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Guardians minor league C Melendez dies at 20
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Thursday, 16 December 2021 21:34
CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Guardians said minor league catcher Andres Melendez died Thursday in Miami. He was 20.The team said Melendez died suddenly. There was no immediate word on the cause of his death.The Venezuela native began his career with Milwaukee's organization in 2018. He spent two seasons between the Brewers' Dominican Summer and Arizona League teams before he was…
D-backs add Cubs' McLeod in front office revamp
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Thursday, 16 December 2021 18:28
PHOENIX -- The Arizona Diamondbacks announced more than two dozen changes to their front office staff Thursday, including the addition of veteran baseball operations executive Jason McLeod.McLeod's title is Special Assistant to D-backs Executive Vice President & General Manager Mike Hazen.McLeod has 26 years of baseball experience, including the past decade with the Chicago Cubs, where he helped build the…
Pirates take swing with Haines as hitting coach
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Thursday, 16 December 2021 14:03
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired former Milwaukee assistant Andy Haines as hitting coach.Haines replaces Rick Eckstein, who was fired in August. Haines spent the last three seasons as the hitting coach in Milwaukee before being let go in October.Haines joins one of the worst offensive teams in the major leagues. The Pirates finished last in the majors in…
Galvis signs deal with Japan's SoftBank Hawks
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Thursday, 16 December 2021 04:29
TOKYO -- Veteran infielder Freddy Galvis has signed a two-year deal with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.The club in Nippon Professional Baseball confirmed the length of the contract with The Associated Press but declined to give financial details. Reports in Japan say the total contract could be worth 700 million yen, or about $6 million.Galvis, 32, played for the Philadelphia Phillies…
What are MLB teams doing during the lockout? A lot
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Thursday, 16 December 2021 03:46
During the lockout, Major League Baseball personnel notably cannot speak with their major league players -- not about free agency talks, rehab assignments, or spring plans. That gag order extends to the press, too -- and early evidence shows that it has been effective, with some staffers mentioning fears of having their phone records checked. One executive reached out through…
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