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Roberts: Betts will be 'every-day' 2B next season

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Monday, 04 December 2023 21:35

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsLos Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will make All-Star Mookie Betts "the every-day second baseman" next season.Speaking on the MLB Network on Monday, Roberts put to the rest the notion of Betts part-timing in both the infield and outfield as the Dodgers look to win the National League West for the third year in a row."It's pretty safe…

Mets star closer Diaz 'fully healthy' for 2024

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Monday, 04 December 2023 21:35

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The New York Mets should be getting their All-Star closer back for the 2024 season as righty Edwin Diaz is on schedule to return from a knee injury he suffered during the World Baseball Classic last spring.Diaz, 29, missed the entire 2023 season after tearing the patellar tendon in his right knee while celebrating a…

Sources: Brewers, teen Chourio reach $82M deal

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Sunday, 03 December 2023 22:19

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNineteen-year-old center fielder Jackson Chourio and the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to an eight-year, $82 million contract with two club options and escalators that can take the total value of the deal to $142.5 million, sources told ESPN.The deal guarantees Chourio more money than any player before his major league debut.Chourio, a Venezuela native who signed with the…

Babe Ruth rookie card sells for near-record $7.2M

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Sunday, 03 December 2023 22:19

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsA 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth rookie card sold for $7.2 million, including the buyer's premium, just after midnight Monday, the third highest sum ever paid for a sports card. It narrowly missed the $7.25 million paid for a T206 Sweet Caporal Honus Wagner card in August 2022.It's the most expensive Ruth item of all-time.In 1914, a 16-year-old…

Former manager Leyland selected to Hall of Fame

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Sunday, 03 December 2023 22:19

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jim Leyland, the longtime manager who guided the Florida Marlins to the 1997 World Series title, was selected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.Leyland was named on 15 of 16 ballots in the selection process during a meeting of the Hall's contemporary baseball era committee, which examined the cases of managers, umpires…

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