The departure of Mookie Betts leaves voids in Boston’s outfield and another at the top of the batting order.
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AP source: MLB considering expanding playoffs to 14 teams
Under plan, playoffs would include nearly half the league’s teams and allowing higher-seeded wild-card teams to choose opponents.
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Red Sox trading Mookie Betts is a choice, not a necessity
Dealing homegrown star player is a small-market move, not something typical of a team with Boston’s resources and passionate fan base.
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AP sources: Red Sox agree to trade Mookie Betts, David Price to Dodgers
Boston apparently sending 2018 AL MVP and former Cy Young winner to Los Angeles in what is reportedly a three-team deal.
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Curt Schilling the one to watch in next Hall of Fame vote
Derek Jeter’s election to the Hall of Fame marked the seventh straight year with at least one first-ballot honoree, but that streak is probably over in 2021.
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Identity of Hall voter who bypassed Jeter may never be known
Individual members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America decide whether to make their votes public.
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Pete Rose said players in sign-stealing scandal should be punished
There’s one former baseball player uniquely qualified to answer a question about cheating in baseball.
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Red Sox, Astros look ahead in wake of sign-stealing scandal
Houston’s Alex Bregman refuses to comment on sign-stealing scandal, while Boston’s J.D. Martinez understands why Mike Fiers revealed scheme that lead to ousting of Red Sox’s and Astros’ managers.
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History should treat Mike Fiers kindly
The former Astros pitcher did the right thing in blowing the whistle on the Astros sign-stealing system.
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Red Sox begin search for new manager after parting with Cora
The Red Sox insist they won the 2018 World Series fairly, even as they begin their search for a new manager after Alex Cora was let go for his role in a sign-stealing scandal.