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Paul Sullivan: Mets owner Steve Cohen is on a wild spending spree — and it has baseball in a tizzy

CHICAGO — It was 26 years ago that White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf shocked the baseball world by signing surly free-agent slugger Albert Belle to a record five-year, $55 million deal.

Chicago Tribune

Jorge Castillo: Carlos Correa spurned Giants for Mets. Why that's still bad news for Dodgers.

LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday, as word spread that the San Francisco Giants had postponed Carlos Correa's introductory news conference because of an issue with his medical records, I joked with a group of friends that the Dodgers would swoop in and sign Correa to a three-year contract with opt-outs.

Los Angeles Times

EXPLAINER: How Correa lost Giants deal, ended up with Mets

Fans of the San Francisco Giants spent a week reveling in the news that Carlos Correa was coming to the Bay Area on a $350 million, 13-year deal

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New York Mets will shatter previously-untouchable MLB record with Carlos Correa signing

Carlos Correa will sign a 12-year contract worth an extortionate $315million (£216m) after the superstar shortstop's deal with the San Francisco Giants fell apart at the 11th hour

Daily Mirror

Carlos Correa, Mets agree to $315 million, 12-year contract as Giants deal falls apart

Correa’s pending contract with San Francisco came apart over an issue with his physical.

Chicago Sun-Times

Larry Stone: Mariners sat out MLB's free-agent frenzy, and now must deal with fallout

SEATTLE — Way back in 1990, San Francisco Giants general manager Al Rosen raged that MLB was headed for "Armageddon" based on the outrageous free-agent contracts being handed out. What really piqued Rosen's ire was the four-year, $10 million contract given to middling left-handed pitcher Bud Black (given to him…

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Jim Souhan: After losing Correa, Twins must now focus on trades

MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Falvey was sitting next to his wife on his couch at home on Tuesday night when he received a text from agent Scott Boras. Carlos Correa, Boras' client, was signing with the San Francisco Giants for 13 years and $350 million.

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Larry Stone: Like his approach or not, Deion Sanders makes Pac-12 more interesting

SEATTLE — Way back in another life, I covered Deion Sanders for a half-season as a beat writer for the San Francisco Giants. The year was 1995, and the Giants had acquired Deion in a July trade with the Reds, trying to capitalize on his local popularity as a Super…

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Sport's highest earners including MLB and NFL stars as Aaron Judge inks massive contract

Major League Baseball superstar Aaron Judge was given a nine-year extension on Wednesday after a legendary season in which he set the new single-season American League home run record with 62

Daily Mirror

New York Yankees were "forced" into Aaron Judge deal by San Francisco Giants "threat"

The New York Yankees have agreed a deal to re-sign club legend Aaron Judge, with the superstar ending his free agency after being linked with both the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres

Daily Mirror

Aaron Judge bet on himself with the Yankees and it quite literally paid off in the biggest way

When betting on yourself goes right

USA Today Sports Media Group

Aaron Judge re-signing with the Yankees led to another round of Arson Judge to the Giants jokes

The Arson Judge jokes are back.

USA Today Sports Media Group

The winners (Yankees and Aaron Judge!!!) and losers (Giants) of the MLB Winter Meetings so far

Some winners and losers so far in the MLB hot stove offseason.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Aaron Judge 'heading for San Francisco Giants' but New York Yankees still confident

Aaron Judge's free agency is set to come to an end, with the San Francisco Giants reportedly closing in on the 30-year-old - but the New York Yankees are still confident of keeping him

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Baseball great Gaylord Perry, a two-time Cy Young winner, dies at 84

The Baseball Hall of Famer, a master of the spitball, made history as the first player to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues. Perry pitched for eight major-league teams from 1962 until 1983.

Daily Mirror

MLB star Aaron Judge pitched San Francisco Giants move by 49ers NFL stars and Steph Curry

San Francisco 49ers stars have joined Stephen Curry in attempting to lure Aaron Judge to the west coast, with the MLB home-run leader from last season out of contract

Los Angeles Times

Why a women's locker room at the Dodgers' spring home is turning into a legal fight

Two years ago, the San Francisco Giants named Alyssa Nakken as the first full-time female coach in major league history. By this year, more than a dozen women were on the field throughout the major and minor leagues, as managers, coaches and umpires.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Which MLB team should Aaron Judge sign with? Ranking 6 franchises by desirability

Which contenders make the most sense for Judge?

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San Francisco Giants among odds-on favorites to land Aaron Judge if he leaves Yankees

Show him the money!

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Mac Engel: Bruce Bochy managing the Texas Rangers is the validation this team desperately needs

ARLINGTON, Texas — The only possible mistake Bruce Bochy made in agreeing to become the 20th full-time manager of the Texas Rangers is the length of the contract.

The Guardian - US

Beer and baseball: Yurok Tribe tells its story through landmark sports deal

The tribally owned Mad River Brewing Company has partnered with the Giants to build an economic support system and back key causes

Tribune News Service

Giants eliminated from postseason contention with 8-4 loss to Diamondbacks

SAN FRANCISCO — As the Giants streaked toward the finish line, taking their postseason chances from seemingly impossible to only highly improbable, some considered it a good omen for 2023, while others regretted not playing at this level all season.

Los Angeles Times

Maury Wills, legendary base stealer for Dodgers, dies at 89

LOS ANGELES — Maury Wills, who worked hard to achieve stardom with the Los Angeles Dodgers, then worked just as hard to regain dignity and standing within baseball through sobriety, has died, the team announced Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

Dodgers clinch NL West for 9th time in 10 seasons in win over Diamondbacks

Last year, they chased the San Francisco Giants in vain until the final day, falling a game short of a division title and victim to an arduous postseason path as a lower-seeded wild card team.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gilda Wrenn dies at 97; emigrated from Dominican Republic and welcomed all to her home in Chicago

Mrs. Wrenn once hosted three Dominican Major League players for a home-cooked meal. Two of them were brothers, first basemen and outfielders: Felipe Alou of the Atlanta Braves and Matty Alou of the Pittsburgh Pirates, as well as Juan Marichal, then a pitcher with the San Francisco Giants.

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