Major League Baseball
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Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan 'The Man' Musial dies at age 92
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Hall of Famer Stan the Man won seven National League batting titles, was a three-time MVP, made the All-Star team 24 times, and helped the Cardinals capture three World Series championships. Musial, 92, was so revered in St. Louis, two statues of him stand outside Busch Stadium.
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Washington Nationals sign ex-Yankees pitcher Soriano, now have three closers
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After Rafael Soriano declined a a $14 million option for 2013 with the Yankees, the Nats signed him to a $28 million, two-year contract to be their go-to guy in the ninth inning. That gives the Nats three closers, including Drew Storen and Tyler Clippard.
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Baseball Hall of Fame induction 2013: Steroids mar vote for several stars
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With the cloud of steroids shrouding many candidacies, no players were elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame by baseball writers Thursday, the first time voting came up empty since 1996.
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Marvin Miller, dead at 95, revolutionized professional sports
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Miller, the union boss who won free agency for baseball players in 1975, ushering in an era of multimillion-dollar contracts and athletes who switch teams at the drop of a batting helmet, died Tuesday at 95. He had been diagnosed with liver cancer in August.
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Marlins/Blue Jays trade sends most of Miami's high-priced players to Toronto
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The Miami Marlins' spending spree a year ago didn't work, so they went the salary-dumping route again Tuesday, shedding some of their biggest stars and multimillion-dollar salaries in one blockbuster deal.
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MLB honors Jackie Robinson with ballpark tributes
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Players, managers, coaches and umpires all wore No. 42 on Jackie Robinson Day to remember the 65th anniversary of the day he broke baseball's color barrier.
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MLB penalizes Nats GM Rizzo, Rodriguez for confronting umpires
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Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo and catcher Ivan Rodriguez were penalized by Major League Baseball for verbally confronting umpires.
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Jordan Zimmermann snaps skid as Nationals beat Giants 5-2
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Jordan Zimmermann broke his three-game losing streak and Ivan Rodriguez hit a two-run single in the eighth to seal the Nats' 5-2 win Sunday over the Giants.
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