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Ron Cook: Steve Cohen's spending is ruining baseball? That's rich.

PITTSBURGH — The New York Mets' opening-day payroll this season is projected to be $345.1 million, according to Cot's Baseball Contracts. That is $74 million more than the New York Yankees will spend as the next-highest-paying team. The Mets also are expected to pay nearly $100 million in luxury tax,…

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Bill Shaikin: Padres' Peter Seidler, baseball's risky spender: 'There's a risk to doing nothing'

PEORIA, Ariz. — These are supposed to be the magical weeks of optimism. No team has lost a game yet, not even an exhibition. As a fan, you can dream that this is the year your team roars into the World Series, or sneaks into the playoffs, or delights in…

Los Angeles Times

Evan Grant: Rangers’ caution with Jacob deGrom shouldn’t cause distraction, despite New York outcry

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Jacob deGrom did not pitch Thursday. He did not play catch. He did not field ground balls. He did not cover any bases.

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US Senators: Netanyahu Has Put His Interests Above Israel's

After a series of statements by US administration spokespeople criticizing the Israeli government's policy to carry out a coup against the judiciary, more and more US lawmakers are speaking up and warning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is putting his interest above Israel's. Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dick…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Has Jerry Reinsdorf lost his drive to win?

The state of the Bulls and White Sox is enough to raise questions about his commitment.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Mets’ Steve Cohen told no lies in passive-aggressive shot at MLB owners’ cheap spending

Cohen is ABSOLUTELY right.

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James Dolan says he will keep Knicks for the long haul: ‘I have no plans whatsoever to sell at this point’

NEW YORK — James is keeping the Knicks in the Dolans.

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US officers involved in Tyre Nichols’s death face murder charges

Family says Nichols was beaten for three minutes by officers during traffic stop before dying in hospital days later.

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Stefan Bondy: Donovan Mitchell tired of Knicks noise

NEW YORK — Donovan Mitchell slipped on a Mets cap as he readied for his interview Tuesday morning, and the color scheme wasn’t lost on teammate Cedi Osman.

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Bill Madden: Where do Steve Cohen’s Mets stand after moving on from Carlos Correa?

NEW YORK — Now that Steve Cohen has successfully gotten out from under his $315 million flight of fancy with Carlos Correa, there is no way of really knowing just how much of a difference the free-agent shortstop would have made for the Mets, who still need another bat. Or…

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Dieter Kurtenbach: Carlos Correa’s Twins deal doesn’t vindicate the Giants — it makes them look worse

The third time is the charm.

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Patrick Reusse: Carlos Correa’s return to Twins is good, even if some fans won’t like it

MINNEAPOLIS — The reaction when it was revealed on Dec. 20 that agent Scott Boras had rebounded from San Francisco's cold feet on the signing of Carlos Correa to land a similar deal with the New York Mets was two-fold:

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SI:AM | Carlos Correa Free-Agency Saga Ends

Finally.

Sports Illustrated

La Velle E. Neal III: Carlos Correa returning is a victory for Twins

MINNEAPOLIS — On March 23 of last year, Carlos Correa signed a three-year, $105.3 million contract with the Twins.

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The Bizarre Twists and Turns Sending Carlos Correa Back to the Twins

The superstar shortstop is heading back to Minnesota—pending a physical.

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Carlos Correa Re-Signs With the Twins: Instant Analysis

Our MLB staff breaks down what this means for the shortstop, Minnesota and the Mets.

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Mike Piazza on Jacob deGrom leaving the Mets and why he got tear-gassed for ‘Special Forces’

"He made his decision. We had to make our decision."

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Ryan Divish: What to make of Mariners’ lack of spending so far in free agency

SEATTLE — “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.”

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Sports Illustrated

What We'll Remember From 2022: MLB

Aaron Judge's home run chase and Houston's second title headlined a baseball season that, for a time, seemed like it might not happen at all.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

David Murphy: The only appropriate response to Steve Cohen vs. John Middleton is to egg them on

PHILADELPHIA — If you think about it, there’s something weird about taking a rooting interest in the way a billionaire spends his money. Which is why you shouldn’t think about it. Just enjoy it. In fact, do everything in your power to egg it on.

Chicago Tribune

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.

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Alex Simon: Giants have replaced Mets as MLB’s big-market laughingstock

It’s been a pretty good time to be a Giants fan in the near-quarter century since they moved to 24 Willie Mays Plaza, and the three pennants from the 2010s will fly forever.

Chicago Sun-Times

When the Giants hesitated to close the Carlos Correa deal, agent Scott Boras called the Mets

New York had expressed interest while Boras had been negotiating with the Giants. He contacted Mets owner Steve Cohen. “Welcome to Correa-mas. This is your lucky day,” Boras recalled telling Cohen.

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘No collusion’ in free agency says MLB exec before proceeding to describe textbook collusion

Watching billionaires lose their minds is a sport in itself

Sports Illustrated

Merry Correa-Mas, Mets: Scott Boras Is Not Worried About Carlos Correa's Health

As the star of free agency undergoes his physical exam in New York, his agent is confident health will not be a problem this time around.

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