Braves, Dan Uggla reach agreement on new contract
Second baseman Dan Uggla and the Braves reportedly have reached a preliminary agreement on a -million, five-year contract.
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Blyleven, Alomar earn entrance to Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (AP) After a narrow miss last year, Bert Blyleven told voters they finally got it right by sending him into the Hall of Fame along with Roberto Alomar. And he took the opportunity to talk about baseball’s dark past — the Steroids Era.
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Trio of Mets Picked a Great Time to Have Career Seasons Heading into Arbitration
Three of the Mets ‘ best players from the 2010 season—R.A. Dickey, Mike Pelfrey and Angel Pagan—are eligible for arbitration, which began on Wednesday. Players who have between three and six years of major league experience are eligible. Dickey, Pelfrey and Pagan are all looking at significant pay raises from last season, and they all chose a great time to perform the way they did last season …
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Sutton takes over at Deering
PORTLAND — Having been an assistant baseball coach at Deering under head coach Mike Coutts for the past two seasons, Mark Sutton knew immediately that he wanted to replace his former college teammate after Coutts left to take the Scarborough job last September.
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