Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

New York Yankees southpaw CC Sabathia signed with Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports on Thursday, becoming the second Yankee to do so. Former teammate Robinson Cano was the agency’s first athlete client, and his new representation came through by negotiating [...]

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Oakland Athletics

Instead of writing about the news, rumors and analysis surrounding the Oakland Athletics, I wanted to write about the person who introduced me to the game of baseball — more importantly to the man who introduced me to the A’s. [...]

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Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

The Miami Marlins love to spring up some controversy. Owner Jeffrey Loria got into numerous tiffs with former manager Ozzie Guillen and former first baseman Logan Morrison in 2012. Then after the season was over he blew up his $100 [...]

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Nationals

Washington Nationals 21-year old Bryce Harper is an interesting character. He is who he is, and he’s full of fun statements and bold predictions. When the offseason began, we learned that he plans to become as big as a house. About [...]

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Dec. 31 marks the last day for the 600 voters from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America to cast their 2014 Hall of Fame ballots. Any new additions meeting the 75 percent majority requirement will be announced Jan. 8. Following [...]

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Rivera

Mariano Rivera received several gifts from just about every team the New York Yankees visited this year. Some were sentimental like the scorecard from Rivera’s first game at Comiskey Park, while others were more pragmatic, like donations to his charity [...]

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