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Sources: Morton, Braves agree to 1 year, $15M
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Tuesday, 24 November 2020 06:34
Charlie Morton is in agreement on a one-year, $15 million deal with the Atlanta Braves, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.Morton is headed back to the team that drafted him in 2002 -- and gets the same money that Tampa Bay turned down when it declined its club option last month.Morton, who led the Rays to the World Series with a…
Mets focus on GM, abandon baseball prez search
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Monday, 23 November 2020 14:45
NEW YORK -- The New York Mets have abandoned their search for a president of baseball operations and will instead focus on hiring a general manager who will report to team president Sandy Alderson.In the meantime, Alderson told Luis Rojas on Monday he will return for a second season as manager."A person who's able to relate to his players both…
Cubs president Hoyer gets five-year contract
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Monday, 23 November 2020 12:48
CHICAGO -- Jed Hoyer has a new contract to go with his new position with the Chicago Cubs.The team announced Monday it had agreed to a five-year deal with Hoyer that runs through the 2025 season. The 46-year-old Hoyer was promoted to president of baseball operations when Theo Epstein stepped down last week."My family and I believe he is going…
Hale replaces Mills on Francona's Indians staff
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Monday, 23 November 2020 11:14
CLEVELAND -- Indians manager Terry Francona has assembled his coaching staff for the 2021 season, but it won't include his longtime friend and bench coach Brad Mills.Francona, who missed much of this past shortened season with significant health issues, will replace Mills with DeMarlo Hale. Hale, 59, joins the Indians after spending the past two seasons with the Braves.Hale previously…
White Sox to host Yanks in Field of Dreams game
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Monday, 23 November 2020 11:14
NEW YORK -- The Chicago White Sox will host the New York Yankees in the rescheduled Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa, on Aug. 12.MLB said Monday that the plan is tentative, contingent on the status of public health next summer.The teams had been scheduled to play at the 8,000-capacity temporary ballpark next to the Field of Dreams movie…
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