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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Twins trade 2B Jorge Polanco to Mariners in 5-player deal — MLB, Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners — The Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins swung a five-player trade Monday, with second baseman Jorge Polanco going to Seattle for outfield prospect Gabriel Gonzalez, reliever Justin Topa …
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Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Jorge Polanco — The Mariners and Twins have lined up on one of the bigger trades of the offseason. Seattle announced the acquisition of second baseman Jorge Polanco for four players: reliever Justin Topa, starter Anthony DeSclafani and prospects Gabriel Gonzalez and Darren Bowen, as well as cash considerations.
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Associated Press:
Ex-Red Sox, Blue Jays, Astros manager Jimy Williams dies at 80 — MLB, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros — BOSTON — Jimy Williams, the 1999 American League Manager of the Year for the Boston Red Sox who won 910 games over a dozen seasons that included stints with the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros, has died.
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DJourn / Battery Power:
Former Braves coach Jimy Williams has passed — A former manager of the Blue Jays, Red Sox and Astros, Jimy Williams spent six years as the Braves third base coach during the 1990s. — Jimy Williams, who coached third base for the Atlanta Braves from 1991 through 1996, has passed away.
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Breaking down Héctor Neris' Cubs deal, plus more MLB free agency notes — Considering Héctor Neris' age, diminished velocity and lack of recent closing experience, he probably was valued appropriately. But at first glance, it appeared the right-handed reliever's one-year …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Shohei Ohtani joining Dodgers ‘made too much sense’ says Stan Kasten | Nightengale's Notebook — Los Angeles Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten was strolling into the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto on New Year's Day to watch the inaugural game of a new women's professional hockey league - when someone yelled at him.
Associated Press:
Tigers sign infield prospect Colt Keith to 6-year, $28.6M deal — DETROIT — The Tigers made an unusual bet on a player with no major league experience, signing 22-year-old infield prospect Colt Keith to a six-year contract Sunday that guarantees him $28,642,500.
Buster Olney / ESPN:
MLB free agency: How the crowded DH market could begin to thin — The working theory among some agents in December was that once Shohei Ohtani picked a team, the market for corner guys — corner outfielders, corner infielders, designated hitter types — would loosen, with clubs that lost …
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees should see ‘quite a bit’ of Will Warren as top prospects join the mix — The injury bug never relented after it began biting Yankees starters during spring training last year. As a result, the team had to deploy a few pitchers who weren't projected to impact the rotation.
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Mark Daniels / masslive.com:
Inside the fall of Mac Jones: How a once-promising Patriots QB unraveled — FOXBOROUGH - The frustration was at a boiling point for Mac Jones. — Heading into the final game of the 2023 NFL season, the Patriots quarterback was on an island. According to team sources …
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The Athletic:
Age fraud on the rise in Dominican Republic, sowing chaos for MLB teams, young players — Age and identity fraud among amateur baseball players in the Dominican Republic — once a major issue in the country — is on the rise again, according to executives and agents familiar with the sport's international signings.
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Scott Lauber / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Orion Kerkering will have a big role in the Phillies' bullpen. Could he wind up being the closer? — It's always useful to listen to what team officials say about assembling a roster. But it's often more informative to watch what they do, with past actions tending to portend …
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ESPN:
Jacob deGrom says he, Max Scherzer aiming for midsummer returns — ARLINGTON, Texas — The World Series champion Texas Rangers have two multiple-Cy Young Award winners who could return to their rotation sometime in the middle of the summer. — Three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer …
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels are mired in free-agent purgatory. Why haven't they signed any top players? — The Angels seem mired in baseball purgatory as spring training approaches, one big bat and frontline starter away from possible playoff contention, and one or two injuries away from another fourth-place finish in the American League West.
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