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Phillies prez Dombrowski gets 3-year extension

The Phillies signed president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski to a three-year contract extension on Tuesday. With the extension, Dombrowski is signed through the 2027 season. The Phillies advanced to the World Series this past season, Dombrowski’s second with the franchise. The postseason appearance ended a 10-year drought for the Phillies, who qualified for a wild-card spot with an 87-75 […]

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Beltran among 14 newcomers on ballot for HOF

NEW YORK — Carlos Beltran, John Lackey and Jered Weaver are among 14 newcomers on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s Hall of Fame ballot in what could turn into an evaluation of the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal. R.A. Dickey, Huston Street, Francisco Rodríguez, Bronson Arroyo and Matt Cain also are new to the ballot, joined by Jacoby Ellsbury, Jayson […]

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An MVP repeat? Can anyone top these Cy Young winners? Way-too-early 2023 MLB awards predictions

Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 The Major League Baseball awards for 2022 are now in the books — and we’re already looking ahead to next […]

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Showalter wins 4th MOY award with 4th franchise

Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association The New York Mets’ Buck Showalter was named National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday night, becoming just the third person to win a fourth award and the first to win with four different […]

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Pederson, Perez accept $19.65M qualifying offers

ESPN MLB insider Author of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson and Texas Rangers left-hander Martín Perez accepted one-year, $19.65 million qualifying offers Tuesday as a dozen other free agents rejected the tender from their teams. Players who turned down the offer include: outfielder Aaron Judge, shortstop […]

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Are Baye Fall, Assane Diop basketball’s newest recruiting package deal? “It’s going to be real surprising.”

Conventional wisdom screams that Baye Fall and Assane Diop are a package deal. But that package ain’t telling. “There’s going to be surprises,” Fall said of Tuesday afternoon, when the No. 1 and No. 2 basketball prospects in the state of Colorado — Fall and fellow Accelerated Prep big man Assane Diop — will reveal their collegiate choices. “It’s going […]

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Déjà vu: Diaz deal with Mets not paid off until ’42

NEW YORK — Edwin Díaz’s $102 million, five-year contract with the New York Mets includes $26.5 million in deferred payments that he won’t completely receive until 2042 and also has a club option for 2028 that could make the deal worth $118.25 million over six seasons. Díaz’s deal, announced Wednesday, set a record for dollars guaranteed to a relief pitcher. […]

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Astros GM Click out after declining 1-year offer

ESPN MLB insider Author of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” World Series-winning general manager James Click will not return to the Houston Astros after he rejected the team’s one-year contract offer. Clicks’ contract expired on Oct. 31, just days before the Astros won the World Series in six games over the Philadelphia […]

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