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Jeter, Walker elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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Tuesday, 21 January 2020 15:18
NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter came within one vote of being a unanimous pick for the Hall of Fame, and Larry Walker also earned baseball's highest honor Tuesday.Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees captain, appeared on 396 of 397 ballots cast by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, falling just shy of the standard set last year when longtime Yankees…
Braves give Ozuna $18 million contract for 2020
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Tuesday, 21 January 2020 16:10
ATLANTA -- Free agent outfielder Marcell Ozuna and the Atlanta Braves reached an $18 million, one-year deal Tuesday that puts him on the team he helped beat in the playoffs last October.Ozuna hit .429 with two home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals in their five-game win over the Braves in the National League Division Series.The 29-year-old Ozuna hit .241…
Jeter’s rocky post-playing career could never taint his time as a Yankee
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Tuesday, 21 January 2020 05:18
Derek Jeter should have been drafted by the Houston Astros. They held the No. 1 overall pick in 1992, and they had it down to Jeter, an Ichabod Crane-ish high schooler, and Phil Nevin, the best player in college baseball. An old Astros scout, Hal Newhouser, was begging his bosses to go with Jeter. Newhouser was a Hall of Fame…
Winners and losers of Baseball Hall of Fame voting announcement
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Tuesday, 21 January 2020 15:36
The votes are in! Let's check in on the winners and losers from Tuesday's Hall of Fame voting results, which saw Derek Jeter get elected in his first year on the ballot, Larry Walker make it in his final year on the ballot, and Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds finish with similar totals as a year ago.Winner: Derek JeterAfter Mariano…
Sources: Arenado ire rooted in Rockies' inactivity
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Monday, 20 January 2020 23:22
The disillusionment that has percolated for months in behind-the-scenes meetings between Colorado Rockies leadership and the camp of star Nolan Arenado bled into the public sphere on Monday. After Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich declared that the team had ended trade talks for Arenado, the third baseman shot back to MLB.com, accusing the team of "a lot of disrespect from…
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