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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Phils maintain offseason plan after missing on Yamamoto — PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies said they took their best shot at signing a Japanese superstar. — News broke late Thursday night that right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto reportedly agreed to a record-setting 12-year, $325 million contract with the Dodgers.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Japanese star Yamamoto goes to Dodgers for 12 years, $325M — Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a 12-year, $325 million contract, sources told ESPN on Thursday, ending a frenzied free agency with the largest deal for a pitcher in years and value in Major League Baseball history.
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Thoughts on Yoshinobu Yamamoto's Dodgers deal and where the market goes now — Thoughts on Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto's 12-year, $325 million free-agent contract with the Dodgers, which according to a league source includes a $50 million signing bonus and no deferred money:
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The Athletic:
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's free agency: The latest on each team still in the mix — As the MLB offseason rolls on, 25-year-old Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto remains a free agent. While his timeline for making a decision remains unclear — he has until Jan. 4 to do so based on his posting window …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Padres, reliever Yuki Matsui agree to 5-year deal — Left-handed reliever Yuki Matsui and the San Diego Padres are in agreement on a five-year, $28 million contract, sources told ESPN, the first money spent by the Padres this winter after a free agent splurge last year.
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing about the Angels' trade chips, Clayton Kershaw's market — For a team that won only 73 games last season, the Angels have a surprising number of players rival clubs want in trades. Whether the club actually deals some of those players hinges on the offers it receives …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
MLB competition committee tinkers with pitch time, basepaths — Major League Baseball's competition committee approved several rule changes for the 2024 season, including subtracting two seconds from the pitch timer with men on base — from 20 to 18 seconds — while also widening the runner's lane to first.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB Announces Modifications To Pitch Clock, Other Rule Changes — 1:27pm: In a statement, Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark announced that the players on the Competition Committee voted against today's slate of changes.
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
New York Mets hit with record luxury tax of nearly $101 million for season of fourth-place finish — The New York Mets must pay a record luxury tax of nearly $101 million after a fourth-place finish in their division, among an unprecedented eight teams that owe the penalty for the 2023 season.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen wants another bat even after Lourdes Gurriel Jr. deal — Even after bringing back outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on a three-year deal that became official on Friday morning, Diamondbacks General Manager Mike Hazen said he still has his sights set on adding yet another established hitter to his lineup.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tigers Sign Shelby Miller — 1:48pm: The Tigers have announced the signing. It's a one-year contract worth a guaranteed $3MM, the team announced. They also hold a club option worth $4.25MM and a $250K buyout. — The Tigers, who have recently begun announcing the full terms of their contracts …
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Matt Monagan / MLB.com:
Billie Eilish's bizarre jersey choice gives Peavy ‘huge street cred’ — The latest episode of Saturday Night Live had just ended. — The crew got together on stage to say their thank yous and goodbyes to the audience watching both inside the NBC studio and on TVs around the world.
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's free agency pits Yankees against Mets — In the more than six decades they have shared New York, the relationship between the Yankees and Mets has been mostly polite — strangely polite — with the notable exception of that jagged bat barrel Roger Clemens bounced across …
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