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Sources: Yamamoto joins Dodgers on $325M deal
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Thursday, 21 December 2023 21:36
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsJapanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a 12-year, $325 million contract, sources told ESPN on Thursday, ending a frenzied free agency with the largest deal for a pitcher in years and value in Major League Baseball history.The deal, for which Los Angeles will pay an additional $50.6 million posting fee to…
Verdugo ready for 'fresh start' with Yankees
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Thursday, 21 December 2023 15:42
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNEW YORK -- Alex Verdugo complied with the New York Yankees' rule against facial hair by a lot more than a whisker. He clipped off his red beard two months before spring training."My mom loves it," he said Thursday, showing off his impeccably shaved face during a Zoom news conference. "My mom thinks I look like her little…
Yamamoto a 'special dude,' Yankees skipper says
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Thursday, 21 December 2023 15:42
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNEW YORK -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto already has New York Yankees pinstripes with No. 18, a numeral prized by many Japanese pitchers."I gave him that jersey. It's his if he wants to keep it," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday.Some Japanese pitchers covet No. 18 because the Central League's Tokyo Yomiuri Giants assigned it to their ace in the…
Ohtani named AP's top male athlete for 2nd time
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Thursday, 21 December 2023 09:52
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsANAHEIM, Calif. -- Before Shohei Ohtani signed the most lucrative contract in U.S. professional sports history, baseball's two-way superstar put together yet another season of unparalleled brilliance from Tokyo to Anaheim.What can this singular talent possibly do next? The Los Angeles Dodgers are eagerly paying $700 million to see for themselves.But what Ohtani already did in 2023 --…
How MLB's RSN mess is rocking this winter
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Thursday, 21 December 2023 08:39
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsEarlier this month, the Los Angeles Dodgers guaranteed Shohei Ohtani more money than the entire American League Central committed to its payrolls during the 2023 season. It's a testament to Ohtani's singularity, a uniqueness that helped make him the highest-paid athlete in North American professional sports history despite the uncertainty that surrounds his pitching future. But it also…
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