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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Scott Boras says Giants had ‘reasonable time’ to execute Carlos Correa deal — Eight days after Carlos Correa tentatively agreed with the San Francisco Giants on a 13-year, $350 million free-agent contract, his agent, Scott Boras, told the team he could wait no longer. — “We reached an agreement.
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Carlos Correa agrees to 12-year, $315 million contract with Mets after Giants deal falls through — MORE ON: — Superstar Carlos Correa and the Mets worked out a middle-of-the-night deal after his Giants deal fell through, the New York Post has learned. Correa's new deal with the Mets …
Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
Inside Carlos Correa's Chaotic Flip From the Giants to the Mets — Having arrived the previous day, Carlos Correa woke up in San Francisco on Tuesday and dressed to impress for his 11 a.m. Pacific introductory news conference as the new shortstop of the Giants. The news conference never happened.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
What Carlos Correa brings to the Mets — Steve Cohen wanted to turn the Mets into the East Coast Dodgers and after the amazin' overnight acquisition of Carlos Correa, the Mets now boast a roster full of All-Stars, just like their California counterparts typically do.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Steve Cohen, Mets jump in and grab Carlos Correa after deal with Giants falls apart — The old Mets fired managers in the middle of the night. The new Mets sign All-Stars in the middle of the night. — The Mets pulled off a major coup for shortstop Carlos Correa somewhere between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
The Athletic:
Inside Carlos Correa's stunning pivot from Giants to Mets: ‘Correa-mas’ came early — On Tuesday afternoon, about two hours after the Giants postponed a press conference to introduce new shortstop Carlos Correa, Correa's agent Scott Boras pulled out his phone and sent a message to Mets owner Steve Cohen.
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Andrew Tredinnick / USA Today:
In wild twist, Carlos Correa to Mets after deal with Giants collapses — The New York Mets' free agent frenzy took another giant turn early Wednesday morning. — As Carlos Correa's 13-year deal with the San Francisco Giants capsized due to a medical issue, the Mets swooped in less …
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Evan Webeck / Mercury News:
‘A student of the game’: What SF Giants are getting in Carlos Correa
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Mets trade James McCann to Orioles, sign infielder Danny Mendick, source says — MLB, Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets — The New York Mets traded catcher James McCann to the Baltimore Orioles, it was announced, and signed infielder Danny Mendick to a one-year, $1 million major league contract on Wednesday, sources told ESPN.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Angels, Brandon Drury agree to 2-year, $17 million deal — Utilityman Brandon Drury and the Los Angeles Angels agreed on a two-year, $17 million contract, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, adding the Silver Slugger winner to a lineup that already acquired outfielder Hunter Renfroe and infielder Gio Urshela this winter.
Fred Robledo / SGV Tribune:
San Gabriel Valley Boys Athlete of the Week: Nate Garcia, Damien — The sophomore helped lead Damien to the title in the Cal High tournament — San Gabriel Valley Boys Athlete of the Week — Noteworthy: The 6-foot-11 sophomore had another big week while leading Damien to the championship of the Cal High tournament.
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Fred Robledo / SGV Tribune:
San Gabriel Valley Girls Athlete of the Week: Janessa Rodriguez, San Dimas — Rodriguez led San Dimas to a third-place finish in its own tournament last week. — San Gabriel Valley Girls Athlete of the Week — Name: Janessa Rodriguez — School: San Dimas — Sport: Basketball — Year: Junior
Will Laws / Sports Illustrated:
Five Win-Win MLB Trades for All-Star Players — It's safe to say MLB teams did not leave their holiday shopping to the last minute this year. With the Cubs' signing of Dansby Swanson on Saturday, the last major free agent was taken off the board with more than a week to go before Christmas Day.
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