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  • • Reid Detmers To Open Season In Angels’ Bullpen
    The Angels informed Jack Kochanowicz over the weekend that he won the fifth spot in the rotation, manager Ron Washington told reporters (including Bill Shaikin of The Los Angeles Times). Reid Detmers is going to open the year in the bullpen, though Sam Blum of The Athletic notes that he’ll stay stretched out in a multi-inning role…...2025
  • Outside The Confines: The Guardians aren’t afraid to commit
    • Outside The Confines: The Guardians aren’t afraid to commit
    Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images They’ve locked down Tanner Bibee. Hello BCB friends, I’m pleased to report that this is the last Monday before we will have regular season baseball again! Over the weekend came some tragic news, as Yankees’ star Brett Gardner’s young son Miller passed away unexpectedly. In baseball itself, several players are starting the season on the IL, a few teams a...2025
  • • Expansion Concerns
    Bill Shaikin wonders if the stadium problems in St. Petersburg will lead MLB to delay expansion plans: The county has yet to approve bond financing for the new ballpark, postponing an October vote in the wake of the hurricane. In elections this month, two ballpark supporters on the county commission were replaced by ballpark skeptics. […]...2024
  • • Angels Designate Matt Thaiss For Assignment
    The Angels have designated catcher Matt Thaiss for assignment, per Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times on X. That’s the corresponding move for the club signing infielder Kevin Newman, as was reported earlier. More to come....2024
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  • • Rays, Tigers Reach Deals With Diamond Sports Group
    Diamond Sports Group revealed in court filings on Wednesday that it has reached new broadcasting deals with the Rays and Tigers, as first observed by Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times (X link). The Rays released a statement confirming their agreement. The Tigers have not commented. Both teams presumably took reduced rates from their…...2024
  • MLB is taking over TV production of games for three more teams
    • MLB is taking over TV production of games for three more teams
    Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images We are heading toward a future where all games will be streamed on one platform. It will, however, take a while. Meanwhile... where’s the money going to come from? As I noted here last week, the 12 teams that were hanging on by a thread to Diamond Sports’ TV production of their games are getting close to the end of the line with the company who runs the B...2024

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Bill Shaikin injury and suspension

