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• Royals Rumblings - January 22, 2025

Photo by Albert Dickson/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images Carlos Beltran is not in the Hall of Fame...yet. Baseball fans learned of the newest Hall of Fame players in Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. But former Royals outfielder Carlos Beltrán had a silver lining despite not heading to Cooperstown. A steady increase in votes for the National Baseball Hall of Fame...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Swinging into the new year

Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images A few minor moves. What is yet to be done this winter. A visit to Cooperstown and other news from around MLB. Good morning. The Dodgers have signed infielder Hyeseong Kim on a three-year, 12.5 million deal. Kim had been posted by the Kiwoom Heroes of KBO. The Orioles have signed right-hander Charlie Morton to a one-year, $15 million deal. First off, c...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 6, 2025

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Be safe out there! MLB.com lists one question each team must answer before spring training. Royals: Have they done enough to upgrade the lineup?The Royals were aggressive early on this offseason with their top priority of finding a leadoff hitter to help deepen the lineup and get someone on base for Bobby Witt Jr. Their answer is Jonathan India, whom the ...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Women’s baseball, ‘See Her Be Her’ highlighted my 2024

Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, December 27, 2024 As annual best-of and worst-of articles flood our feeds, I’ve been thinking about what I wanted to highlight in reflecting back on 2024 for the Colorado Rockies. Best homers? Best defensive plays? Best moments? But none of it seemed right. While there are some players and moments to be excited about, ba...2024
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• Outside The Confines: A very merry OTC

Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images Merry Christmas, everyone! Happy Holidays, dear BCB readers! If you celebrate Christmas, I hope today brings you lots of joy and a delightfully filling dinner. If you’re not a Christmas person, I hope your Wednesday is still lovely and fulfilling. News will be light, but I would never leave your OTC stockings empty! Let’s dive into your mid-wee...2024
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• Outside the Confines: Too much good stuff

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images MLB issues its report on pitching injuries. The conclusions are obvious and the solutions are not. The Yankees rebuild. Why are free agent contracts booming? And how to set a date for a baseball player’s wedding. Good morning. Major League Baseball released a report on pitching injuries. The tl;dr explanation is that increased velocity and spin are the prima...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Goodbye to a legend

Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela passes away. A World Series preview and other MLB news. We were all set to celebrate the World Series and the first Yankees/Dodgers Fall Classic since 1981. But first, we have to say goodbye to one of the heroes of that World Series of 43 years ago. The Los Angeles Dodgers mourn the passing of legendary pitcher Fern...2024
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• Outside The Confines: The regular season ends*

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The regular season ends, except for two makeup games today. A look back and a look ahead to the playoffs. Plus other MLB news. So in case you don’t know already or don’t want to click on the links, the Braves and Mets play their two makeup games in Atlanta today. Each team just needs to win one game to make the playoffs. So whoever wins g...2024
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• Vikings Sign Offensive Lineman Matthew Cindric

Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A chance to make another impression for the UDFA With the final cuts to 53 players now less than a week away, the Minnesota Vikings have made a move to attempt to bolster their offensive line. Per NFL Insider Aaron Wilson, the Vikings have signed undrafted rookie offensive lineman Matthew Cindric. This is Cindric’s second time signing ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Going for gold

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Major leaguers press to be allowed to compete in the 2028 Olympics. Aaron Judge wants to play, but no one will pitch to him. More on the White Sox and other news from around the league. Good morning. With the 2024 Paris Olympics now over, some people are looking forward to 2028 Los Angeles, where baseball will be a sport again. Jake Mintz looks at the...2024
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• 2024 NFL Draft: Hart’s final Broncos 7-round mock draft

Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Mile High Report’s Christopher Hart predicts what the Denver Broncos will do in the 2024 NFL Draft with his final mock draft. After a long offseason of waiting—the time is finally here. The future is now. The 2024 NFL Draft is just a few hours away from kicking off! With that in mind, I thought it would be apt to do a final mock draft...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Off to a flying start

