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The Orioles Prepare for Private Equity Control — The Angelos family is selling the team to two P.E. billionaires, David Rubenstein and Mike Arougheti, for $1.725 billion. — It looks like the Orioles sale is finally going to happen. I've had several plugged-in sources tell me that the team's owner …
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Reports: Orioles to be sold to group led by David Rubenstein — John Angelos has agreed to sell the Baltimore Orioles to a group led by Carlyle Group Inc. co-founder David Rubenstein, according to multiple reports on Tuesday. — The transaction reportedly values the Orioles at $1.725 billion.
Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
Top 100 MLB prospects for 2024, ranked by Kiley McDaniel — It's that time of year again when we rank the top prospects in Major League Baseball, some of whom will be in the majors in 2024 and others who will rise through the minors during the upcoming season.
Associated Press:
Donations pour in to replace destroyed Jackie Robinson statue — Donations poured in Wednesday to replace a destroyed statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have been the 105th birthday of the first player to break Major League Baseball's color barrier. — The total raised just through …
USA Today:
Predictions for MLB's top remaining 2024 free agents: Who will sign Cy Young winner? — As the calendar flips to February with spring training just weeks away, some of Major League Baseball's best free agents remained unsigned. — It's been a relatively quiet winter (new Dodgers Shohei Ohtani …
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John Metcalfe / Mercury News:
3 great cocktail recipes for your Super Bowl LVIII party (plus mocktail options) — These bold and tasty beverages will hold their own against your seven-layer dip and game-day barbecue. — Sometimes it's not about whose team wins or loses, but the party you had along the way.
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.
The Athletic:
How the Rockets rebuild is accelerating ahead of schedule — with Houston star hunting at the trade deadline — HOUSTON — The Rockets are going star-hunting again. — This might seem like a surprise to some, but a team that entered Wednesday 22-24, sitting just outside of a Play-In spot …
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Associated Press:
Guardians' home opener on collision course with solar eclipse — CLEVELAND — Talk about high drama. — By the time the first pitch is thrown at the Cleveland Guardians' home opener on April 8 at Progressive Field, fans will have seen something more unusual than a no-hitter …
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Associated Press:
Rangers' Corey Seager to miss most of spring training after surgery — World Series MVP Corey Seager had surgery Tuesday for a left sports hernia repair, and the Texas Rangers All-Star shortstop will miss most of spring training. — General manager Chris Young said Seager had surgery in Arizona …
ESPN:
Justin Turner agrees to 1-year deal with Blue Jays, source confirms — The Toronto Blue Jays and Justin Turner have agreed to a one-year deal worth $13 million, a source confirmed to ESPN. — Turner can make an additional $1.5 million in bonuses, according to multiple reports.
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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Former Braves coach Jimy Williams has passed
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