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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Detroit Tigers aren’t done shopping this offseason, and a quiet Monday could set the stage for a flurry of Tigers activity Tuesday.  Join MLive.com’s James Schmehl and Chris Iott for the latest news and developments during Day 2 of baseball’s annual winter meetings at the Gaylord Opryland hotel. We’ll be in and out of the comments all day, so feel free to drop us a comment…

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As these action-packed photos by David Swayze show, the California couple really knocked one out of the park with their epic announcement method. “I’ve photographed several gender reveals in the past, but nothing has compared to this,” Swayze told The Huffington Post. “The energy at the field was amazing,” he added. “Both families were extremely excited for the reveal. As soon as that ball broke, and powder went everywhere, the…

WHEN the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Zack Greinke to a six-year, $147m contract in December 2012, it looked like yet another example of a Major League Baseball (MLB) team comically overpaying a free-agent pitcher. Over three years had passed since Mr Greinke’s last truly outstanding season, and his fastball was already slowing down. Nonetheless, he received the biggest deal ever for a right-handed pitcher, which would run until he reached…

The Cincinnati Reds agreed to trade hard-throwing closer Aroldis Chapman to the Los Angeles Dodgers, pending approval of medical records, a source said Monday. But a domestic abuse allegation against Chapman may hold up the deal. Chapman, a 27-year-old lefthander, is eligible for free agency after next year’s World Series. He threw the 62 fastest pitches in the big leagues this year, ranging from 103.92 mph to 102.36 mph, according…

Major League Baseball’s annual Winter Meetings are underway this week in Nashville, Tennessee. These meetings, where baseball executives get together under one roof, traditionally herald in baseball’s silly season of awarding whopper like contracts to the available crop of premium free agents. This year, even before the meetings began, the aptly named David Price kicked off the festivities by inking a seven-year $217 million contract with the Boston Red Sox….

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Baseball’s top executives have all gathered at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tenn. this week for one purpose: To talk baseball. Which means rumors are swirling and moves are bound to be made. MLB Network will have wall-to-wall coverage of this year’s winter meetings, but there’s plenty of off-the-record conversations taking place behind the scenes. Join MLive.com’s James Schmehl and Chris Iott following the latest news…

ENLARGE BENTONVILLE, Ark.—Fifteen Pepsi PEP -0.39 % workers flew here from three cities to play Wal-Mart WMT 1.41 % on a rain-soaked baseball field in a small public park. The crowd went wild as one of Pepsi’s batters faced down the bowler, swung his bat at what could have been a pace bowl, or leg spinner or even an off spinner—but probably not a googly or a flipper. He missed….

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Baseball’s top executives have all gathered at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tenn. this week for one purpose: To talk baseball. Which means rumors are swirling and moves are bound to be made. MLB Network will have wall-to-wall coverage of this year’s winter meetings, but there’s plenty of off-the-record conversations taking place behind the scenes. Join MLive.com’s James Schmehl and Chris Iott following the latest news…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Baseball’s top executives have all gathered at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tenn. this week for one purpose: To talk baseball. Which means rumors are swirling and moves are bound to be made. MLB Network will have wall-to-wall coverage of this year’s winter meetings, but there’s plenty of off-the-record conversations taking place behind the scenes. Join MLive.com’s James Schmehl and Chris Iott at noon today to…

0 Shares print NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For a second straight year, no veteran committee candidates were deemed worthy of baseball’s Hall of Fame. The Pre-Integration Era Committee weighed the merits of six players, three executives and one of the game’s pioneers, all of whom made their mark before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947. None of the 10 received the 12 of 16 votes (75 percent) necessary for…

Pro sports hold lots of lessons for business. Many business leaders will use the language of sports and stories from sports when they talk with employees and colleagues about hard work, competition, winning and losing outcomes and the like. Another parallel came up during my discussion last week with Chris Park, Major League Baseball’s top executive for growth, strategy and international, for the story Sunday about business opportunities that are…

Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. has served as one of baseball’s best ambassadors both as a player and in retirement. Now, Major League Baseball is enlisting Ripken to help unite youth baseball and softball organizations to create more interest in the sports. During a news conference at the Winter Meetings Monday afternoon, Ripken was named special adviser to the commissioner on youth programs and outreach. Ripken will work…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Baseball’s top executives have all gathered at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tenn. this week for one purpose: To talk baseball. Which means rumors are swirling and moves are bound to be made. MLB Network will have wall-to-wall coverage of this year’s winter meetings, but there’s plenty of off-the-record conversations taking place behind the scenes. Join MLive.com’s James Schmehl and Chris Iott at noon today to…

0 Shares print NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For a second straight year, no veteran committee candidates were deemed worthy of baseball’s Hall of Fame. The Pre-Integration Era Committee weighed the merits of six players, three executives and one of the game’s pioneers, all of whom made their mark before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947. None of the 10 received the 12 of 16 votes (75 percent) necessary for…

The Cedar Grove varsity baseball coaching staff is set after two new assistant coaches were approved during a Nov. 17 Board of Education meeting. Head coach Randy Nelson, who replaced former head coach Mike Valenzano after he was relieved of coaching duties, named Thomas “TJ” Jones and Michael Risimini as his assistant coaches for the 2016 spring season. “I was really happy both of those guys were willing to come…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — David Price flashed his smile for the cameras, modeled his new Boston Red Sox jersey, then joked about his postseason record. The highest-paid pitcher in baseball history has started eight postseason games. He has won none of them. “I guess I was just saving my postseason wins for the Red Sox,” Price said at his introductory news conference Friday in Boston. And then Price could take his…

Forty years ago this month, Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck and general manager Roland Hemond set up a table in the lobby of the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, Florida, with an “Open for Business Anytime” sign and made four trades in an hour that involved Mickey Lolich, Rusty Staub and Ralph Garr. That was baseball’s last winter meetings before free agency. The average salary was just under $45,000 a…

– Photo: Paul Buchanan (SuwanneeSports.com) Local youth participate in recreation department soccer. Pictured from left: Lane Durden, Uziel Jahuey and Landon Chapman. Posted: Monday, December 7, 2015 8:00 am Baseball, soccer win over football in rec department programs By Carl McKinney carl.mckinney@gaflnews.com SuwanneeDemocrat.com Times have changed since the day when Suwannee Parks and Recreation Director Greg Scott remembers a parent refusing to let his son sign up for soccer. “You…