 in 424 plate appearances.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins To Sign Francisco Cervelli — 10:07am: The Marlins and Cervelli are in agreement on a one-year deal worth $2MM, tweets MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The contract is pending a physical. — 9:40am: The Marlins are “making progress” on a one-year contract with free-agent catcher Francisco Cervelli …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
In Fighting Over the Minors, What Might Baseball Lose? — M.L.B. says it needs to take a broad look at the structure of the sport, but its proposal to trim the minor leagues risks undercutting part of what makes it special. — When the San Francisco Giants chose catcher Joey Bart second …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians To Sign Cesar Hernandez — The Indians have reached a one-year agreement with free-agent second baseman Cesar Hernandez, ESPN's Jeff Passan tweets. The Octagon client will earn a $6.25MM salary for the 2020 season. — Hernandez, 30 in May, was non-tendered earlier this month …
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John Boell / Newsday:
Mets hire Ricky Meinhold as minor-league pitching coordinator — The Mets are looking for ways to improve as an organization, even in the offseason. — “[Mets general manager] Brodie [Van Wagenen] has challenged us every day to be more creative and innovative,” said Mets executive director, player development Jared Banner.
Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Computer plate umps allowed in new labor deal — NEW YORK (AP) — Computer plate umpires could be called up to the major leagues at some point during the next five seasons. — Umpires agreed to cooperate with Major League Baseball in the development and testing …
