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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Could the Dodgers add Freddie Freeman and Nelson Cruz? Is Matt Chapman a fit for the Phillies? — Exactly how much payroll flexibility are the Dodgers operating with, anyway? — With Trevor Bauer's status in question, club officials cannot be sure. Including Bauer, the club's cash payroll stands …
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Orange County Register:
Reports: Clayton Kershaw returns to Dodgers on 1-year, $17 million deal — It appears Clayton Kershaw's time as a Dodger has not come to an end. — According to multiple reports, Kershaw has agreed to a one-year contract worth $17 million to return to the team, keeping the future Hall …
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Julia Poe / Chicago Tribune:
An ‘excited’ Alex Caruso returns for the Chicago Bulls — but Zack LaVine sits out — in a 101-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers — The Chicago Bulls dealt with good and bad news in Saturday's 101-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers as injuries continue to make and break the team.
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USA Today:
Rangers trade INF Kiner-Falefa to Twins for catcher Garver — Isiah Kiner-Falefa, the starting shortstop for the Texas Rangers who was supplanted by the blockbuster addition of Corey Seager, was traded Saturday to the Minnesota Twins for catcher Mitch Garver.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers To Sign Martin Perez
Rangers To Sign Martin Perez
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Mike Lupica / New York Daily News:
Baseball is still king in New York, as Yankees and Mets vie for the crown — The last New York City baseball we got was the top of the 9th, Fenway Park, Tuesday night, Oct. 5, a Wild Card game between the Yankees and the Red Sox that had really been lost for the Yankees when their $324 million ace …
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Chris Cotillo / Union-News:
Boston Red Sox interested in free agent Collin McHugh; righty had 1.55 ERA with Rays in 2021 — The Red Sox are among the teams with interest in free-agent right-hander Collin McHugh, according to an industry source. McHugh has widespread interest across the league due to his versatility …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
‘The system worked’: MLB players didn't get everything they wanted, but union touts new CBA as a win … Major League Baseball players started arriving to spring training camps Friday morning, with three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer, who had been involved in the labor negotiations …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
MLBPA executive director Tony Clark tamps down talk on player division, lauds union gains in new CBA — With the Major League Baseball Players Association split between team representatives and its executive subcommittee members in the vote that ended the league's 99-day lockout …
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ESPN:
MLB lockout: MLB, MLBPA agree on new CBA — More than three months after the MLB lockout began on Dec. 2, it finally came to an end on Thursday. — How did we get here? Why did it take so long? Here's a look back at the key moments in the negotiations between the owners and players on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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James Wagner / New York Times:
Play Ball! Lockout Ends as M.L.B. and Union Strike a Deal
Play Ball! Lockout Ends as M.L.B. and Union Strike a Deal
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Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Joe Buck expected to leave Fox Sports for huge ESPN deal — Joe Buck is expected to leave Fox Sports for ESPN, where he will become the voice of “Monday Night Football,” The Post has learned. — Buck, 52, has called the World Series for nearly a quarter century and was Fox's play-by-player on six Super Bowls.
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
GM Nick Krall: Cincinnati Reds have not been in talks with free agent Nick Castellanos — The Cincinnati Reds are not engaged in contract talks with free agent Nick Castellanos, general manager Nick Krall said Saturday, closing the door on a reunion with the team's All-Star outfielder.
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: HR Derby could decide All-Star Game winner — NEW YORK (AP) — If the next All-Star Game in Major League Baseball goes deep into the night, a slugger may get a chance to decide it by going deep — in a Home Run Derby. — That's right, say going, going, goodbye to extra innings in the Midsummer Classic.
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