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JP Hoornstra / Dodgers Nation:
Shohei Ohtani to Sign with Toronto Blue Jays over Los Angeles Dodgers: Sources — The wait is over: Shohei Ohtani is signing with the Toronto Blue Jays. — According to multiple sources who spoke with Dodgers Nation on Friday, the two-way superstar has ended the suspense of the most lucrative free-agent pursuit in baseball history.
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Eric Stephen / True Blue LA:
Dodgers sign Shohei Ohtani for 10 years, $700 million — LA lands its top priority with a record contract — The Dodgers landed the biggest prize on the free agent market, agreeing to terms with superstar two-way player Shohei Ohtani, he announced on his Instagram.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Red Sox acquire Tyler O'Neill, send two pitchers to Cardinals — The Red Sox acquired outfielder Tyler O'Neill from the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, dealing for the powerful right-handed hitter whose upside has been curtailed by injuries but is expected to slot into Boston's everyday lineup.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Has Shohei Ohtani's super-secret sweepstakes slowed Cardinals' pursuit of trades, relievers? — Sports columnist Ben Frederickson wraps up the Cardinals' trip to Nashville for this year's winter meetings, where meetings were plentiful and one potential reliever was nabbed.
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing about Rangers' pitching plans, Jorge Soler and more — Imagine Jacob deGrom and Clayton Kershaw both joining the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers sometime after the All-Star break. It would be as if the team was making two stunning deadline additions …
Gillian Tan / Bloomberg:
Carlyle's Rubenstein Is in Talks to Acquire Baltimore Orioles — Rubenstein's net worth is $4.6 billion according to Bloomberg … Rubenstein is among suitors pursuing a transaction, said one of the people, all of whom requested anonymity discussing confidential information.
Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Acquire Max Stassi, David Fletcher — The Braves and Angels have lined up a swap of change-of-scenery candidates. Atlanta announced the acquisition of infielder David Fletcher and catcher Max Stassi for minor league first baseman Evan White and reliever Tyler Thomas.
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers re-sign Brenan Hanifee to minor-league contract with spring training invite — Right-hander Brenan Hanifee, who spent most of last season in Triple-A Toledo before his MLB debut in September, has re-signed with the Detroit Tigers. — Hanifee, 25, signed a minor-league contract …
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The Athletic:
Are they in? On Yoshinobu Yamamoto and others, Red Sox seemingly remain on periphery — NASHVILLE, Tenn — As the market for top free-agent starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto narrows to a select few serious suitors, Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow was asked one simple question on Wednesday.
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Yankees' Juan Soto trade means a risky move back to center for Aaron Judge — Let us hear from The Mayor, who just happens to be the Yankees' previous hitting coach, and hates the idea of Aaron Judge playing center field. — Sean Casey, step to the microphone.
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The Athletic:
49ers' Dre Greenlaw, Eagles' head of security apologize to each other after sideline incident — San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw and Philadelphia Eagles head of security Dom DiSandro apologized to each other, through intermediaries, this week for their respective roles …
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