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Half of a Wagner card sells for more than $475K

Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Last August, a T206 Honus Wagner baseball card set the stratospheric record for most-expensive sports card of all-time when it sold for $6.606 million with Robert Edward Auctions. The mythology […]

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‘Back to the table’: MLBPA rejects mediation offer

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. The Major League Baseball Players Association on Friday rejected MLB’s request for federal mediation in negotiation between the parties for a new collective bargaining agreement. “Two months after implementing their lockout, and just two days after committing to players that a counterproposal would be made, the owners refused […]

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MLB asks mediator for help resolving lockout

ESPN MLB insider Author of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball on Thursday requested the immediate assistance of a federal mediator to help resolve the sport’s lockout, sources told ESPN, potentially inserting the presence of a neutral party to end a work stoppage now in its third month. The league […]

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What if Oscar Charleston is the best baseball player of all time — and why its so important to try to find out

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 Could Oscar Charleston be the best player of all time? The question is a big one, perfectly straightforward and ultimately, not even the real subject of this story. For now, just keep an open mind […]

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What if Oscar Charleston is the best baseball player of all time — and why it’s so important to try to find out

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 Could Oscar Charleston be the best player of all time? The question is a big one, perfectly straightforward and ultimately, not even the real subject of this story. For now, just keep an open mind […]

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Ortiz accepts Hall call; Bonds, Clemens shut out

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 With the process still tainted by the steroid era, David Ortiz was the lone player to gain induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame this year, while players like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were […]

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Sources: MLB open to pre-arbitration bonus pool

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. ESPN MLB insider Author of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball indicated for the first time that it is open to a pre-arbitration bonus pool during a labor meeting Tuesday with the MLB Players Association, but the sides […]

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