Mar 31, 2009 11:45 PM EST
Dave Winfield is joining the large group of ESPN baseball analysts, the network announced. Winfield will work mostly on Sundays and some Mondays on the "Baseball Tonight" show with host Karl Ravech and fellow analysts Peter Gammons and John Kruk. Winfield's first appearance will be Sunday at 4 p.m. Pacific time on ESPN2, on the show leading in to the opening night game between World Series champion Philadelphia and Atlanta.
?We?re thrilled to add Dave Winfield to our 'Baseball Tonight team,? said Norby Williamson, executive vice president, production. ?He will be able to draw from his experiences as a Hall of Fame talent and world champion who has been a pioneer for the game in various capacities, both on and off the field. We welcome his unique voice and believe he will be a great addition to ESPN.?
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A Major League scout working at the Cactus League raves about hard-throwing Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman, whom he saw in Mexico City.
The scout called him "one of the best I've ever seen," citing Chapman's makeup and command of the English language as strengths.
Via Chicago Tribune
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Bud Selig has given Major League Baseball's security division unlimited capital in an attempt to clean up off-field scandals in the Dominican Republic and other foreign countries.
The league has officers in the Dominican Republic who are cooperating with the FBI in at least two major scandals implicating the White Sox and Nationals involving fake birth records, kickback scandals and smuggling of performance-enhancing drugs that evaded security.
"It's no different from any other immigration situation when it comes to American jobs," one general manager said.
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General Mar 2009 Archive
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MLB.com | Mar 29, 2009
Former Mets and Rangers manager Bobby Valentine has expressed interest in leading Team USA in future World Baseball Classics.
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ESPN | Mar 28, 2009
Bernie Williams is considering a return to the Major Leagues after getting another taste of competitive baseball during the World Baseball Classic.
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Detroit News | Mar 27, 2009
Major League Baseball wants players to avoid wearing long pants that are a threat to get sliced by the player's own cleats.
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ESPN | Mar 27, 2009
Japan's first-ever professional female baseball player made her debut on Friday, striking out one batter in the ninth inning.
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ESPN | Mar 24, 2009
George Kell, the third baseman who edged Ted Williams for the 1949 American League batting title, died Tuesday at 86.
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RealGM Staff Report | Mar 24, 2009
Daisuke Matsuzaka repeated as the WBC's Most Valuable Player and Jimmy Rollins was the only member of Team USA to make the All-Tournament team.
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New York Daily News | Mar 24, 2009
Alex Rodriguez had to admit his transgressions after it was revealed that he was one of the 104 players that tested positive for steroids during an anonymous test in 2003.
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AP | Mar 24, 2009
Japan beat South Korea 5-3, in 10 innings, Monday night to win its second straight WBC title before a crowd of 54,846 at Dodger Stadium.
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Boston Globe | Mar 23, 2009
Oil Can Boyd, 49, has informed the Boston Globe that he will throw before a few major league scouts soon in hopes of making it back to the big leagues.
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Los Angeles Daily News | Mar 23, 2009
Japan defeated the United States 9-4 on Sunday night to advance to the final of the World Baseball Classic against Korea.
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ESPN | Mar 22, 2009
The Players' Association has filed a grievance on behalf of players who have a provision in their contracts under which they agree to make to a charitable organization.
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MLB.com | Mar 22, 2009
Bud Selig said on Saturday that he expects the World Baseball Classic, currently in the midst of just it's second run, to continue to get bigger.
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New York Times | Mar 22, 2009
South Korea defeated Venezuela, 10-2, in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic on Saturday night to advance to the tournament's championship game.
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MLB.com | Mar 21, 2009
On Saturday, third baseman Corey Koskie officially walked away from baseball because of concussion issues.
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RealGM Staff Report | Mar 17, 2009
The United States scored three runs in the ninth inning to defeat Puerto Rico by a final score of 6-5 to advance to the World Baseball Classic semifinals.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Mar 17, 2009
Voting for the first round is about to end, so get your final votes in before the field of 16 is set.
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ESPN | Mar 16, 2009
Team USA defeated the Netherlands on Sunday night 9-3 to avoid elimination in the World Baseball Classic.
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Los Angeles Times | Mar 15, 2009
Commissioner Bud Selig has finally acknowledged that he is worried about how the nation's struggling economy will affect baseball.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Mar 12, 2009
While familiar names like Ryan Howard, Albert Pujols and Tim Lincecum have had successful springs, Brett Gardner, Jordan Zimmerman and Dirk Hayhurst have been impressive.
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Wall Street Journal | Mar 11, 2009
The Wall Street Journal has put together a team of free agents that, by their calculation, would win 59 games this season.
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MLB.com | Mar 11, 2009
Donald Fehr, the executive director of the Players Association, doesn't believe that a salary cap is in baseball's future.
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WorldBaseballClassic.com | Mar 10, 2009
The Netherlands defeated the Dominican Republic 2-1 to eliminate them from the World Baseball Classic.
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ESPN | Mar 10, 2009
According to people briefed on the case, drug items that trainer Brian McNamee used to inject Rogers Clemens had performance-enhancing substances on them.
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ESPN | Mar 9, 2009
Cuba clubbed a World Baseball Classic six home runs in a win against South Africa on Sunday.
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ESPN | Mar 8, 2009
An ESPN/Seton Hall fan poll conducted in March revealed that people believe the economy is a much bigger problem than drugs in Major League Baseball.
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ESPN | Mar 7, 2009
Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig again defended his role in the game's steroid scandal on Friday, pointing blame at the players' union and the media.
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USA Today | Mar 3, 2009
Barry Bonds gave his agent permission to solicit interest from major league teams in hopes of resuming his career on Monday.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Mar 1, 2009
Some of Alex Rodriguez's numbers may be in question after his admission of past steroid use, but there no denying that he's worthy of the first overall pick in fantasy drafts.
