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Jeff Fletcher / Orange County Register:
Angels hire Ron Washington as new manager — The Angels pick the 71-year-old Washington, who last managed the Texas Rangers in 2014 and had been the Atlanta Braves' third base coach since 2017 — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Ron Washington is getting another chance.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Angels hire Ron Washington as manager — The Los Angeles Angels hired Ron Washington as their new manager Wednesday, opting for an experienced and respected coach as the team prepares for the possibility of a significant overhaul if star Shohei Ohtani leaves in free agency.
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Todd Rosiak / USA Today:
‘I needed a new challenge’: Craig Counsell explains why he went to Chicago Cubs — Roughly 24 hours after the shocking news broke that Craig Counsell was named manager of the Chicago Cubs, the former Milwaukee Brewers skipper made himself available Tuesday for a short question-and-answer session …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Cubs' Jed Hoyer: Hard to fire David Ross but Craig Counsell hire right move — PHOENIX — While Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said firing David Ross was a “very hard decision,” he called the move to bring Craig Counsell on board “the best thing for the fan base.”
John W. Davis / Press Telegram:
Press-Telegram Boys Athlete of the Week: Jason Parra, Millikan — Parra set a 3-mile course record at Heartwell Park in the Moore League Finals meet. — PRESS-TELEGRAM BOYS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK — Name: Jason Parra — School: Millikan — Sport: Cross country — Year: Senior
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Press-Telegram Girls Athlete of the Week: Nadia Mejia, Millikan — Mejia won the Moore League Finals last week. — PRESS-TELEGRAM GIRLS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK — Name: Nadia Mejia — School: Millikan — Sport: Cross country — Year: Sophomore — Noteworthy: Mejia won …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
As Cardinals seek trade routes for pitching, here are four clubs with conversation-starters — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Other than pitching being the most valuable commodity in the industry and also the quickest way to turnaround a team's fortune by spending one, too, there is a major reason …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Shohei Ohtani dominates the conversation at the MLB GM Meetings — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Everywhere you looked, every place you turned, everything you heard, and all you could imagine Tuesday, was all about Shohei Ohtani. — Ohtani was nowhere in sight. His agent, Nez Balelo, wasn't available.
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Cody Bellinger at top of Yankees' free-agent list to fix 2023 mess — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Yankees higher-ups finally broke their month of silence, which apparently served as a properly protracted moment of silence for a dreadful season that deserves a proper burial.
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's looming MLB free-agent frenzy comes with one minor concern — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Frank Schwindel, who lockered next to Yoshinobu Yamamoto for months this season with the Orix Buffaloes, describes Yamamoto as a charismatic guy “who always has a smile on his face …
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers hire former New York Mets third base coach Joey Cora to coaching staff — The Detroit Tigers have filled a vacancy on their coaching staff. — The Tigers, led by manager A.J. Hinch, hired former New York Mets third base coach Joey Cora, according to multiple sources …
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing in MLB free agency about Brewers trades, Bobby Witt Jr. and more — PHOENIX — Rebuilding might be the new market inefficiency. Only the Oakland A's and Washington Nationals were in that mode last season. The Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals might …
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Associated Press:
JuJu Watkins scores 32 in debut to lead No. 21 USC women past No. 7 Ohio State — LAS VEGAS — The JuJu Watkins Era got off to a roaring start. — The former Sierra Canyon High star scored 32 points in her college debut, lifting the No. 21 USC women's basketball team to an 83-74 victory …
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