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Manoah among 15 with contracts renewed
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Monday, 13 March 2023 19:00
NEW YORK -- Toronto All-Star pitcher Alek Manoah was among 15 players whose contracts were renewed by their teams rather than reach negotiated agreements.Manoah, who finished third in AL Cy Young Award voting, was given a $745,650 salary while in the major leagues and $353,100 should he be optioned to the minors. The 25-year-old right-hander was 16-7 with a 2.24…
Puerto Rico pens combined perfect game at WBC
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Monday, 13 March 2023 20:05
MIAMI -- Four pitchers for Team Puerto Rico combined on a perfect game against Israel in the pool-play round of the World Baseball Classic on Monday night, retiring all 24 hitters in a mercy-rule-shortened 10-0 victory.After 5.2 sparkling innings by starting Jose De Leon, reliever Yacksel Rios recorded a strikeout and manager Yadier Molina turned to closer Edwin Diaz to…
Sources: Bauer finalizing deal to play in Japan
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Monday, 13 March 2023 14:19
Former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer is finalizing a one-year contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball, where he'll rejoin professional baseball for the first time in nearly two years following a long suspension and release from the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN.The 32-year-old Bauer last pitched in June 2021, when a…
DeGrom throws 24 pitches in game, and 'felt great'
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Monday, 13 March 2023 15:48
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- After throwing 24 pitches in a minor league contest Monday, Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom said he thinks he'll be ready for Opening Day with his new club."That's up to them," deGrom said afterward. "I'm here to help us win. If it falls that I'm on Opening Day, that's a huge honor."DeGrom, 34, had a minor setback…
Tigers ink Nicaraguan RHP after big K's at WBC
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Monday, 13 March 2023 16:28
MIAMI -- Team Nicaragua lost to the Dominican Republic during pool-play at the World Baseball Classic on Monday afternoon, but one of its pitchers won in a big way.Duque Hebbert, a 21-year-old right-hander who's listed at 5-foot-9, struck out MLB superstars Juan Soto, Julio Rodriguez and Rafael Devers in the ninth inning of Nicaragua's 6-1 loss and earned himself a…
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