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images A look at trends to start the season, like Mike Trout is back. The fans who fought back against the A’s. And other news from MLB. Good morning. No big stories today, but lots of little ones. Dan Moore has a strong piece on the fan groups that have fought against the Athletics leaving Oakland (and some historical precedents elsewhere) and the dilemma of...2024
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• Dallas Cowboys seven-round mock draft addresses big needs in the first two rounds

Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The 2024 NFL Draft is officially less than two weeks away. We are officially less than two weeks from the start of the 2024 NFL Draft. After a very quiet offseason, the Dallas Cowboys have plenty of work to do to upgrade their roster in this year’s draft. Today, we take a shot at predicting how things could play out, giving you a seve...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 22, 2023

Sorry, Santa. I hope you put coal in Noah Syndergaard’s stocking Only 4 shopping days left until CobraCy’s Christmas post will be late (please tell me he’s writing one) As talked about yesterday in other outlets, The Star’s Pete Grathoff explores the possibility of Royals games being on Amazon Prime in the future: According to the Wall Street Journal’s Lauren Thomas and Joe Flint, Amazon...2023
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• Hernandez's agent, former teammate: No way ex-TE killed himself
Aaron Hernandez was found dead in his prison cell on Wednesday morning, and two people who knew him well refuse to believe that the former NFL star took his own life.Hernandez’s agent, Brian Murphy, acknowledged that his former client had made mistakes but said there is “absolutely no chance” Hernandez would commit suicide. At least one of Hernandez’s former teammates shares the same sentiment. De...2017
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"Brian Murphy makes the Hall of Fame case for CC Sabathia."

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"Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Jackson Powers-Johnson Quarterback is not on the Browns menu, but Michael Penix of Washington looks pretty darn good."

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"Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Bengals add depth to their offensive line with a guy who didn’t allow a sack in 2022."

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"In honor of the WBC, Brian Murphy looks at the best players from each of the 57 countries where MLB players have been born."

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"On Friday, agent Brian Murphy released the following statement (Twitter link via Tom Pelissero of NFL."

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"Rudolph’s agent, Brian Murphy, released a statement saying “despite rumors, Vikings are not in negotiations with Kyle Rudolph, have not asked him to take a pay reduction and have told us explicitly that Rudy will not only be on the team this year, but hopefully for years to come,” via Ian Rapoport of NFL Network (Twitter link)."

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"The Twins’ demotion of Miguel Sano to the minors yesterday came as a surprise to many, but the slugger seems to be taking the move in stride, as Brian Murphy of the St."

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"Floyd not have his court mandated requirements negatively impacted since he did not know the kombucha he ingested contained alcohol,” Warren wrote in the June 21 letter (h/t Brian Murphy of twincities."

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"I want them to trade off every year," he said, per KNBR host Brian Murphy."

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" Per the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, AP avoided jail time by pleading no contest to the charges Tuesday: Following the plea, attorney Rusty Hardin made it clear his client was ready and willing to continue his NFL career, according to Brian Murphy of the Pioneer Press: He wants to resume a normal relationship with his son and to play football."

• Royals Rumblings - January 22, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 6, 2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Women’s baseball, ‘See Her Be Her’ highlighted my 2024
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• Outside The Confines: A very merry OTC
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• Outside The Confines: Derek Jeter is art

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Literally. Welcome to December, everyone! Last week was a lighter week with Thanksgiving, so a lot of sites were taking time off reporting for a few days, but we’ve still got a few items to catch up on, so we’ll touch on all the highlights. Still, it’ll be a slightly shorter links post than usual only because there hasn’t been much reporting happening sin...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Blake Snell is the first to go

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images The hot stove means we know big changes are coming to some teams. Hot stove season means we know that a lot of changes will be coming to teams around baseball, either by offloading talent to save money and stock up the farm system, or attempting to bolster their rosters and make a run for the 2025 offseason. Blake Snell signed a deal late...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Awesome rookies

Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images The Rookie and Manager of the Year Award winners were announced. Some ballpark and broadcasting news. The Hot Stove is moving slowing, And other MLB news. Good morning. It’s award-season. I know I’m tingling with excitement. The Pirates’ Paul Skenes and the Yankees’ Luis Gil were named National and American League Rookies of the Year, respectively. It...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Here comes Sasaki

Photo by Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images The frenzy about Roki Sasaki has begun and everyone is talking about him. Predictions for the free agent market. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes is underway. Mark Feinsand looks at Sasaki’s situation and which teams are the favorites to sign Sasaki. Stephen J. Nesbitt explains the enti...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - January 22, 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Is Nolan Arenado AL-bound?