  • • Outside The Confines: The Guardians aren’t afraid to commit
    2025
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  • Freddie Freeman NLDS Game 1 Status Officially Revealed for Dodgers
    • Freddie Freeman NLDS Game 1 Status Officially Revealed for Dodgers
    Freddie Freeman is officially in the lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres. Freddie Freeman is in. https://t.co/7ArgT8dWEP— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) October 5, 2024 Freeman, who suffered an ankle injury in last Thursday’s game against the Padres, will not miss the first …...2024
  • Braves acquire Cavan Biggio from Giants
    • Braves acquire Cavan Biggio from Giants
    Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images Atlanta bolsters infield depth with veteran utility man. The Atlanta Braves made a move tonight to bolster the team’s infield depth by acquiring veteran infielder Cavan Biggio from the San Francisco Giants for cash considerations. The Giants have traded Cavan Biggio to the Braves for cash … that’s four teams this year for Biggio.— B...2024
  • Outside The Confines: Them’s the breaks
    • Outside The Confines: Them’s the breaks
    Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images The Braves lost their superstar for the season. The Yankees are soaring and the Dodgers are struggling. And other news from MLB and baseball. Good morning. Reigning National League Most Valuable Player Ronald Acuña Jr. is out for the season with a torn ACL in his left knee. He tore his right ACL back in 2021 and missed the rest of that season as well. Dan...2024
  • Outside The Confines: Standing tall in the Lone Star State
    • Outside The Confines: Standing tall in the Lone Star State
    Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports A Dodgers pitcher was arrested on domestic battery charges. More questions about Shohei Ohtani. A Texas showdown. And other MLB news. Good morning. Indeed, it is a good morning. Fangraphs currently has the Cubs’ playoff odds at 87.6 percent. Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was arrested on domestic violence charges last Sunday night. It’s the second time in four...2023
  • • Outside The Confines: The 300 Club
    Photo by Harry How/Getty Images J.D. Martinez makes it a nice round number. Welcome to the last Wednesday of June, BCB friends. I can’t believe it’s officially summer and the All-Star break is just around the corner. In today’s OTC we’ve got some fun stuff waiting for you including a major milestone for a Dodgers hitter, and a question of whether or not we’re treating Luis Arraez’s potenti...2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Getting ready for the world
    Photo by Kenta Harada/Getty Images Players are getting ready for the World Baseball Classic. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. The fifth World Baseball Classic starts tomorrow night in Taiwan. Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani says playing in the WBC has been a dream of his since watching the first one in 2006. Brewers shortstop Willy Adames said the WBC is “like the World...2023
  • • Outside The Confines: Who am I to Judge?
    Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The MVP and Cy Young Awards were announced. The Mariners made a couple of deals. More hot stove discussion and other news from around baseball. If Twitter goes dark next week (or anytime in the future), this job is going to be a lot more difficult. Don’t get me wrong, it will still be possible to do it. But there simply isn’t any other place to keep track of spor...2022
  • • Outside The Confines: All quiet on the baseball front
    Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The World Series is set and now we wait. Will Aaron Judge head home? And other news from around baseball. The World Series is set with the Phillies and the Astros. Of course, the Series was set the last time we did OTC as well. And still no games. Nor any will happen before the next OTC. Actually, we’ve got a lot of links for it being so ...2022
  • • Outside The Confines: Here comes the Judge
    Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Aaron Judge is closing in on Roger Maris’ AL home run record. The Dodgers clinch another title. A look at the rules changes and other news from baseball. It was another big night in baseball for its biggest slugger. Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hit home runs number 56 and 57 last night in Boston. He is now only five home runs away from breaking Roge...2022

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  • • Injured Dodgers' 1B Adrian Gonzalez will be in Europe for World Series
    The World Series will begin in Los Angeles on Tuesday. But injured Los Angeles Dodgers’ first baseman Adrian Gonzalez won’t be anywhere near his team. He’ll be in Europe.It was known long ago that Gonzalez would not be able to play in the playoffs. He missed most of the regular season with a back injury, returned in August, then re-aggravated the injury in his final at-bat of the season.Still, Gon...2017
  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: From E-Mail to Starbucks, You're Fired!
    2016
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  • • Yasiel Puig Reportedly Won't Be Suspended for Alleged Domestic Violence Incident
    2016
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  • • Josh Hamilton to Rangers: Latest Trade Details, Reaction and Analysis
    2015
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Timeline

  • 2025
    "The Angels informed Jack Kochanowicz over the weekend that he won the fifth spot in the rotation, manager Ron Washington told reporters (including Bill Shaikin of The Los Angeles Times)."

  • 2024
    "The Angels have designated catcher Matt Thaiss for assignment, per Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times on X."

  • 2023
    "Bill Shaikin…"

  • 2022
    "com/Xo29dtaL5k— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) November 28, 2022 In addition to Bonds and Clemens, Albert Belle, Don Mattingly, Fred McGriff, Dale Murphy, Rafael Palmeiro and Curt Schilling will be considered by the 16-person committee, which for the first time will include two women, Marlins general manager Kim Ng and longtime sportswriter Susan Slusser, who was once president of the BBWAA."

  • 2021
    "The Dodgers expect to get ace Clayton Kershaw back sometime in August, per Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times (via Twitter)."

  • 2020
    "Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that July 4 has been one of the options floated as a possibility in MLB circles for Opening Day."

  • 2019
    "The Halos will stay at home for at least thirty more years after reaching a deal with the city of Anaheim, according to Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times (via Twitter)."

  • 2018
    "“That is something we might have to address, so you don’t have a lot of Miami Marlins doing this,” Jansen said at the team’s Fanfest, via Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times."

