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Sources: Padres hire A's Melvin as new manager
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Thursday, 28 October 2021 20:03
The San Diego Padres hired Bob Melvin to a three-year contract as their new manager Thursday, bringing on one of the most respected figures in baseball after the Oakland Athletics granted him permission to interview for the job, sources told ESPN.Melvin, who turned 60 on Thursday, won three American League West titles in his 11 years as Oakland manager after…
Feds allege illegal streamer tried to extort MLB
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Thursday, 28 October 2021 15:19
NEW YORK -- A Minnesota man was charged Thursday with trying to extort $150,000 from the MLB as he illegally streamed copyrighted content from major professional sports leagues online.Joshua Streit, 30, of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court with extortion, accessing a protected computer to commit fraud for personal gain, wire…
NAACP to athletes: Don't sign with Texas teams
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Thursday, 28 October 2021 15:19
HOUSTON -- The NAACP sent a letter to the players' associations in five professional sports Thursday asking players to reconsider signing with teams in Texas due to recent laws passed in the state.In a two-page letter signed by NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson that was sent to the MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL and WNBA players' associations, the organization pointed…
Biggest World Series surprise so far? And what's next? Answering the key questions after two games
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Thursday, 28 October 2021 10:11
The 2021 World Series between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros is knotted at a game apiece as it heads to Atlanta for Friday's Game 3.What have we learned so far in the Series? What can we expect next? Has anything we've seen made us rethink our initial Fall Classic predictions?We asked ESPN baseball experts Bradford Doolittle, Buster Olney, Jesse…
Marlins keep SS Rojas on 2-year, $10 million deal
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Thursday, 28 October 2021 09:49
MIAMI -- Shortstop Miguel Rojas and the Miami Marlins announced a two-year, $10 million contract on Thursday, the first big step the team has taken this offseason.The deal has the 32-year-old under contract through 2023. He will make $5 million in each of the next two seasons.Rojas batted .265 this season for Miami, with nine home runs and 48 RBIs.…
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