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Trout, Braves trio highlight Silver Slugger winners
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Thursday, 07 November 2019 18:29
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout has received his seventh Silver Slugger Award after batting .291 with 45 home runs and 104 RBIs this season.The Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr., Freddie Freeman and Ozzie Albies are among the first-time winners on the National League side, along with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger. First-timers for the American League are Cleveland…
Sources: Yankees hire Blake as pitching coach
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Thursday, 07 November 2019 17:19
The New York Yankees hired Matt Blake as their new pitching coach, poaching one of the key cogs in the Cleveland Indians' pitching-development machine as the replacement for longtime coach Larry Rothschild, sources told ESPN.Blake, who was promoted two days ago by Cleveland to director of pitching development, adds a coach well-versed in analytics and progressive pitching philosophies to a…
Astros reassign Reid Ryan; Nolan out as adviser
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Thursday, 07 November 2019 13:41
HOUSTON -- The Astros reshuffled their front office Thursday, with president Reid Ryan being moved to a lesser role in the organization as owner Jim Crane's son joined the executive team.In addition, Nolan Ryan, the father of Reid who served as an executive adviser to Crane, "will not be back with the club," the Hall of Famer told Fox 26…
The player most likely to ...: Superlatives for the 2019-2020 MLB free-agent class
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Wednesday, 06 November 2019 21:03
Let's turn back the clock a year, when we wrote this same article and included this gem:Guy most likely to put a team over the top: Patrick Corbin. ... There might be concern about the long-term health of a guy who throws sliders 40 percent of the time, but Corbin has the ability to be the difference-maker for the Yankees,…
Union chief's rebuke of GM heats up baseball's cold war over free agency
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Wednesday, 06 November 2019 21:46
In his public statements about the evolution of the free-agent market, Tony Clark, the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, has taken pains not to use the word collusion. For more than two years now, the MLBPA has asked agents to take notes on the free-agent conversations they have with teams so it can search for patterns,…
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Wednesday, 06 November 2019 15:14
Reports: Giants narrow manager search to 3
Wednesday, 06 November 2019 15:41
MLBPA unhappy with comments from Braves' GM
Wednesday, 06 November 2019 12:59
Hader, Urias make cut for arbitration; Garcia out
Wednesday, 06 November 2019 04:44
The good, the bad ... and the Tigers: Ranking all 30 MLB teams based on their 2019 goals
Tuesday, 05 November 2019 13:01
Cardinals extend Shildt, prez Mozeliak, GM Girsch
Tuesday, 05 November 2019 05:25
What does J.D. Martinez's opt-in mean for Red Sox, Mookie Betts?
Monday, 04 November 2019 17:47
Trout, deGrom, Rendon among award finalists
Monday, 04 November 2019 14:42
Yankees don't give qualifying offer to Gregorius
Monday, 04 November 2019 09:05
Another slow winter? Rendon or Cole? Mookie on the move? Passan's 20 hot stove questions
Monday, 04 November 2019 13:12
Munson, Evans, Whitaker on HOF panel's ballot
Monday, 04 November 2019 14:20
Braves re-sign Markakis, Flowers, decline Teheran
Monday, 04 November 2019 14:14
Sources: Red Sox's Martinez won't opt out of deal
Monday, 04 November 2019 12:29
Nationals celebrated by Trump at White House
Monday, 04 November 2019 12:18
Beltran: I need to be 'best friend' to Mets' GM
Monday, 04 November 2019 11:48
Brewers trade right-hander Anderson to Jays
Sunday, 03 November 2019 17:10
Rockies 3B Arenado wins 7th straight Gold Glove
Sunday, 03 November 2019 13:49
Cubs exercise Rizzo's $16.5M option for 2020
Sunday, 03 November 2019 07:37
Alex Gordon a free agent as Royals decline option
Sunday, 03 November 2019 00:37
Phillies' Arrieta picks up $20M option for 2020
Saturday, 02 November 2019 23:29