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![]() | It didn't come as a surprise to anyone when Dana Brown left the Blue Jays as a special assistant to general manager Ross Atkins to join the Braves as vice president of scouting.
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![]() | Jon Miller is having trouble believing that baseball legend Frank Robinson is gone. Robinson, 83, passed away Thursday morning.
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![]() | MLB.com reporter Bill Ladson recounts his time getting to know Frank Robinson, who died on Thursday after a battle with cancer.
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![]() | Before heading to Tampa for Spring Training, Yankees manager Aaron Boone, shortstop Didi Gregorius and third baseman Miguel Andujar were honored at the 39th annual Thurman Munson Awards Dinner at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on Tuesday night. New York Giants center Zak DeOssie and former Mets first baseman Ed Kranepool were also honored at the event.
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![]() | Jackie Robinson will never be forgotten, and the Jackie Robinson School (P.S. 375), located in Brooklyn, made sure of it on Thursday. In collaboration with the Jackie Robinson Foundation, the school pulled out all the stops when celebrating Robinson's 100th birthday. The celebration lasted more than two hours.
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![]() | The Yankees fortified their bullpen on Thursday by signing right-hander Adam Ottavino to a three-year, $27 million contract. MLB.com caught up with the Brooklyn native this week and asked him a wide range of questions about everything from growing up a Yankees fan to his respect for the Rockies.
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![]() | The Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS) received a well-deserved honor at Gotham Hall on Thursday night. At its 40th anniversary gala and auction, the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) recognized PBATS for its work during the PLAY (Promoting a Lifetime of Achievement for Youth) campaign.
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![]() | Former Major Leaguer Jayson Werth was not surprised to hear that his former teammate, Roy Halladay, was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Halladay, who passed away in a plane crash in November 2017, and Werth played together on the Blue Jays (2002-03) and Phillies ('10).
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![]() | After he was introduced as one of the newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Mariano Rivera said fellow inductee Edgar Martinez owed him dinner. Why? Because Martinez feasted on the former Yankees closer.
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![]() | Major League Baseball retired No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson on April 15, 1997 -- 50 years after Robinson debuted and broke the color barrier. Now, the last player to wear the number will enter the Hall of Fame.
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![]() | Infielder Jed Lowrie, who signed a two-year, $20 million deal with the Mets on Wednesday, is no stranger to some in his new organization. He will be reunited with hitting coach Chili Davis and outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who were with Lowrie on the Athletics in 2013 and '14.
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![]() | In a recent phone interview, new Mets hitting coach Chili Davis answered a wide range of questions, from his relationship with Yoenis Cespedes to his hitting philosophy.
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![]() | In a recent phone interview, World Series MVP Award winner Steve Pearce answered a wide range of questions, from his offseason to re-signing with the Red Sox.
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The Mets had their annual blood drive on Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field, with former Mets first baseman Ed Kranepool and outfielder Art Shamsky, two heroes from the 1969 world championship team, greeting hundreds of fans who were donating blood at the Foxwood Club.
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![]() | Matt Vasgersian does it all when it comes to baseball. He is the host of "Hot Stove" on the MLB Network, and does play-by-play on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball as well as for MLB's international broadcast of the World Series. Vasgersian answered a wide range of topics from his roles in baseball to his relationship with Chris "Mad Dog" Russo.
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![]() | It's December, and former second baseman Jeff Kent is not surprised to be getting calls from sports reporters about his National Baseball Hall of Fame candidacy.
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![]() | Wilson Ramos was introduced to the New York media late Tuesday morning, and general manager Brodie Van Wagenen is convinced that Ramos can stay healthy for a full season even though the backstop has spent a lot of time on the disabled list since 2012.
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![]() | Mets manager Mickey Callaway was so thrilled about the club's acquisition of infielder Robinson Cano and closer Edwin Diaz that he wanted to clap as the two entered their introductory press conference on Tuesday at Citi Field.
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![]() | Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy said recently that Thanksgiving is his favorite holiday because he gets to spend time with his family. According to Remy, turkey day doesn't have the hoopla like Christmas does, and that's OK with him.
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![]() | Bob Melvin of the A's won this year's American League Manager of the Year Award, but MLB.com's Bill Ladson was one of five members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America whose first-place vote went to the Rays' Kevin Cash.
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