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Spring preview: Red Sox looking to close the deal on a World Series repeat
But a big question looms: Who will close?
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Drew Pomeranz leaving Red Sox, agrees to 1-year deal with Giants
Lefty pitched for Boston the past three seasons.
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Red Sox agree to one-year deal with Heath Hembree
Right-handed reliever, Boston avoid salary arbitration.
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Deal allows Cuban players to sign with MLB teams without defecting
Major League Baseball, its players’ association and the Cuban Baseball Federation reach an agreement in an effort to curb dangerous trafficking.
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Cardinals get Goldschmidt from Diamondbacks
FILE – In this Aug. 31, 2018 file photo Arizona Diamondbacks’ Paul Goldschmidt hits a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles. The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Goldschmidt from the Diamondbacks in a multiplayer trade. The Cardinals sent pitcher Luke Weaver, catcher […]
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Red Sox re-sign RP Tyler Thornburg
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with right-handed reliever Tyler Thornburg on a one-year deal worth $1.75 million on Friday. Thornburg, who earned $2.05 million this past season, can also earn $400,000 in performance bonuses based on games: $100,000 each for 45, 50, 55 and 60. He made his Red Sox […]
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J.D. Martinez named Player of the Year by MLBPA
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Free agent outfielder Curtis Granderson became the first three-time winner of the Marvin Miller Man of the Year, part of the players’ association’s Players Choice Awards. The 37-year-old Granderson, the winner in 2009 and 2016, split last season between Toronto and Milwaukee. He was followed in the voting by Arizona first […]
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Boston’s David Price, Atlanta’s Jonny Venters earn Comeback Player awards
NEW YORK — Boston pitcher David Price has won the AL Comeback Player of the Year award and Atlanta reliever Jonny Venters has earned the NL honor. Price, a 33-year-old left-hander, was 16-7 with a 3.58 ERA in 30 starts for the Red Sox, who won their fourth World Series title in 15 seasons. […]
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Ohtani wins AL Rookie of the Year; Acuna takes NL honor
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was rewarded for a Ruthian season at the plate — and on the mound. Baseball’s best two-way player since the Babe at the dawn of the live-ball era a century ago, Ohtani was an overwhelming pick for American League Rookie of the Year on Monday despite an elbow injury […]