  • 2017
    "The Giants will exercise lefty Matt Moore’s $9MM option for 2018, GM Bobby Evans tells Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times."

  • 2016
    "  Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times first reported the decision, citing "a person familiar with the decision."

  • 2015
    "According to Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times, the 32-year-old veteran decided to forego the final three years of his contract in an effort to land a megadeal similar to those signed by Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs ace Jon Lester."

  • 2014
    "In fact, Kershaw's chances of winning the Cy Young were so strong that oddsmakers stopped taking bets on the award, per Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times: Not that Kershaw was easy to hit at any point, but Jesse Spector of Sporting News noted that he seemed to be better late in games: Advanced metrics also told a compelling story for Kershaw."

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Bill Shaikin trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • Outside The Confines: Making a splash
    • Outside The Confines: Making a splash
    Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images The first-ever splash hit by a right-hander in San Francisco. MLB sells out even more. A look ahead to the playoff races and other news from around baseball. Good morning. My wife says the one overriding principle of modern ballpark design is to have something interesting to hit home runs in. I can’t argue with that. This is kind o...2024
  • Outside The Confines: The stars at night are big and bright . . .
    • Outside The Confines: The stars at night are big and bright . . .
    Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The All-Star Game and Home Run Derby took place this week. As if that wasn’t enough news, so did the MLB Draft. Also, announcer rankings. What are we going to do today with no baseball? Anthony Castrovince offers his thoughts and has a recap of the American League’s 5-3 win over the National League in the All-Star Game. Do-Hyoung Park ...2024
  • • Outside The Confines: Them’s the breaks
    2024
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  • • Latest On A’s Stadium Plan
    The A’s have retained an investment banking firm in an effort to procure $500MM in private funding towards the construction of their Las Vegas ballpark, reports Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times. The A’s are prepared to offer minority ownership shares in the franchise to potential investors as they put together financing for their estimated…...2024
  • The Oakland Athletics’ rich history is being set on fire by John Fisher
    • The Oakland Athletics’ rich history is being set on fire by John Fisher
    Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images The A’s will officially be playing Sacramento in 2025 before a planned move to Vegas. A once-dynastic baseball town has been abandoned. It’s official. At the end of the 2024 campaign, the Oakland Athletics will be dead. They will play at least their next three seasons at Sutter Health Park, home of the minor-league Sacramento River Cats, and aim to move...2024
  • Outside The Confines: Now what?
    • Outside The Confines: Now what?
    Photo by Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images With the excitement over the Ohtani decision over, are winter doldrums setting in? Admit it, now that Shohei Ohtani has announced his (epic) signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the enthusiasm of the hot stove season has diminished a little bit. I don’t know if any of you ever snuck into your parents’ closet as a child and found you...2023
  • • Outside The Confines: Standing tall in the Lone Star State
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: The 300 Club
    2023
  • • Outside The Confines: Getting ready for the world
    2023
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  • • Angels Designate Oliver Ortega For Assignment
    The Angels are designating reliever Oliver Ortega for assignment, tweets Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times. That’s the corresponding 40-man roster move for infielder Brandon Drury, who has officially inked a two-year free agent contract. More to come....2022

