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Freeman, Bauer, Bieber top '20 All-MLB 1st team
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Wednesday, 09 December 2020 22:03
NEW YORK -- - National League MVP Freddie Freeman was one of three Atlanta Braves selected to the All-MLB first team on Wednesday night.The slugging first baseman was joined by Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna and starting pitcher Max Fried. Atlanta outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. was chosen for the second team, giving the NL East champions more honorees than any…
MLB shrinks minors, drops 40 cities as affiliates
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Wednesday, 09 December 2020 18:36
NEW YORK -- Jackson, Tennessee, lost its Double-A baseball team for next season, one of 40 cities dropped as professional affiliates as Major League Baseball went through with its plan to cut to 120 farm teams.The New York-Penn League, which started in 1939, was eliminated and the Pioneer League, founded the same year, lost its affiliated status and became an…
Michaels voted Frick winner for Hall of Fame
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Wednesday, 09 December 2020 12:40
NEW YORK -- Former ABC baseball commentator Al Michaels was named the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcast excellence by baseball's Hall of Fame.Michaels, 76, will be honored during the Hall of Fame induction weekend in July.Michaels became lead broadcaster on ABC's "Monday Night Baseball" telecasts in 1983. He was in the booth when an earthquake struck…
MVPs Freeman, Abreu win Hank Aaron Awards
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Tuesday, 08 December 2020 12:57
NEW YORK -- First basemen Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves and Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox have won Hank Aaron Awards as the outstanding offensive performers in each league as voted by MLB.com.Freeman, 31, was second in the NL in batting (.341), OBP (.462), slugging percentage (.640) and OPS (1.102).The 33-year-old Abreu hit .317 with 15 doubles,…
Royals plug big need, reach deal with C. Santana
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Tuesday, 08 December 2020 12:57
First baseman Carlos Santana and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a two-year deal, it was announced Tuesday.The deal is for $17 million, sources confirmed to ESPN's Jeff Passan.Santana became a free agent after his $17.5 million option for 2021 was declined after the season as part of a payroll purge by the Cleveland Indians.Royals general manager Dayton Moore…
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