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Peter Abraham / The Boston Globe:
Xander Bogaerts to sign 11-year, $280 million deal with Padres, bringing end to 10-year tenure with Red Sox — SAN DIEGO — For the better part of the last year, Xander Bogaerts hoped to agree to a long-term contract that would allow him to finish his career with the Red Sox.
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Joseph Salvador / Sports Illustrated:
Padres to Sign Xander Bogaerts to 11-Year Deal, per Report — The Padres and Xander Bogaerts are reportedly in agreement on an 11-year contract worth $280 million, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The deal will keep Bogaerts under contract through his age-40 season.
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USA Today:
San Diego stunner: Padres steal Xander Bogaerts from Red Sox with 11-year, $280 million contract — Unable to lure Trea Turner from the East Coast and foiled in their attempts to snag Aaron Judge from the New York Yankees, the San Diego Padres dug deep and ensured baseball's winter meetings …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Big catch: Cardinals' record offer lures former Cub Willson Contreras to new home — SAN DIEGO — What better way to get to know the Cardinals' first new everyday catcher in nearly 20 years than to ask the person he once shared a position with, long shared a dugout beside, and now has to face Willson Contreras as a division rival.
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Patrick Mooney / The Athletic:
Why Willson Contreras got a long-term commitment from the Cardinals, not the Cubs — SAN DIEGO — Willson Contreras wanted to be wanted. The piece-by-piece deconstruction of the 2016 World Series team left him, at times, feeling confused and frustrated. The emotionally draining process …
Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
‘I have no words’: What MLB evaluators are saying about Masataka Yoshida's $90 million deal with Red Sox — It's important to start with this context before diving into the industrywide reviews of the Boston Red Sox signing Masataka Yoshida, a free agent outfielder from Japan who received a five-year …
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Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
How the Nets are attempting to minimize Kevin Durant's workload — Fewer shootarounds. More pregame walkthroughs. New rotations. Hopefully some blowout games. The Nets are doing whatever it takes to save their star for the end of the season. — Reducing Kevin Durant's workload …
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Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
Nets blow 23-point lead, hold on to beat shorthanded Hornets
Nets blow 23-point lead, hold on to beat shorthanded Hornets
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
How the Yankees were able to re-sign Aaron Judge and secure his legacy — SAN DIEGO - New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, fearing that they were going to lose Aaron Judge, came back to his hotel room Tuesday night and decided to telephone Judge one last time.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Aura of Yankee pinstripes too powerful for Aaron Judge to leave
Aura of Yankee pinstripes too powerful for Aaron Judge to leave
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
He's coming back! Aaron Judge and Yankees agree on 9-year, $360M contract: sources
He's coming back! Aaron Judge and Yankees agree on 9-year, $360M contract: sources
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Willson Contreras / ThePlayerTribune:
Let's Do This, St. Louis! — First things first: No one could ever replace Yadier Molina. We all know that. — It's impossible. Actually, if there's some word that means even more impossible than the word impossible ... that's what it is. — Yadier Molina is a legend.
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing about Carlos Correa, the Dodgers and more — The Dodgers are not pursuing shortstop Carlos Correa in part out of concern that a sizable portion of their fan base would not welcome the move. Correa was the most outspoken member of the 2017 Astros club that stole signs illegally during …
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
D-Backs' outfielders drawing heavy interest as meetings conclude — SAN DIEGO — As Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings wound down on Wednesday evening, the Diamondbacks were still holding their full stable of talented, young outfielders. A trade, club officials said, was not close.
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Stefan Bondy / New York Daily News:
Julius Randle shines against nemesis Trae Young, Knicks beat Hawks 113-89 — Trae Young's latest Broadway show was a flop. — Attempting to play up his villain status Wednesday at MSG, Trae Young wore sneakers in Knicks colors with the following message stitched into the back: “King Of Broadway.”
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Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
2022 Rule 5 Draft results: Pick by pick — SAN DIEGO — The return of the Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings for the first time since 2019 brought a packed house and plenty of activity in the Major League phase on Wednesday afternoon. — A total of 15 players were taken in that portion of the Rule 5 …
Keven Lerner / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins-Chargers predictions: Will Miami bounce back after lackluster loss? — South Florida Sun Sentinel's Chris Perkins & Dave Hyde discuss Dolphins playoff chances and if the 49ers provided a blueprint to beat Miami. (, , /South Florida Sun Sentinel) — Dolphins (8-4) at Chargers (6-6), Sunday, 8:20 p.m., NBC, SoFi Stadium
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Childs Walker / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson misses practice three days after he suffered knee injury; LT Ronnie Stanley returns — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson did not practice Wednesday, three days after he hurt his knee in a 10-9 win over the Denver Broncos. — Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Jackson is week to week …
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Washington Post:
Items with classified markings found at Trump storage unit in Florida — The former president's lawyers have told federal authorities no classified material was found in additional searches of Trump Tower in New York and his golf club in Bedminster, N.J. — Lawyers for Donald Trump found …