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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB seeks ability to reduce size of Domestic Reserve List in latest labor offer to players' union, sources say — Major League Baseball asked for the ability to eliminate hundreds of minor league playing jobs in its latest labor offer to the MLB Players Association, sources familiar with the proposal told ESPN.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Players union unimpressed with MLB's new proposal; start of regular season in jeopardy … Well, any surge of optimism that Major League players will soon be taking the field was loudly and swiftly doused Saturday, creating more anxiety and concern the start of the regular season will be delayed.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
MLB offers changes to tax penalties, minimum salary structure in latest proposal to locked-out players, sources say — Major League Baseball has tweaked its proposal regarding the competitive balance tax among other changes offered in its meeting with the players' association Saturday, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN.
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Royals Review, True Blue LA, Washington Post, New York Post and Denver Post
ESPN:
Kiley McDaniel's top 100 MLB prospects for 2022 — This year's list of the top 100 MLB prospects comes at a time when the status of the 2022 season is in limbo, but not to fear: The minor league season will start on time regardless of if they agree to a new CBA in the majors.
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Talking Chop, MLB Baseball News …, Bleacher Nation and Lone Star Ball
Jeff Agrest / Chicago Sun-Times:
Jon Sciambi, Jim Deshaies agree to multiyear extensions with Cubs' Marquee Sports Network — Sciambi will continue as the radio voice of ESPN's “Sunday Night Baseball. Marquee will announce fill-ins for him at a later date — Marquee Sports Network will announce today that Cubs play-by-play voice Jon …
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Barry Wilner / Associated Press:
Rams win their 1st title in LA in 70 years — and do it at home — beating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 on Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp's late TD catch — INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — In a venue built for champions, the Los Angeles Rams carried off the crown jewel: a Super Bowl trophy.
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Storylines as the Rays (were supposed to) open spring training — ST. PETERSBURG — In an ideal world, the Rays would be taking the field in Port Charlotte this week with a full roster and a clear focus on winning a third straight American League East title.
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Bleacher Nation, NBCSports.com, CBSSports.com, Cubs Insider, Call to the Pen, Talking Chop, Gaslamp Ball, Lookout Landing and MLB Trade Rumors
Hunter Lee / Press Enterprise:
Heat records set in Southern California on Saturday; cooldown coming — The heat brought some record-breaking temperatures to Southern California on Saturday. — In the Inland Empire, Idyllwild broke a record with a temperature of 75 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
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