Bill Shaikin stats and results

  • • Outside The Confines: The Guardians aren’t afraid to commit
    2025
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  • • Outside The Confines: Them’s the breaks
    2024
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  • Braves News: Atlanta loses no-hit bid in eighth, game in ninth, barrels breakdown, more
    • Braves News: Atlanta loses no-hit bid in eighth, game in ninth, barrels breakdown, more
    Stephen Brashear-USA TODAY Sports Disappointing start to the West Coast road trip for the Braves. On Monday, the Braves did not get their first hit of the ninth inning until the 7th inning. The Mariners did not get their first hit until the eighth inning. Max Fried produced six no-hit innings, and Joe Jimenez used some magic to miraculously preserve a 1-0 Atlanta lead heading into the n...2024
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  • • Mike Trout To Miss 6-8 Weeks With Calf Strain
    In devastating news for the Angels, superstar center fielder Mike Trout will miss six to eight weeks as a result of the right calf strain he suffered Monday, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports. The Angels have placed Trout on the 10-day injured list, Mike DiGiovanna of the LA Times was among those…...2021
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  • • Tyler Skaggs’ death being investigated by grand injury
    The death of former Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs could eventually result in criminal charges, as the case is now under investigation by a grand jury. According to a report from Bill Shaikin and Richard Winton of the Los Angeles Times, a Texas grand jury has been hearing evidence that could lead to criminal charges related to Skaggs’ death. Laurie Levenson, a Loyola Law School professor ...2020
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  • • Joe Maddon: 'Hard to imagine' Griffin Canning not starting season on IL
    The Griffin Canning health situation has drawn quite a bit of attention in Angels’ camp recently. Manager Joe Maddon told reporters (including Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times) Sunday afternoon “it would be hard to imagine” a situation in which Canning doesn’t begin the season on the injured list. Canning was unable to participate in his scheduled throwing session Saturday due to persistent t...2020
  • • Dodgers have begun contract extension talks with Dave Roberts
    The Dodgers just won their third National League West title in as many years under Dave Roberts, though the manager’s future beyond this season still isn’t known yet. The deal Roberts signed when he took the helm in November 2015 includes an option for next season, which the club hasn’t exercised. The Dodgers could instead ink Roberts to a new pact if they’re interested in keeping him for the long...2018
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  • • Kenley Jansen hoping for a sooner return
    As they seek to correct a skid, the Dodgers have also dealt with some fairly worrisome health situations. Here’s the latest: Sorely-missed closer Kenley Jansen said yesterday that he expects to be able to return sooner than had been feared, as Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times was among those to report (links to Twitter). It seems he won’t require treatment that would have kept him on the shel...2018
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  • • Angels notes: Rotation, Ramirez, Kinsler
    The Angels were extremely active this offseason but did little to address their rotation outside of the acquisition of rapidly budding star Shohei Ohtani. Brilliant as Ohtani’s has been early in the season, the Halos find themselves with three starters on the disabled list (Matt Shoemaker, Andrew Heaney and JC Ramirez) and limited depth beyond what’s on the big league roster. Angels GM Billy Epple...2018
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  • • Josh Reddick to Astros: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
    2016
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Bill Shaikin parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Outside The Confines: The Guardians aren’t afraid to commit
    2025
    See more Tanner Bibee
  • Outside The Confines: 51/51
    • Outside The Confines: 51/51
    Photo by Chris Arjoon/Getty Images Shohei Ohtani goes where no ballplayer has gone before. The White Sox rot from the head. A look ahead to the end of the season and the Mariners had some issues. Good morning. This Ohtani fellow is good, but he’s no Babe Ruth. After all, the Babe was a great pitcher too. Now if Ohtani learns to pitch next season, them maybe we can consider him the greates...2024
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  • • Outside The Confines: Making a splash
    2024
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    2024
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  • • Braves News: Atlanta loses no-hit bid in eighth, game in ninth, barrels breakdown, more
    2024
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  • • The Oakland Athletics’ rich history is being set on fire by John Fisher
    2024
  • The Oakland Athletics have new Las Vegas stadium renderings...
    • The Oakland Athletics have new Las Vegas stadium renderings...
    Oakland Athletics ... and I have thoughts (that echo the thoughts of others). Every time I write on this topic, discussion gets rather... well, spirited, shall we say. Civil, for sure, but spirited. So, here I go again, in response to the Oakland Athletics releasing renderings of what they say will be their new stadium in Las Vegas. First, here are the three other renderings besides the on...2024
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  • • Outside The Confines: Now what?
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Getting ready for the world
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Who’s your Padre?
    Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Three of the four Division Series are over and the Padres pulled off one of the biggest upsets ever. The Guardians and Yankees face off in Game 5 tonight. And other news from the postseason. Just as I predicted, we’re going to have a Padres/Phillies National League Championship Series. I’m sure I wrote that around here somewhere. If you c...2022
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Top Bill Shaikin news

