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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Shohei Ohtani free agency hysteria brought out the worst in MLB media. We can do better. — Shohei Ohtani, baseball's most glorious talent, one that we may never see again, has managed to bring out the absolute worst in us. — We baseball writers have disgraced ourselves, becoming an embarrassment to the journalism community.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Shohei Ohtani's new contract is just his latest feat to shock the world — OF ALL HIS incredible abilities, Shohei Ohtani's capacity to shock tops the list. For the past six years, Ohtani has left us mere mortals slack-jawed as he conquered Major League Baseball, a sport that typically evolves …
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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.
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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.
Fabian Ardaya / The Athletic:
Shohei Ohtani to defer $68 million per year in unusual arrangement with Dodgers: Sources — Shohei Ohtani's record-setting 10-year, $700 million deal includes a series of unprecedented deferrals, a person briefed on the terms told The Athletic on Monday. — In an effort to enable the Dodgers …
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Fabian Ardaya / The Athletic:
The Dodgers got Shohei Ohtani. What's next? — The Dodgers landed the man they had sought for a decade. Shohei Ohtani, and his many, many, many (yes, many) millions have shattered records with the richest contract in pro sports history. — Yet, the Dodgers' work might just be beginning.
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Alex Feuz / ESPN Press Room U.S.:
ESPN's Expanded International MLB Game Schedule in 2024 to Include Shohei Ohtani's Los Angeles Dodgers Debut as Part of the Seoul Series — Broadcast Slate Includes a Mexico City Series Game, an Exclusive London Series Game and the Complete Two-Game Seoul Series
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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets' Francisco Alvarez open to long-term contract extension — The Mets' potential franchise cornerstone catcher is open to formalizing that. — Francisco Alvarez is interested in discussing a long-term contract extension with the Mets, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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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.
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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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.
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 …
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