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 Blanton pitched as a reliever for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the
Kansas City Royals last year after spending the majority of his
career as a starter.
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Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish is under investigation by Major
League Baseball after his brother's arrest in Japan for operating an
illegal gambling ring that took bets on MLB and Nippon Professional
Baseball games.
Sho Darvish was arrested in Osaka, Japan, in October after a
yearlong investigation, the Japan Times reported. There was no
indication than any of the bets involved Rangers games.
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The New York Yankees reached contract agreements with right-hander
Nathan Eovaldi and shortstop Didi Gregorius.
The Yankees avoided arbitration with Eovaldi with a one-year,
non-guaranteed contract. No financial terms were immediately
available.
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The first pitch of the 2016 MLB season is scheduled to be thrown
April 3 at PNC Park, where the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis
Cardinals open at 1:05 p.m ET.
The 2016 regular season ends Oct. 2 with a full slate of games
scheduled to start simultaneously at 3 p.m. ET.
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Pete Rose describes his playing days as a Hall of Fame career, and
the Cincinnati Reds are ready to validate baseball's hits leader by
inducting him into the team's hall of fame.
With the permission of Major League Baseball, the Reds will welcome
Rose into their 85-member Hall of Fame and erect a statue of Rose
outside Bank of America Ballpark at a later date. His No. 14 will be
retired by the team.
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A settlement was reached in the Garber vs. Major League Baseball
lawsuit, avoiding trial.
No details were immediately available, but the result of the suit
filed in New York could be single-team streaming options -- rather
than a package offering of all 30 teams -- for purchase as early as
the 2016 season. The lawsuit argued that MLB violates federal
antitrust law by assigning its teams exclusive local broadcast
territories. (Editing by Frank Pingue)
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