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Retired Nelson Cruz joins Dodgers as adviser
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Wednesday, 29 November 2023 18:34
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsLongtime major league outfielder Nelson Cruz has joined the Los Angeles Dodgers as an adviser who is expected to work mostly out of the team's academy in his native Dominican Republic, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.Cruz, 43, announced his retirement from the majors in early November, then played five games with the Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican…
Dawson asks HOF to change plaque cap to Cubs
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Wednesday, 29 November 2023 18:34
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCHICAGO -- Andre Dawson says he sent a letter to National Baseball Hall of Fame chair Jane Forbes Clark asking to change the cap on his plaque from the Montreal Expos to the Chicago Cubs, a decision by the hall he disagreed with as soon as it was made over his objection 13 years ago."I don't expect them…
Bautista (AL), Williams (NL) named top relievers
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Wednesday, 29 November 2023 18:34
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNEW YORK -- Baltimore's Félix Bautista was a unanimous winner of the Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Award, and Milwaukee's Devin Williams won the Trevor Hoffman National League honor Wednesday.Bautista, 28, was 8-2 with a 1.48 ERA and 33 saves in 39 chances for the AL East champion Orioles. The right-hander made his final appearance…
Royals agree to deal with utilityman Hampson
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Wednesday, 29 November 2023 18:34
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsKANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Speedy utilityman Garrett Hampson and the Kansas City Royals agreed Wednesday to a one-year contract, the team announced.The deal is for $2 million, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.Hampson started at six positions last season for Miami and batted a career-best .276 with three homers, 23 RBIs and a .729 OPS in 98 games. He…
Sources: Severino to crosstown Mets for $13M
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Wednesday, 29 November 2023 18:34
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsRight-hander Luis Severino and the New York Mets on Wednesday agreed to a one-year, $13 million contract, sources told ESPN, sending the longtime Yankee to a Mets team that plans to spend its winter upgrading a depleted rotation.Severino, 29, had spent all of his eight-year career with the Yankees, including a rough 2023 in which he posted a…
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