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Braves select pitcher, infielder in Rule 5 draft at winter meetings
Pitchers again dominated the major league phase of the Rule 5 draft at baseball's winter meetings.

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White Sox trade All-Star lefty Garrett Crochet to Red Sox
Garrett Crochet was acquired by the Boston Red Sox from the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday for four prospects.

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Left-hander Max Fried agrees to $218 million, 8-year contract with Yankees, AP source says
The New York Yankees hope Max Fried pitches like he did in 2021 — when he won the World Series clincher for the Atlanta Braves.

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Analysis: After Juan Soto’s megadeal, could MLB see a $1 billion contract? Probably not soon
For the second straight Major League Baseball offseason, a norm-shattering contract has been the talk of the winter, with Juan Soto agreeing with the New York Mets on a $765 million, 15-year deal that's the richest in baseball history.

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Soto’s record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets reverberates through Major League Baseball
Shortly after striking a record $765 million, 15-year contract for Juan Soto with the New York Mets, agent Scott Boras walked into Nick & Sam's, a restaurant near the winter meetings hotel, with about a dozen of his staff.

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Baseball Hall of Fame to induct Dick Allen, Dave Parker in 2025
Dave Parker burst into tears Sunday when he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame along with the late Dick Allen.

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Dodgers’ deferred payment obligations top $1 billion to 7 players with Snell and Edman contracts
Contracts for Blake Snell and Tommy Edman increased the Los Angeles Dodgers' obligations for deferred payments to more than $1 billion owed to seven players from 2028-46.

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Blake Snell set to join Dodgers as rich get richer by opening wallet
Less than a month after winning the World Series for the second time in five years, the Los Angeles Dodgers are spending big again.

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Rico Carty, 1970 NL batting champ for Braves, dies at 85
Rico Carty, who won the 1970 National League batting title when he led the major leagues while hitting .366 for the Atlanta Braves, has died.

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Baseball MVP votes unanimous for Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani keeps setting Major League Baseball records, even after the season is over.
