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Rangers trade 1B Nathaniel Lowe to Nationals for lefty reliever Robert Garcia

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers acquired left-handed reliever Robert Garcia from the Washington Nationals in a trade Sunday for past Gold Glove and Silver Slugger first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Texas is parting with Lowe after acquiring slugging corner infielder Jake Burger from Miami for three minor league players during the winter meetings less than two weeks ago. Texas acquired …

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Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball's stolen base king, has died at 65

Deccan Chronicle

Oakland, Calif.: Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died. Known as baseball's “Man of Steal,” Henderson had a lengthy list of accolades and accomplishments over his nomadic 25-year career — an MVP, 10 All-Star selections, two World Series titles and a Gold Glove award. Henderson surpassed Brock's …

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Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king, has died at 65

Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball’s leadoff position, has died. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Rickey Henderson waves to the crowd during a presentation after he stole third base against the Toronto Blue Jays in the seventh inning to …

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Rickey Henderson, Oakland A’s legend and baseball’s stolen bases king, dies at 65

LA Times

Former Oakland Athletics star Rickey Henderson attends a game between the Athletics and the Texas Rangers in Oakland on Sept. 25. Known as baseball’s “Man of Steal,” Henderson had a lengthy list of accolades and accomplishments over his nomadic 25-year career — an MVP, 10 All-Star selections, two World Series titles and a Gold Glove award. I will miss my …

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3 days, 15 hours ago

Cost of a World Series title? Dodgers to pay record MLB luxury tax penalty

LA Times

Dodgers players and coaches celebrate the team’s World Series victory over the New York Yankees on Oct. 30. The Dodgers topped a record nine teams owing Major League Baseball’s luxury tax this year with an unprecedented $103 million penalty, and the $97.1 million bill for the New York Mets raises their tax total under high-spending owner Steve Cohen to nearly …

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Bryan Cranston tries to get Dave Roberts to reveal Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki plans: ‘Don’t get me in trouble’

LA Times

Bryan Cranston is such a huge Dodgers fan that he got goosebumps in a Los Angeles studio six years ago while narrating an MLB Network documentary on the team’s 1988 season, which culminated with one of the most dramatic home runs in World Series history, Kirk Gibson’s Game 1, pinch-hit, walk-off shot off Dennis Eckersley. “Complete strangers were hugging each …

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Cody Bellinger experienced World Series title with dad Clay at old Yankee Stadium

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Cody Bellinger experienced a World Series title at old Yankee Stadium. “I have small memories of like the playroom, the kids’ playroom that I would go to during the games,” Cody said Thursday, two days after New York acquired him from the Chicago Cubs. “That was always really, really cool for me to be able to run …

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It cost $1.7 million to have the LAPD work — and wear Dodgers caps — at World Series parade

LA Times

The response was much like that of a father when handed the bill for his daughter’s wedding reception. So, when the city of Los Angeles informed the Dodgers that its police and fire department services for the Nov. 1 parade to celebrate the World Series championship totaled $2,028,805.19, the team was only too happy to cut the check. The city …

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1 week ago

Dropped Aaron Judge ball sold by MLB (not Dodgers) gets $43,510 in auction

LA Times

New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Judge makes a fielding error during the fifth inning of Game 5 of the World Series against the Dodgers on Oct. 30. Last week, the ball Judge infamously dropped in the fifth inning of the Yankees’ Game 5 loss to the Dodgers in this year’s World Series was auctioned off for $43,510. “They’re a …

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Harmanpreet continuing to sidestep responsibility for India's disappointing results does her no favour

Firstpost

Harmanpreet Kaur remained defensive during a press conference on Sunday while answering questions relating to India’s disappointing run in the T20 World Cup as well in the recently-concluded tour of Australia. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur bats during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match against New Zealand in Dubai. AP “In India, whenever we played, we played good cricket, the …

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Kid makes family more than $1 million after Freddie Freeman grand slam ball he caught sells

LA Times

A sports memorabilia auction is never as gripping as the ballgame that gave the item being auctioned immense value. The moment will forever live among the very best in Dodgers history, rivaling Kirk Gibson’s eerily similar walk-off homer in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series. We are thrilled at the result and are honored to handle one of the …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Texas Rangers and RHP Nathan Eovaldi finalize $75 million, 3-year contract

Associated Press

DALLAS — Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers finalized a $75 million, three-year contract Thursday that keeps him in their starting rotation. The right-hander was the winning pitcher for Texas in its 2023 World Series clincher, and the Rangers said one of their primary goals this offseason was to re-sign Eovaldi. Eovaldi will stay in the Texas rotation with two-time …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Can’t stop, won’t stop: Dodgers still reveling in World Series title afterglow

LA Times

The face of the franchise, Landon Knack is not — that distinction belongs to Dodgers stars Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts and Clayton Kershaw — but the rookie pitcher has been as much, if not more, of a social media presence than his more famous teammates in the weeks since the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the …

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Netflix’s new adaptation of this beloved book is pretty much perfect

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Four episodes into Netflix’s new adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s seminal …

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Rangers get slugging corner infielder Jake Burger from Marlins for prospects and sign a reliever

