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Bradford William Davis / Insider:
Major League Baseball secretly used 2 different types of baseballs last season — An astrophysicist has collected and taken apart MLB game balls for years, looking for changes. — She found MLB secretly used two different balls, one lighter than the other, in 2021.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Major League Baseball, players union no closer to deal with collective bargaining agreement set to expire, sources say — A day of negotiating brought Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association no closer to a new collective bargaining agreement, according to sources familiar with the talks.
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The Athletic:
MLB, Players Association meet again with roughly 36 hours to go before CBA expires: Sources — The Major League Baseball Players Association walked MLB through a proposal Tuesday morning in Texas ahead of the impending expiration of the league and union's collective bargaining agreement, sources told The Athletic's Evan Drellich.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Is an MLB lockout coming? Will free agency freeze? Jeff Passan answers 20 burning questions
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Boston.com and Bleacher Nation
Dennis Young / New York Daily News:
Brian Kelly was such a jerk to Robert Saleh that the Jets coach remembered 15 years later — Jets coach Robert Saleh only worked at Central Michigan with Brian Kelly for one year, as a defensive assistant in 2004, and it was not a happy one. — Saleh and now-Packers coach Matt LaFleur …
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Dennis Young / New York Daily News:
Brian Kelly demands 7 a.m. meeting with Notre Dame players after he suddenly left them for LSU — Brian Kelly's now-former players at Notre Dame willingly signed up to play for a coach who has a long track record of throwing people under the bus. They probably just wish Tuesday morning's bus had a slightly later departure.
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Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens film study: The most surprising part of QB Lamar Jackson's struggles? Where they're happening. — After the lowest-rated passing game of his career, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was asked for a common denominator. He had just thrown four interceptions. What, if anything, did the plays have in common?
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Childs Walker / Baltimore Sun:
Five things we learned from the Ravens' 16-10 win over the Cleveland Browns
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ESPN, Baltimore Beatdown, Orange County Register and Mercury News
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
After a whirlwind of spending, the MLB lockout will give Rangers plenty of time to plan next steps — Texas has a lot more to think about. — This is how it will work. On Wednesday afternoon, the Rangers will officially introduce the Half-A-Billion Boys at Globe Life Field in Arlington.
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Báez nearing a deal with Tigers (source)
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NBCSports.com, Tigers News and Bless You Boys
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
The Yankees' free agent inactivity could signal a new era in the Bronx
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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Daniel Jones week-to-week with neck strain; Mike Glennon expected to start Sunday; Giants sign Jake Fromm — Daniel Jones is considered week-to-week with a neck strain, the Daily News has learned, and Giants backup quarterback Mike Glennon is expected to start Sunday against the Dolphins in Miami.
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Associated Press:
Steelers place OLB T.J. Watt on reserve/COVID-19 list; status unclear for game vs. Ravens — The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed star outside linebacker T.J. Watt on the COVID-19 list. — The team made the announcement on Monday, a day after the Steelers were embarrassed 41-10 on the road in Cincinnati.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Sources: Expanded playoffs, draft lottery proposals in CBA negotiations — Major League Baseball's expanded playoff proposal, as part of a new collective bargaining agreement between owners and players, includes the ability for division winners to pick their wild-card opponent, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
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ESPN:
Source - Pirates, catcher Roberto Pérez agree on 1-year MLB deal — PITTSBURGH — Catcher Roberto Perez and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in agreement on a one-year contract, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN's Jeff Passan. — The deal, which is contingent upon Perez passing a physical …
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Dan Martin / New York Post:
Gary Sanchez returning to Yankees as team will tender him contract — Earlier this offseason, general manager Brian Cashman said he was “exploring” options to upgrade at catcher. — And if he didn't find anything, the GM said, “We'll come back with what we have.”
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Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
Grades for Dolphins' dominant victory over Panthers; plus stock up and stock down — During the month of November the Miami Dolphins turned a dreadful start to the season into something that should be admired. — Miami's four straight wins, which became a reality with Sunday's 33-10 domination …
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