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Chad Pinder Agrees To Minor League Deal With Reds

Jan 31, 2023 8:21 AM

The Cincinnati Reds are signing utilityman Chad Pinder to a Minor League deal, according to a report.

Pinder, 30, will be in camp with the Reds as non-roster invitee once the deal is finalized.

He joins the Reds after spending parts of seven seasons with the Oakland Athletics.

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Braves Agree To Minor League Deal With Adeiny Hechavarria

Jan 31, 2023 8:17 AM

The Atlanta Braves have agreed to a Minor League deal with infielder Adeiny Hechavarria.

The club has also signed outfielders Magneuris Sierra and Forrest Wall, and reliever Brian Moran to Minor League deals.

All four players will receive non-roster invitations to Spring Training.

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Chip Caray Taking Over As Voice Of The Cardinals

Jan 30, 2023 5:31 PM

Longtime broadcaster Chip Caray is taking over as the television play-by-play voice of the St. Louis Cardinals, more than five decades after his grandfather and Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Caray became a baseball staple with the same club.

Bally Sports Midwest announced Caray's hiring in a statement Monday.

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Josh Harrison Joining Phillies On One-Year Deal

Jan 30, 2023 8:37 AM

Josh Harrison is joining the Philadelphia Phillies on a one-year, $2 million deal, according to reports.

Harrison, 35, appeared in 119 games with the Chicago White Sox during the 2022 season hitting .256/.317/.370 with seven homers while making 85 starts at second base and 20 at third.

He had his club option declined by the White Sox after the season, making him a free agent.

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Rays Sign Pete Fairbanks To Three-Year, $12M Deal

Jan 28, 2023 5:22 PM

Reliever Pete Fairbanks has signed a three-year, $12 million contract extension with the Tampa Bay Rays that includes a club option for a fourth season, it was announced Friday.

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Braves Sign Manager Brian Snitker To Extension

Jan 28, 2023 5:19 PM

Braves manager Brian Snitker, coming off the team's fifth consecutive National League East title, signed a contract extension Friday that runs through the 2025 season.

Snitker, 67, guided the Braves to the 2021 World Series championship before the team won 101 games last season.

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Mets, Jeff McNeil Agree To $50M Extension

Jan 27, 2023 4:19 PM

The New York Mets have agreed to a four-year, $50 million contract extension with Jeff McNeil, according to sources.

McNeil, who turns 31 shortly after Opening Day, was scheduled to go to an arbitration trial with the Mets, where he was requesting $7.75 million and they offered $6.25 million.

The deal, which is pending a physical, includes a fifth-year club option that would take the total value to $63.75 million.

McNeil won the National League batting title in 2022.

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Astros Hire Dana Brown As New GM

Jan 26, 2023 5:27 PM

The Houston Astros named Dana Brown their new general manager Thursday, choosing the longtime scouting executive to shepherd the team after it let go of former GM James Click, the architect of the 2022 World Series champions.

Brown, 55, served as the vice president of scouting for the Atlanta Braves over the past four years, hitting on a number of draft picks

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Tigers Agree To Minor League Deal With Cesar Hernandez

Jan 26, 2023 8:20 AM

The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a Minor League contract with veteran Cesar Hernandez, according to reports.

A 10-year Major League veteran, Hernandez won a Gold Glove as a second baseman with the Cleveland Guardians in 2020.

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D-Backs Hire Ronnie Gajownik As Manager Of Hillsboro Hops

Jan 21, 2023 2:40 AM

Ronnie Gajownik has been hired as manager of the Hillsboro Hops, becoming the first woman to manage a minor league Class High-A team, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced Friday.

The 29-year-old Gajownik (pronounced Gah-jow-nick) served as video coordinator for the Hops in 2021. She was on the coaching staff of the Amarillo Sod Poodles, the Diamondbacks' Double-A affiliate, last season as first-base coach.

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Kevin Pillar Signs Minor-League Deal With Braves

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Mets, Tomas Nido Agree To Two-Year, $3.7M Deal

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Mariners Sign Tommy La Stella To One-Year Deal

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Padres Sign Top International Prospect Ethan Salas To $5.6M Bonus

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Shintaro Fujinami Signs With Athletics

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Nationals Add Corey Dickerson On One-Year Deal

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Johnny Cueto, Marlins Agree To One-Year Deal

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D-Backs Sign Evan Longoria To One-Year Deal

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Pirates Sign Rich Hill To One-Year Deal

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Omar Minaya Joins Yankees As Baseball Ops Adviser

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Cubs Sign Eric Hosmer To One-Year Deal

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Yankees Hire Brian Sabean As Executive Advisor

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Yankees Invite Willie Calhoun To Major League Camp

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