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White Sox bring on Cuban outfield slugger Colas
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Tuesday, 25 January 2022 16:31 CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox added another name to their rich Cuban history when they announced Tuesday they had agreed to a contract with outfielder Oscar Colás.Considered one of the top international free agents, Colás received a $2.7 million signing bonus. The team also announced it had agreed to terms with outfielder Erick Hernández in a deal that included…
Winners, losers, and fallout from the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame election
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Tuesday, 25 January 2022 16:11 The votes have been tallied and tabulated, and the Baseball Hall of Fame has a new class of one. Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz was inducted in his first year with 77.9% of the vote, with Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling all failing to make the 75% cutoff point in their final year of eligibility.What does this…
A Babe Ruth-type savant": David Ortiz stories on the day of his Hall of Fame election
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Tuesday, 25 January 2022 16:11 David Ortiz has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot with 77.9% of the vote. He put up huge numbers at the plate, and Big Papi proved to be a larger-than-life presence off the diamond as well, with a boundless charisma that affected teammates and opponents alike. We asked Ortiz's contemporaries for…
Ortiz accepts Hall call; Bonds, Clemens shut out
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Tuesday, 25 January 2022 16:33 With the process still tainted by the steroid era, David Ortiz was the lone player to gain induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame this year, while players like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were shut out."Big Papi" was the only player to clear the 75 percent threshold for induction, according to results of this year's voting by the Baseball…
Sources: MLB open to pre-arbitration bonus pool
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Tuesday, 25 January 2022 13:14 Major League Baseball indicated for the first time that it is open to a pre-arbitration bonus pool during a labor meeting Tuesday with the MLB Players Association, but the sides remain far apart on how much should be distributed, according to sources familiar with the talks.MLB is offering $10 million in the pool while the players want $105 million, according…
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