Associated Press

DALLAS — Texas acquired slugging corner infielder Jake Burger from Miami for three minor league players Wednesday during the winter meetings, and the Rangers later signed reliever Jacob Webb to a $1.25 million contract to bolster their bullpen. The 31-year-old Webb made his big league debut with Atlanta in 2019, and also pitched for the Los Angeles Angels, set career …

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Rangers agree on $75 million, 3-year deal to keep RHP Nathan Eovaldi, AP source says

Associated Press

DALLAS — The Texas Rangers have accomplished one of their primary offseason goals with a deal to re-sign Nathan Eovaldi, the winning pitcher in their 2023 World Series clincher. Those moves leave 2021 National League Cy Young Award winner and four-time All-Star Corbin Burnes as the top pitcher still available on the free agent market. Eovaldi will stay in the …

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Merv Rettenmund, outfielder who won World Series titles with the Orioles and Reds, dies at 81

Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — Merv Rettenmund, an outfielder whose 13-year major league playing career included World Series titles with the Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds, has died. Rettenmund played his first six seasons for the Orioles before spending two each with the Reds and Padres and three with the California Angels. He set career highs with a.322 batting average and 18 …

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World Chess Championship: Two games to go, too close to call

New Indian Express

SINGAPORE: When pollsters aren't able to predict the election winner after taking into account the margin of error, they use the phrase 'too close to call'. Even after the world champion won the first game of the 14-match series, it felt like the Indian had enough in the tank to come back. Whatever happens on Wednesday, there will be a …

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2 weeks ago

Johnny Manziel leaves fans baffled after posting steamy bathtub video with his girlfriend Josie Canseco

Daily Mail

Former NFL flop Johnny Manziel has been trolled on social media after posting a bizarre video of him and his girlfriend sharing an intimate moment in the bath. The Texas A&M football star and former Heisman Trophy winner has led a wild life, but appears to have settled down in recent months with the daughter of MLB icon Jose Canseco. …

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Dave Parker and Dick Allen elected to baseball's Hall of Fame

The Independent

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MLB auction: Aaron Judge’s dropped World Series ball can be yours

LA Times

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge drops a routine fly ball during the fifth inning of the Dodgers’ title-clinching win in Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 30. You could buy a baseball associated with greatness: the ball Shohei Ohtani hit for the 50th home run of his unprecedented 50-50 season, or the ball Freddie …

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Inside Juan Soto landing the biggest contract in pro sports history from Steve Cohen’s Mets

New York Times

By Patrick Mooney, Will Sammon, Brendan Kuty and Ken Rosenthal Juan Soto laughed when a friend asked where he was going. In this person’s view, Soto was either going to take the money of Mets owner Steve Cohen, or simply use the Mets to drive up the price ahead of his return to the Yankees. “Juan Soto wants ownership that …

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World Championship match with long series of games: still the best way to crown the king of world chess

The Hindu

A little over a week from now, we will witness the crowning of the World chess champion. Former World champion Garry Kasparov has said that he does not regard this match as the World Championship since the planet’s best player, Magnus Carlsen, is not competing. Kasparov argues that the World Championship is about finding the world’s best player and that …

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Battle to save Classical chess amid Rapid, Blitz onslaught

New Indian Express

SINGAPORE: A couple of days ahead of the World Championship, Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana had checked into Singapore. He had arrived with Caruana, the World No 2 in Classical, to play a couple of games of freestyle chess, a variant of the game. **** It's the one question all of the game's stakeholders — fans, players and administrators - …

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Rangers trade 1B Nathaniel Lowe to Nationals for lefty reliever Robert Garcia

Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball's stolen base king, has died at 65

Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king, has died at 65

Rickey Henderson, Oakland A’s legend and baseball’s stolen bases king, dies at 65

Cost of a World Series title? Dodgers to pay record MLB luxury tax penalty

Bryan Cranston tries to get Dave Roberts to reveal Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki plans: ‘Don’t get me in trouble’

Cody Bellinger experienced World Series title with dad Clay at old Yankee Stadium

It cost $1.7 million to have the LAPD work — and wear Dodgers caps — at World Series parade

Dropped Aaron Judge ball sold by MLB (not Dodgers) gets $43,510 in auction

Harmanpreet continuing to sidestep responsibility for India's disappointing results does her no favour

Kid makes family more than $1 million after Freddie Freeman grand slam ball he caught sells

Texas Rangers and RHP Nathan Eovaldi finalize $75 million, 3-year contract

Can’t stop, won’t stop: Dodgers still reveling in World Series title afterglow

Netflix’s new adaptation of this beloved book is pretty much perfect

Rangers get slugging corner infielder Jake Burger from Marlins for prospects and sign a reliever

Rangers agree on $75 million, 3-year deal to keep RHP Nathan Eovaldi, AP source says

Merv Rettenmund, outfielder who won World Series titles with the Orioles and Reds, dies at 81

World Chess Championship: Two games to go, too close to call

Johnny Manziel leaves fans baffled after posting steamy bathtub video with his girlfriend Josie Canseco

Dave Parker and Dick Allen elected to baseball's Hall of Fame

MLB auction: Aaron Judge’s dropped World Series ball can be yours

Inside Juan Soto landing the biggest contract in pro sports history from Steve Cohen’s Mets

World Championship match with long series of games: still the best way to crown the king of world chess

Battle to save Classical chess amid Rapid, Blitz onslaught