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Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:
John Sterling, Yankees' legendary broadcaster, has decided to call it a career — NEW YORK - That voice. — That unmistakable, indelible, one-of-a-kind voice. — John Sterling is from an age when baseball announcers had distinct personalities, instantly identified by a greeting, or a catch phrase, or a home run call.
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Ryan Glasspiegel / New York Post:
Yankees voice John Sterling retiring immediately due to health concerns — John Sterling has reached the end of his illustrious Yankees play-by-play career. — The longtime Yankees radio voice is retiring effective immediately, the team announced Monday afternoon, and he will be honored with a ceremony on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.
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Benjamin Hochman / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
St. Louisan Ken Holtzman, who threw 2 no-hitters for Cubs and won 3 World Series for A's, has died — Ken Holtzman, a St. Louis baseball legend who threw two no-hitters for the Chicago Cubs, made two All-Star teams and won three World Series with the Oakland Athletics, has died at 78, his brother, Bob, told the Post-Dispatch.
Joel Reuter / Bleacher Report:
MLB Farm System Rankings for the 2024 Season — With a new MLB season underway, it's time for an updated rundown of how all 30 MLB farm systems stack up after an offseason of trades and a wave of graduations to the big leagues. — The following factors helped determine the placement of players and teams:
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Dana Hunsinger Benbow / The Indianapolis Star:
Carl Erskine, Dodgers legend and human rights icon, dies: 'The best guy I've ever known' — Carl Erskine, a fierce fighter for human rights and All-Star for the Brooklyn Dodgers who pitched one of the greatest World Series games in history, died at Anderson Community Hospital early Tuesday morning …
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Bader drives in go-ahead run for second straight day as Mets beat Pirates 6-3 to reach .500 at 8-8 — NEW YORK — Harrison Bader drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning for the second day in a row, hitting a two-run double off an angry Aroldis Chapman that lifted the New York Mets …
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Sean Gregory / TIME:
Patrick Mahomes Is Already Thinking About His Next Super Bowl Win — Patrick Mahomes was already slogging through the roughest regular season of his career, before the Las Vegas Raiders nearly ruined Christmas. — In the weeks preceding the December 25 matchup, frustration began mounting in Kansas City.
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
‘You always feel good when No. 27 is up there’: Trout belts go-ahead 2-run HR — ST. PETERSBURG — Angels superstar Mike Trout loves hitting at Tropicana Field. — Trout entered Monday's series opener against the Rays with the highest career OPS in the stadium's history with a minimum …
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Adam J. Morris / Lone Star Ball:
Longtime manager Whitey Herzog has passed away — Whitey Herzog, former major league player and manager, has passed away at the age of 92 — Whitey Herzog, former major league player and longtime major league manager, has passed away at the age of 92. — Herzog spent parts of eight years …
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Free-agent outfielder Tommy Pham close to minor-league deal with White Sox: Sources — Tommy Pham, the free-agent outfielder who helped the Arizona Diamondbacks reach the 2023 World Series last season only to be unemployed for the next five months, finally is on the verge of finding a new club.
Brady Farkas / Sports Illustrated:
New York Yankees' Duo Doing Something Not Done in More Than 50 Years in Early Going — The New York Yankees are out to a fantastic start with Aaron Judge and Juan Soto leading the way offensively. Together, the pair is doing something that hasn't been done in the last 50 years of team history in the early going.
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Associated Press:
Red Sox's Kenley Jansen says slick baseballs hard to control — BOSTON — Kenley Jansen is upset with the quality of baseballs. — “I got to get better, but also if you're playing in the cold weather, windy, and you get pearls balls out there that's not rubbed well, I don't know where the ball's going …
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