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Astros sign Correa's brother as undrafted FA
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Friday, 19 June 2020 20:37
HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros have signed second baseman J.C. Correa, getting the brother of star shortstop Carlos Correa on the third try.The Astros signed the younger Correa for $20,000, the maximum allowed for an undrafted free agent.Houston had picked Correa in the later rounds of the previous two drafts. This year's draft was drastically cut to only five rounds…
Source: Ex-Cubs SS Russell finalizing KBO deal
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Saturday, 20 June 2020 00:04
Former Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell is finalizing a one-year contract with the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN's Jeff Passan.Russell should soon be in South Korea.Russell, 26, became a free agent when the Cubs non-tendered him in December.He was suspended for 40 games near the end of the 2018 season for violating…
After 3-month delay, Japanese baseball begins
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Friday, 19 June 2020 11:27
TOKYO -- Japanese baseball managed to do what American baseball has not -- play ball.After a three-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the world's second-most famous baseball competition opened a season Friday that will be shortened from its regular 143 games to 120. That, of course, is twice as many as MLB figures to play -- if it plays…
Virus prompts 3 MLB teams to close spring camps
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Friday, 19 June 2020 18:19
The Philadelphia Phillies closed their spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida, after five players and three staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. At least two others teams also closed camps Friday.The Toronto Blue Jays shuttered their site in Dunedin, Florida, about 5 miles from the Phillies' camp in Clearwater, after a player showed symptoms consistent with the virus.The San…
Why everyone flipped over Ozzie Smith's defense
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Friday, 19 June 2020 11:21
You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we'll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history.ON THIS DATE IN 1996, Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith announced his retirement, effective at the end of that season.He retired as the greatest defensive shortstop of all time, and given the…
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