The Dodgers tweeted on Friday afternoon that baseball legend Tommy Lasorda has passed away at the age of 93. The Hall of Famer suffered sudden cardiopulmonary arrest at his home on Thursday and was taken to the hospital. He was pronounced dead later that day. Lasorda was signed by the Phillies in 1945 as a left-handed pitcher and was later selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the minor league...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Mets have signed former Yankees infielder Brandon Drury to a minor league deal. Drury, 28, had a miserable .358 OPS in 21 games for the Blue Jays during the 2020 season. The right-handed hitter had his best overall season (career-high 1.4 WAR) in 2017, when both he and Mets’ GM Jared Porter were in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. The...
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My family and I weren’t planning to have a normal Thanksgiving this year, but what happened was certainly unexpected. I woke up to my 4-year-old poking me to get out of bed. Minutes later, while standing in my bathroom, I felt a sudden bout of nausea come over me and then nothing. I woke up with my wife hovered over me. She was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher. I had blacked out, fell...
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According to reports out of Korea, star shortstop Ha-seong Kim is headed to the United States to likely take a physical that would finalize a deal. Buster Olney of ESPN reports that on the heels of acquiring pitcher Blake Snell, that the Padres are making a serious run at Kim. Kim, 25, was posted by Kiwoom Heroes and is available to be signed by MLB teams until January 1, 2021. Multiple outlets...
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Both Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com and Ben Badler of Baseball America expect that international free agent outfielder Yoelqui Céspedes will sign with the White Sox for around $2 million. Yoelqui, the younger half-brother of former Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, is one of the top international free agents for the upcoming period that begins on Jan. 15, 2021. The Cuban born outfielder defected last...
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