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All-Star outfielder Michael Bourn agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract with the Cleveland Indians, MLB.com reported, citing an unidentified person familiar with the situation.
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Rafael Soriano, Hiroki Kuroda and Nick Swisher rejected $13.3 million qualifying offers from the New York Yankees and Josh Hamilton turned down an equivalent bid from the Texas Rangers as all chose to be free agents.
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The Atlanta Braves signed outfielder B.J. Upton to a five-year contract that may be the biggest for a free agent in franchise history.
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Free-agent outfielder B.J. Upton agreed to a $75 million, five-year contract with the Atlanta Braves, the Associated Press reported, citing a person familiar with the negotiations.
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Johan Santana pitched five scoreless innings and David Wright drove in the lone run as the New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 1-0 in their first game of the Major League Baseball season.
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The New York Yankees didn’t make a move in the week before Major League Baseball’s trade deadline for the first time since 2002, while the sport’s six division leaders all bolstered their rosters for a postseason push.
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New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes was placed on the 15-day disabled list today with a left hamstring strain, a move that will keep Major League Baseball’s leading hitter out of next week’s All-Star Game.
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The Boston Red Sox acquired infielder Mike Aviles from the Kansas City Royals as the Major League Baseball trade deadline approached today.
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Albert Pujols hit his first home run since joining the Los Angeles Angels with a $240 million contract, ending the longest regular-season drought of his Major League Baseball career at 110 at-bats.
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Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish and St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese got the final positions on the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star rosters after they won the most votes from fans.
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