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Could the former All-Star make a splash in a new league? After the excitement of last Sunday’s signing of Juan Soto, it’s actually bee a very quiet weekend for baseball news. The discussion over Soto has continued through the week, but there have been a few other signings (with the Kyle Tucker news being one of the major points of discussion, but obv...2024
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• Outside The Confines: The regular season ends*
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• Outside The Confines: Going for gold
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• Outside The Confines: Lost cause

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The White Sox keep losing. A Giant threw a no-hitter. A look down the stretch and other baseball news. Good morning. The White Sox catch a break this week in that they have three games coming up against the Athletics in Oakland. The A’s are the second-worst team in the American League. They’re still 19½ games better than the South Siders. The Chicago ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Off to a flying start
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• WNBA mock draft 2024: Caitlin Clark is going No. 1 to Fever. What happens after that?

Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark is the unquestioned top prospect in the 2024 WNBA Draft. | Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Here’s a big WNBA mock draft before the selections are made on Monday night. The 2024 women’s NCAA tournament is in the books, and you know what that means: It’s time to start looking forward to the 2024 WNBA Draft. Just as in the past few WNBA Drafts, the number of draf...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Las Vegas tells the A’s to stay home?

Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images The Vegas mayor has her say about the A’s plans to move to Sin City. Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman made a big splash this weekend when her comments on a local podcast went viral. In the podcast, Goodman seems to suggest that she thinks the Oakland A’s should stay in California, and that their plans to move “don’t make sense.” She very quick...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Juan Soto is going to get PAID

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The superstar slugger just proved why he’s worth big bucks. The Dodgers took care of the Mets in Game 6 of the NLCS, so they will face the Yankees are facing in the World Series — the first between those two teams in 43 years. Most of today’s links are focused on — you guessed it — the Championship Series and the upcoming World Series. We’ve got a lot of ...2024
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• 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
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• Outside The Confines: A happy reunion

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The ‘84 Tigers celebrate an anniversary and Chet Lemon makes it there. The ‘62 Mets react to the ‘24 White Sox. Winners and losers from the Trade Deadline. And other news from around MLB. Chet Lemon may not be in the Hall of Fame, but he’s certainly a first-ballot inductee into the Hall of the Very Good. Jeff Seidel writes of former Tigers and White Sox grea...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Going for gold
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• 2024 NFL Draft: Hart’s final Broncos 7-round mock draft
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• Adrian Peterson's Appeal for Immediate Reinstatement Reportedly Rejected by NFL
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• Steve Kerr Comments on Recovery From Back Surgery, NBA 3-Point Contest, More
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• B.J. Raji to Sit Out 2016-17 Season: Latest Comments and Reaction
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• Joe Mauer Comments on Impact of Concussions on Vision, Hitting, More
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• Bengals land Washington guard Jaxson Kirkland, per report
Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Bengals add depth to their offensive line with a guy who didn’t allow a sack in 2022. The Cincinnati Bengals never addressed the offensive line during the draft, but if they are intent on keeping offensive tackle Jonah Williams, they really didn’t need to. Instead, they waited until after the draft to sign Washington Huskies offen...2023
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• Rangers' Emergency Goalie Was Watching Game on Sofa Before Getting the Call
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• Ex-Kings captain Brown to enter U.S. Hockey Hall

Former NHLers Dustin Brown and Jamie Langenbrunner highlight the 2023 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame class. Brian Burke, Katie King Crowley and Brian Murphy are also being inducted....2023
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• Reese’s Senior Bowl Diary: Tuesday had a few players standing out