  • • Zack Greinke Opts Out of Dodgers Contract: Latest Comments and Reaction
    2015
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  • • Pete Rose to Participate in 2015 MLB All-Star Game Festivities
    2015
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  • • Don Mattingly to Marlins: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
    2015
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  • • Zack Greinke to Diamondbacks: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
    2015
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  • • Yasiel Puig Credits Breaking out of Slump to Playing Baseball Video Games
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  • • Clayton Kershaw Wins 2014 NL Cy Young: Voting Results, Comments, Reaction
    2014
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  • • 2015 MLB All-Star Game: Starting Pitchers, Lineups Revealed for Summer Showcase
    2015
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  • • L.A. Metro Offers Zack Greinke a Free Lifetime of Bus Rides to Stay with Dodgers
    2015
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Bill Shaikin fantasy rankings and news

  • • Marlins Revert to Strange Ways with Abrupt Dismissal of Manager Mike Redmond
    2015
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Bill Shaikin schedule, game

  • • Outside The Confines: The Guardians aren’t afraid to commit
    2025
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  • • Freddie Freeman NLDS Game 1 Status Officially Revealed for Dodgers
    2024
  • • Outside The Confines: 51/51
    2024
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  • • Outside The Confines: Making a splash
    2024
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  • • Outside The Confines: The stars at night are big and bright . . .
    2024
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  • • Outside The Confines: Them’s the breaks
    2024
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  • • Braves News: Atlanta loses no-hit bid in eighth, game in ninth, barrels breakdown, more
    2024
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  • • The Oakland Athletics’ rich history is being set on fire by John Fisher
    2024
  • Dodgers Home Opener Tickets Dramatically Decreasing in Price
    • Dodgers Home Opener Tickets Dramatically Decreasing in Price
    According to Bill Shaikin of The LA Times, the ticket prices for the Dodgers home opener against the Cardinals have seen decreases in ticket prices. With the season starting soon, people may be trying to sell tickets to the game if they can no longer attend. This morning, seats originally priced at no less than …...2024
  • • The Oakland Athletics have new Las Vegas stadium renderings...
    2024
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Bill Shaikin rumors, scandals

  • • Outside The Confines: The Guardians aren’t afraid to commit
    2025
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    2024
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    2024
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  • • Outside the Confines: We’re in the home stretch
    David Banks-USA TODAY Sports New revelations about the Astros’ scandal. More on a possible Angels sale. The Cardinals are in first place thanks to some one-sided trades. And other news from baseball. I’ve got nothing. The Athletic has an excerpt from Evan Drellich’s upcoming book about the Astros sign-stealing scandal. (The Athletic. sub. req.) In it, Drellich reveals that former Astros...2022
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  • • Jeff Luhnow Sues Astros For Breach Of Contract
    Former Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow has filed a lawsuit against his former team for breach of contract, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.  Luhnow was fired last January after details of the infamous sign-stealing scandal became publicly known via a league report, which alleged that Luhnow had at least some knowledge of…...2020
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  • • AL West Notes: Trout, Richards, Choo, Gattis
    Angels general manager Billy Eppler tells Bill Shaikin of the L.A. Times that he hasn’t taken a single call asking about the availability of Mike Trout in the midst of his team’s injury-riddled season. There’s been a perhaps surprising amount of speculation about the Halos eventually making Trout available with a poor on-field product at the…...2016
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Early Miseries Indicate Yankees Are in Trouble
    2016
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  • • Yasiel Puig Reportedly Won't Be Suspended for Alleged Domestic Violence Incident
    2016
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  • • Ken Griffey Jr. Robbed of Being Baseball's First-Ever Unanimous Hall of Famer
    2016
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  • • Dodgers' Next Move Could Be Acquiring an Ace by Trading from Prospect Stockpile
    2015
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