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Sources: Betts, Dodgers have $365M extension
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Wednesday, 22 July 2020 13:13
Star outfielder Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed on a 12-year, $365 million extension that keeps the former American League MVP from reaching free agency this winter, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.Combined with the one-year, $27 million contract he's currently playing out, Betts' total comes to 13 years and $392 million. The deal tops the previous extension…
Sources: Jays expected to call Pittsburgh home
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Wednesday, 22 July 2020 07:09
The Toronto Blue Jays are expected to play a majority of their home games at PNC Park in Pittsburgh this season, sources confirmed to ESPN, after federal officials in Canada refused to let the team host games at the Rogers Centre.An official announcement is pending approval from the state of Pennsylvania, according to SportsNet, which first reported the news.Canada's government…
What the best of the best in MLB can do in a 60-game season
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Wednesday, 22 July 2020 05:05
You probably already know that the regular season of Major League Baseball in 2020 will be just 60 games. But what does that mean for the players and what they can achieve in that short amount of time?Whatever else happens, the numbers that players put up in their 60-game seasons will still be season totals, bound for their places on…
2020 MLB season GM survey: Biggest 60-game edge? Will we see All-Stars traded? Execs weigh in
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Wednesday, 22 July 2020 06:19
Opening Day of the 2020 MLB season is just days away with baseball adopting a 60-game schedule as the sport tries to return amid the coronavirus pandemic. With specific adjustments to make play possible this year and some rule changes that were already in the works for this season, the sport figures to play differently than it ever has.Which teams…
Twins GM: 'Flawed' hiring practices on team, MLB
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Tuesday, 21 July 2020 21:53
During a Minnesota Twins front-office diversity roundtable on Tuesday, general manager Thad Levine said front-office hiring practices in Major League Baseball and his own organization are "flawed" following the racial reckoning taking place in industries across America in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, which happened in the team's city of Minneapolis."We've become too reliant on the fact…
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