Defensive end Marshawn Kneeland (94) | Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Loads of talent on display this week in Mobile The Reese’s Senior Bowl is in full swing in Mobile, Alabama and the skies are great football weather. Lots of scouts from every NFL club and most Canadian Football League teams, plus some United Football League representatives. The UFL is this year’s...2024
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• Outside The Confines: No Rays of sunshine

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Things are going wrong fast for the Rays. Also the Angels, who bet big on one last year with Shohei Ohtani. And other news from around MLB Just a few months ago, the Tampa Bay Rays were the biggest story in the game for the best start to a season since the 1984 Tigers. Now, they’re the biggest story in the game for not-as-pleasant reasons. The Tampa Bay Ray...2023
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• Sam Bradford admits he might not be 100% healthy at any point this year
Sam Bradford says he feels good, and there’s a chance he’ll play this Monday when the Minnesota Vikings play the Chicago Bears. But at this point, even he’s not sure if he’ll be 100-percent healthy at any point this season.He practiced on Friday for the second day in a row on a limited basis and said he just needs to be able to make it through Saturday.“I think that’s key for me being able to go o...2017
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• Week 10 Waiver Wire: Taylor Gabriel, Mychal Rivera Highlight Pickups to Know
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• Week 9 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Fantasy Football Stars to Play and Bench
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• Royals Rumblings - January 22, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 6, 2025
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• College Football Playoff bracket, schedule released with final matchups

Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The 12-team College Football Playoff bracket is officially set. Here are the matchups. The first ever 12-team College Football Playoff bracket has been announced, and the Oregon Ducks are the No. 1 overall seed as expected. The Ducks are the only undefeated team at the FBS level this season, but they still face a treacherous path to th...2024
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• 2024 Sunburst Awards: Texas Rangers games 5-7

Rays fall under .500 at 3-4 after three games against Rangers “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the second series of the season, where the Tampa Bay...2024
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• Outside the Confines: The Twins and Mariners make a trade

Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports The Orioles are being sold. Justin Turner heads north of the border. More trouble in Las Vegas. And other news from around baseball. The College Baseball season starts in 16 days. The Mariners and Twins made a reasonably major trade as Minnesota shipped second baseman Jorge Polanco to Seattle for right-handed reliever Justin Topa, right-handed starter Anth...2024
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• Outside The Confines: A classic fall

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The World Series is set. Adolis García and Ketel Marte were the heroes of the Championship Series. What’s next for the Astros. The Red Sox and GIants have new bosses. Congratulations to the Rangers and the Diamondbacks. May we have a seven-game series with every game decided by one run. And let’s have Game 7 go to extra innings for good measure. I don’t hav...2023
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• Outside The Confines: We were on an (All-Star) break!
Photo by Sam Navarro/Getty Images MLB heads into its last games of the first half. It’s the last Friday before the halfway mark of the season hits. With that in mind, and so-called experts predicting the award winners already, let’s have a little fun and try to predict some of the biggest stories of the second half. I think the Luis Arraez .400 story will go on until at least early Septemb...2023
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• Outside The Confines: You be the Judge
Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images The fallout from the Yankees/Blue Jays series continues. The A’s are having trouble getting a stadium in Las Vegas. And other news from around MLB. Let’s get a big game out of Marcus Stroman tonight, a couple of big hits from Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson and snap this losing streak. The fallout from the Aaron Judge “look” at the dugout continues. Bob N...2023
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• The 10 best tight ends in the 2023 NFL Draft, ranked
Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We ranked the top 10 tight ends in the 2023 NFL Draft with quick scouting reports. The 2023 NFL Draft is just days away, and NFL teams are putting the finishing touches on their draft boards. From the Shrine Bowl, to the Senior Bowl, to the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine, to pro days, there have been plenty of events to shake up the ranking...2023
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• Outside The Confines: Twist of fate! Carlos Correa to the Mets
Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports Carlos Correa spurns the Giants for the Mets. The second-tier free agents start to sign. And other news from around MLB. This shocking news that Carlos Correa has just signed with the Mets broke after midnight on the West Coast last night. I assume this is for real, although Heyman was the man who reported that Aaron Judge signed with the Giants. This does seem...2022
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