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Colleen Wright / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays plan to play 2025 season at Tampa's Steinbrenner Field — In need of an interim home following hurricane damage to Tropicana Field, the team has a deal in place with its American League East rival. — The Rays are planning to play the 2025 season at Tampa's Steinbrenner Field, spring training home of the rival New York Yankees.
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
City report: Trop can be fixed for Rays' 2026 season for $55 million — The stadium that opened in 1990 appears structurally sound, though further assessments could add to repair costs. — ST. PETERSBURG — Tropicana Field can be repaired in time for the Rays' 2026 season for about $55.7 million …
Ryan Glasspiegel / New York Post:
Dave Sims nearing deal to replace John Sterling on Yankees radio — The Yankees are closing in on their man to replace the legendary John Sterling. — Mariners TV announcer Dave Sims is nearing a deal to become WFAN's new play-by-play broadcaster on Yankees games, sources told The Post.
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Associated Press:
Sims replacing Sterling as Yankees radio play-by-play voice — Open Extended Reactions — NEW YORK — Dave Sims is replacing John Sterling as Suzyn Waldman's play-by-play partner on New York Yankees radio broadcasts. — WFAN made the announcement Thursday.
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Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
Dave Sims, 71, getting Yankees' radio job, succeeding John Sterling — Youth movement! — WFAN and the Yankees are set to hire Dave Sims, 71, to be their new radio play-by-player succeeding the retired John Sterling, according to sources briefed on the agreement.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Jeff Passan's 2024-25 MLB offseason preview and predictions — Executives and agents left baseball's general manager meetings last week more optimistic than they usually are. In recent years, it has felt more common for the sides to talk past one another — failing to communicate the sort …
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Andy Kostka / The Baltimore Banner:
Orioles promote Sherman Johnson to major league hitting staff — The Orioles are rounding out their hitting staff by promoting Sherman Johnson, the upper-level minor league hitting coordinator, to Baltimore's major league outfit, a source with direct knowledge said.
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Matt Schneidman / New York Times:
Why Xavier McKinney took aim at DJ Moore, spicing up Sunday's Bears-Packers clash — GREEN BAY, Wis. — It's safe to say Xavier McKinney doesn't like DJ Moore. — Moore, the Bears receiver, appeared on the “Up & Adams Show with Kay Adams” back in May. Adams mentioned to Moore …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Diamond Sports Group reaches agreement with Amazon — Diamond Sports Group, the bankrupt operator of regional sports networks, has announced a commercial agreement with streaming giant Amazon that will allow in-market fans to watch their teams through Prime Video.
Curt Bishop / Sports Illustrated:
Royals Unlikely To Add Another Starter After Reunion With Veteran — The Royals rotation appears to be set. — The Kansas City Royals made sure to hit the ground running this offseason. Before the free agency window had fully opened, the team re-signed veteran right-hander Michael Wacha.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
At age 44, Rich Hill's baseball odyssey continues - now with Team USA — PHOENIX − Rich Hill reached into his pocket, grabbed his cell phone, looked at the text message from an old acquaintance and started laughing. — “Rich, is that really you?” he asked. “Are you playing?”
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Angels, catcher Travis d'Arnaud reach 2-year, $12M deal — The Los Angeles Angels continued their aggressive move-making early in free agency, agreeing to a two-year, $12 million contract with catcher Travis d'Arnaud, it was announced Tuesday. — The Atlanta Braves declined to pick up a one-year …
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Jake Mailhot / FanGraphs Baseball:
FanGraphs Power Rankings: Offseason 2025 — The hot stove is currently set to simmer, as teams have completed their annual roster housekeeping, but any big moves are still on the horizon. That means it's the perfect time to see how all 30 teams stack up. The rankings below present each team …
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