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Sources: New bill seeks to protect minor leaguers
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 17:06
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSen. Dick Durbin plans to introduce the Fair Ball Act, a bill that would further protect minor league baseball players from previous legislation that exempted them from wage and hour laws, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.In the bill, Durbin (D-Illinois), who has been an outspoken advocate for minor league players and is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary…
Manfred expecting Sasaki to sign after Jan. 15
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 17:06
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNEW YORK -- With uncertainty looming over when Japanese baseball star Roki Sasaki will sign with a major league club, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred offered some clarity Wednesday, saying that he expects Sasaki to be part of the 2025 international amateur class.That would mean Sasaki, one of the top pitchers in the world, will be posted…
Braves' Sale, Tigers' Skubal win Cy Young Awards
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 17:06
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsChris Sale and Tarik Skubal have a lot in common: left-handed, pitching Triple Crown winners, former Tommy John surgery patients. And now, first-time Cy Young Award recipients.Sale's comeback season with the Atlanta Braves ended with the National League honor, getting 26 of the 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America to finish ahead of Philadelphia's…
Cubs land reliever Morgan in trade, DFA Wisdom
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 11:28
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs acquired reliever Eli Morgan from the Cleveland Guardians in a trade Wednesday, sources told ESPN.The Cubs, who also designated infielder Patrick Wisdom for assignment, sent a minor league prospect to Cleveland in the deal.Morgan, 28, is coming off an injury-plagued 2024 season when he appeared in 32 games, compiling a 1.93 ERA over…
Yanks owner calls Soto session a 'good meeting'
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 11:28
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNEW YORK -- Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner confirmed that club officials recently met with free agent slugger Juan Soto in California, describing it as a "good meeting" that included "very honest back-and-forth dialogue" without divulging many other details."Our fans really enjoyed having them in New York," Steinbrenner said Wednesday in the lobby of MLB's offices where the owners…
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