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Ben Weinrib / MLB.com:
Nationals win Draft Lottery, securing top selection in 2025 — DALLAS — The Nationals are on the clock. — Washington was the big winner of Major League Baseball's Draft Lottery on Tuesday night, held at the Winter Meetings for the third straight season, winning the top overall pick in next summer's Draft.
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Nationals win MLB draft lottery, get No. 1 pick for third time — DALLAS — The Washington Nationals will have the first pick in the 2025 MLB draft for the third time in franchise history after winning the draft lottery Tuesday at baseball's winter meetings. — Washington had the fourth-best odds (10.8%) to land the top pick.
Ken Rosenthal / New York Times:
Max Fried nearing free agency decision with Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays among teams in mix — DALLAS — The Max Fried sweepstakes appear set to conclude with an AL East tug of war between the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays. — Fried, the top remaining left-handed starter …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: LHP Max Fried, Yankees reach 8-year, $218M deal — Two-time All-Star Max Fried and the New York Yankees agreed to an eight-year, $218 million contract, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, the largest guarantee for a left-handed pitcher. — The deal, which is pending a physical …
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Cards' Nolan Arenado willing to switch positions to facilitate trade — DALLAS — The agent for Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado said Tuesday there is “ongoing” discussion with the St. Louis front office as it relates to a potential trade of the eight-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove winner …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado doesn't want to go ‘just anywhere,’ wants winning team, agent says
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John Denton / MLB.com:
‘Intention’ is to trade Arenado, per Cards front office
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Jon Conahan / Sports Illustrated:
Baltimore Orioles Not Among ‘Most Aggressive Suitors’ for Garrett Crochet — The Baltimore Orioles weren't one of the four teams listed in the Garrett Crochet market by an MLB insider during the winter meetings. — Until Corbin Burnes makes a decision on his future, the Baltimore Orioles offseason might be on standby.
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As Red Sox lose out to Yankees on Max Fried, team preps Corbin Burnes offer — DALLAS — Two days after losing a bidding war to the Mets on Juan Soto, the Red Sox lost another to the Yankees on Tuesday. And once again, they're prepared to pivot on the free agent market.
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Steve Cohen wasn't convinced Mets won the Juan Soto sweepstakes — until he got his ‘yes’ — DALLAS — Mets owner Steve Cohen and his top baseball man, David Stearns, held a secret, last-minute lunch meeting with Juan Soto, Scott Boras and others in Soto's inner circle Friday at Cohen's home in Boca Raton …
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Pat Saperstein / Variety:
Michael Cole, ‘Mod Squad’ Star, Dies at 84 — Michael Cole, who played Pete Cochran, one of the three hip young cops on “The Mod Squad,” died Tuesday. He was 84. — Cole's reps said he died “peacefully this morning, surrounded by loved ones, after living a full and vibrant life.”
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Closer Jordan Romano signs one-year deal with Phillies — Closer Jordan Romano signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, the team announced Monday, fortifying a bullpen that served as a strength during the regular season but crumbled in the playoffs.
Jordan Ercit / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays add Gimenez, ship out Horwitz in 4-player trade with Guardians: Report — The Toronto Blue Jays are doubling down on defence. — STORY CONTINUES BELOW — This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. … RECOMMENDED VIDEOS — Play Video
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Rocky Colavito, Cleveland baseball great, dies at age 91 — CLEVELAND — Rocky Colavito, a wildly popular outfielder who was involved in one of the most debated trades in Cleveland sports history, has died. He was 91. — A nine-time All-Star, Colavito died at his home Tuesday in Bernville, Pennsylvania.
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