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Sources: Dodgers to sign ex-A's closer Treinen
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Wednesday, 11 December 2019 15:35
Right-hander Blake Treinen and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Wednesday.Treinen had multiple offers in that range and chose the Dodgers.Treinen, 31, posted a 0.78 ERA in 2018 with the Oakland Athletics, but that number ballooned to 4.91 in 2019. Treinen started the 2019 season as A's closer…
Expanded netting at all parks by start of season
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Wednesday, 11 December 2019 13:43
SAN DIEGO -- Major League Baseball will have expanded netting in place for next season at all 30 ballparks, commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Wednesday.The extent of the expansion will vary by ballpark, according to Manfred, but all netting will at minimum extend "substantially beyond" the far end of the dugout on both sides of the field."Seven clubs will have…
White Sox's Harrelson wins HOF Frick award
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Wednesday, 11 December 2019 11:03
Ken "Hawk" Harrelson, a former player who called Chicago White Sox games for 34 years, won the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick award for excellence in broadcasting on Wednesday.The 78-year-old was an outfielder and first baseman from 1963-71 for the Kansas City Athletics, Boston, Cleveland and Washington, then had a 43-season broadcast career. Known for his home run call,…
What will the Angels do now after missing out on Gerrit Cole?
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Wednesday, 11 December 2019 04:47
SAN DIEGO -- The past five years, the average win total needed to earn a playoff spot in the American League has rounded out to 91. For the Los Angeles Angels, striving to launch themselves into legitimate contention as quickly as possible, that means finding 19 more wins in one offseason. Teams have done it -- 29 of them since…
Next up for Yankees? A vacation for Brian Cashman
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Wednesday, 11 December 2019 04:47
Every January, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman aims to take a vacation, his one and only real, extended vacation of the year. In a lot of winters, his vacation is either postponed -- to never -- or it's truncated because of the seemingly year-round fretting that accompanies his particular position.But now that Gerrit Cole has landed in the Yankees' universe,…
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