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Numbers game: Bonds, Clemens totals more mortal without PED factor

TEst 4 December 10, 2021 - 11:41am
Stats guru Dan Szymborski projected how Bonds' and Clemens' careers should have played out based on their pre-PEDs numbers. Spoiler: They were still great, just not quite immortal.

Royals assistant, longtime scout Fregosi Jr. dies

TEst 4 December 10, 2021 - 11:41am
Jim Fregosi Jr., a special assistant in the Kansas City Royals' front office and a son of the longtime major league manager, has died. He was 57.

Numbers game: Bonds, Clemens totals more pedestrian without PED factor

TEst 4 December 10, 2021 - 5:39am
Stats guru Dan Szymborski projected how Bonds' and Clemens' careers should have played out based on their pre-PEDs numbers. Spoiler: They were still great, just not quite immortal.

Ex-MLB All-Star Puig signs with S. Korean team

TEst 4 December 9, 2021 - 8:42pm
Yasiel Puig, the former All-Star outfielder who hasn't played in the majors since 2019, signed a one-year, $1 million contract with South Korean club Kiwoom Heroes.

Brewers sign 1B Singleton to minor league deal

TEst 4 December 9, 2021 - 8:42pm
Jonathan Singleton signed a minor league contract with the Brewers. He was released by the Astros in 2018 while serving a 100-game suspension after a third positive drug test.

Hurdle rejoins Rockies as special assistant to GM

TEst 4 December 9, 2021 - 2:42pm
The Rockies are bringing former manager Clint Hurdle back to serve as a special assistant to GM Bill Schmidt.

One Dodger dog to rule them all: TikTok star Toby gets VIP treatment at Dodger Stadium

TEst 4 December 9, 2021 - 11:41am
The Los Angeles Dodgers led MLB in attendance this past season. But one four-legged fan supported from home. This Dodger dog got his day.

The billion-dollar day: Inside the wildest 24 hours in MLB free- agency history

TEst 4 December 9, 2021 - 5:39am
With the lockout looming, teams were looking to lock down big-name free agents. On Nov. 28 and 29, they did so in dramatic -- and expensive -- fashion.

Dodgers select righty Fulmer in MiLB Rule 5 draft

TEst 4 December 8, 2021 - 3:54pm
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Triple-A team at Oklahoma selected right-hander Carson Fulmer from Cincinnati with the 39th and final pick of the Triple-A phase of Major League Baseball's annual draft of unprotected players.

What's next for the NL West? Lockout leaves MLB's wildest division with huge question marks

TEst 4 December 8, 2021 - 11:35am
The Giants lost a franchise icon. The Dodgers are missing some familiar faces. The Padres imploded and hired a new manager. And what about the futures of the Rockies and D-backs?

Late Indians OF/analyst Graney wins Frick Award

TEst 4 December 8, 2021 - 11:35am
Cleveland Indians outfielder and commentator Jack Graney has won the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting.

Minoso is finally -- finally! -- in the Hall of Fame

TEst 4 December 8, 2021 - 8:35am
The doors to Cooperstown have opened for several deserving candidates -- including the most deserving of all.

Tim Kurkjian is a Hall of Famer! Here's what makes him so great

TEst 4 December 7, 2021 - 2:35pm
As Cooperstown calls for our colleague, we share a few favorite memories of working alongside him.

ESPN's Kurkjian earns BBWAA's highest honor

TEst 4 December 7, 2021 - 11:34am
Tim Kurkjian has been awarded the BBWAA's highest honor, winning the 2022 Career Excellence Award.

Time for an NBA-style signing deadline? Why MLB's free-agent frenzy should be an annual event

TEst 4 December 7, 2021 - 5:34am
Last week's lockout pushed teams and players to make huge deals -- and it was FUN. Maybe baseball could learn something from all this.

Former mediator, MLBPA executive Moffett dies

TEst 4 December 6, 2021 - 2:31pm
Kenneth Moffett, the federal mediator during the 1981 baseball strike who briefly succeeded Marvin Miller as the second head of the players' association, died last month at the age of 90 in Virginia.

What just happened?! Takeaways from a wild start to MLB free agency

TEst 4 December 6, 2021 - 5:30am
Many agents and executives -- not to mention us -- thought signings would be hard to come by before Dec. 1. They couldn't have been more wrong.

Minnie Minoso is finally -- finally! -- in the Hall of Fame

TEst 4 December 5, 2021 - 5:37pm
Not everything in baseball is on lockdown. This weekend, the doors to Cooperstown opened for several deserving candidates -- including the most deserving of all.

O'Neil, Minoso join four in making baseball's HOF

TEst 4 December 5, 2021 - 5:37pm
Buck O'Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, joined Gil Hodges, Minnie Minoso and three others in being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.

Matsuzaka 'content' to retire, surprised by Ichiro

TEst 4 December 4, 2021 - 2:33pm
Daisuke Matsuzaka, saying he was "content" to end his 23-year professional baseball, was surprised by an appearance from Ichiro Suzuki during his retirement ceremony.

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