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Showalter wins 4th MOY award with 4th franchise
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Tuesday, 15 November 2022 18:04
The New York Mets' Buck Showalter was named National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday night, becoming just the third person to take the prize four times and the first to do it with four different franchises.Showalter is the first Mets manager to win the award, which has been presented since 1983. He received eight of 30 first-place votes,…
Cobb bat from rookie season sells for $1.075M
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Tuesday, 15 November 2022 04:11
The earliest known Ty Cobb bat sold for $1,074,544 on Sunday night, Grey Flannel Auctions announced.When Cobb first played for the Detroit Tigers as a rookie in 1905, he was 18. The specific branding on the bat -- a Hillerich & Bradsby C28 -- was used from 1900 to 1905. It received a PSA/DNA grade of a perfect 10, complete…
Puig to plead guilty in illegal sports gambling case
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Monday, 14 November 2022 18:34
Former Major League Baseball player Yasiel Puig has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge for lying to law enforcement officials about sports bets he made with an illegal gambling operator, according to documents unsealed Monday by the Department of Justice.Puig, who now plays professionally in South Korea, will plead guilty to one count of making false statements, a…
Harris edges Braves teammate Strider for NL ROY
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Monday, 14 November 2022 18:34
The Atlanta Braves believed Michael Harris II had the ability to at least hold his own in the majors after impressing the front office and coaching staff in spring training in both 2021 and '22.At the minimum, they knew he was the best defensive center fielder in the organization, and with Braves center fielders hitting a collective .186 through May…
Mariners star Rodriguez named AL Rookie of Year
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Monday, 14 November 2022 18:34
Julio Rodriguez grew up in Loma de Cabrera, a small Dominican town of roughly 20,000 located near the Haitian border. Before him, the only prominent baseball player from there was Rafael Furcal, an All-Star shortstop through the 2000s.Rodriguez looked up to Furcal as a kid. He remembers the parade that the city organized for him and all the fanfare that…
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