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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:
Mets Sign Dellin Betances — The Mets gave their fans a pleasant holiday surprise, announcing Tuesday that they've agreed to a one-year contract with free-agent right-hander Dellin Betances. The Excel Sports client will reportedly be guaranteed $10.5MM and secure a player option …
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Mets, reliever Dellin Betances agree to one-year deal — The New York Mets have reached a one-year deal with right-handed reliever Dellin Betances, sources confirmed to ESPN. — The deal is worth $10.5 million, but Betances could earn $13 million if he appears in 70 games.
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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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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks To Sign Kole Calhoun — The Diamondbacks have agreed to a deal with free-agent outfielder Kole Calhoun, Jon Morosi of MLB.com reports. It's a two-year deal that contains a $9MM option for a third season or a $2MM buyout, according to Morosi. Joel Sherman of the New York Post adds …
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Sarah Ravani / San Francisco Chronicle:
Alameda County agrees to sell its share of Oakland Coliseum to A's — The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to sell its ownership in the Coliseum complex to the Oakland A's, capping a years-long effort by the county to get out of the sports business and all but securing the baseball team's future in the East Bay.
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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 …
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
50 years after his letter changed baseball forever, Curt Flood's sacrifice still resonates — When Curt Flood penned the missive that would alter baseball - and all of sports - forever, he was alone in a Copenhagen hotel room, soon to be estranged from his children, fully aware he was on the verge of immolating his lucrative career.
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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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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Joseph Zucker / Bleacher Report:
Seahawks to Sign Robert Turbin; Marshawn Lynch Contract ‘In the Works’ — While the door isn't closed on a reunion with Marshawn Lynch, the Seattle Seahawks signed free-agent running back Robert Turbin — Turbin confirmed on Instagram he was rejoining the Seahawks, with whom he spent the first three years of his career.
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