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The New York Daily News reports that the New York Mets are close to sealing the deal on five of the $ 20 million shares they’ve been trying to sell. The owners have been approved by Major League Baseball and the deals could close by the end of the month. The Daily News: With that, the team would raise enough capital to repay $ 25 million owned to MLB, a $ 40 million bridge loan to Bank of America and other club debts and operating expenses that have emerged in the wake of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme scandal. There [...]

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UPDATE: Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that the deal is worth in excess of $ 10 million. 11:31 PM: Heyman adds that it’s a one-year deal. Still need to see the dollar amount, but you have to love this if you’re the Reds. And while Madson didn’t get the deal we all thought he would get back in November, he could get his money next offseason if he proves healthy and effective in 2012. 10:55 PM: Ryan Madson has finally found a home. Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports that the 31-year-old right-hander has agreed to terms with the Reds. [...]

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There have been random reports that Prince Fielder is talking to or at least is interested in talking to the Seattle Mariner. And, sure, it makes some amount of sense given the Mariners’ needs. But Jerry Crasnick spoke with two agents who have had contact with people in Seattle, and it sounds like there’s nothing to the speculation: Two agents say the Mariners are claiming they only have $ 3-4 million left to spend on the roster this winter … According to one of those agents, Prince Fielder-to-Seattle speculation is “extremely overblown.” Call me crazy, but I’m gonna guess that [...]

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Updated Jan 10, 2012 12:39 AM ET In his third year on the ballot, shortstop Barry Larkin has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Larkin, a lifetime Cincinnati Red who played from 1986-2004, was named on 86 percent of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s ballots; the threshold to receive the call to Cooperstown is 75 percent. Players become eligible for the Hall of Fame five years after their retirement. “It’s just amazing,” Larkin said in an interview on MLB Network. “Last year I just started to smell it a little bit. The first year I didn’t even [...]

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Updated Jan 9, 2012 12:58 PM ET The Cubs, continuing to rework their starting rotation, are close to signing free-agent left-hander Paul Maholm, according to a major-league source. Maholm, 29, went 6-14 with a 3.66 ERA for the Pirates last season, ending the year on the DL with shoulder trouble. The Pirates paid him a $ 750,000 buyout rather than exercise his $ 9.75 million option. The Cubs have dramatically overhauled their rotation this offseason, trading right-hander Carlos Zambrano for righty Chris Volstad and acquiring lefty Travis Wood in the Sean Marshall deal. Maholm would join the group of new [...]

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Will anti-McGwire stance among Hall voters soften over time? Bob Harkins Jan 9, 2012, 3:09 AM EST Leave a comment The announcement of the Hall of Fame vote will come in at 3 p.m. ET on Monday, and it will be interesting to see who is elected to Cooperstown. Will it be Barry Larkin and no one else? Perhaps. Some even suggest that no one will be elected, which would be bad news for those who have been waiting awhile, what with a monster class coming in 2013 that will include Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza, Sammy Sosa, Craig [...]

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Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia is participating in the team’s “Winter Tour” this weekend, meeting admirers and signing autographs in various Canadian cities. The photo below comes from Ottawa, where the 26-year-old former first-round pick was asked to pose with an especially young Jays fan. Gotta get to ‘em early. MySportNews іѕ a sports news digest publication that compiles real time, on demand sports news, articles, аnd resources. This article was distributed by Syndicated Sports news wire and aggregation service, For more MLB news see: Picture of the Day: J.P. Arencibia and a very young fan.

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Updated Jan 7, 2012 8:28 PM ET One by one, the Core Four is bidding farewell. Catcher Jorge Posada, a member of the New York Yankees for his entire 17-year career, plans to announce his retirement, according to a major league source. Posada, 40, is not expected to make his decision official for “at least a couple of weeks,” the source said. New York radio station WFAN was the first to report that Posada will end his career, joining fellow Core Fore member Andy Pettitte, a left-hander who retired last offseason. Shortstop Derek Jeter and closer Mariano Rivera, the other [...]

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