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Their Dream of Landing Shohei Ohtani Was Eaten by a Shark Robert Herjavec’s private jet had just landed at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Friday afternoon when Canadian border control officials rushed on board and started looking around the cabin for one particular passenger. “Is he here?” one of them said, excitedly. “Who?” a confused Herjavec asked. “Ohtani!” the officer responded.

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OT - 2023 NFL thread The NFL rulebook states: “If a ball is fumbled in the field of play, and goes forward into the opponent’s end zone and over the end line or sideline, a touchback is awarded to the defensive team.” ... At the heart of the issue, a source said, is that no one has been able to crystalize what an alternative would be. And if no one cares enough to offer an alternative to the rule, then there won’t be any change to the rule. ...

Sources: Giants, OF Jung Hoo Lee agree on 6-year, $113M deal Free-agent outfielder Jung Hoo Lee has agreed to a six year, $113 million deal with the San Francisco Giants, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday. The deal contains an opt-out after four seasons….

Baseball Primer Newsblog — The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand Royals to sign pitcher Seth Lugo to three year, $45 million deal The Royals are finalizing a deal with right-handed pitcher Seth Lugo, according to beat writer Anne Rogers. Jon Heyman reports the deal is for three years and $45 million. Mark Feinsand reports he can opt out of the deal after 2025. Robert Murray reports the right-hander will receive $15 million in each year of the deal.

Ex-Yankee Cameron Maybin claims team’s no facial-hair rule is ‘wack’, hinders them in free agency Former Yankees outfielder Cameron Maybin believes the club’s rule against facial hair hurts the team when it comes to signing free agents. “This might be an unpopular take to Yankees fans, but you’d be surprised how much more attractive the Yankees would be if they got rid of that facial hair rule,” Maybin, an ex-YES Network announcer, wrote in a post on X Thursday.

Ohtani to defer $68 million per year in unusual arrangement with Dodgers | The Athletic (paywall) Shohei Ohtani’s record-setting 10-year, $700 million deal includes a series of unprecedented deferrals, a person briefed on the terms told The Athletic on Monday.

Their Dream of Landing Shohei Ohtani Was Eaten by a Shark Robert Herjavec’s private jet had just landed at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Friday afternoon when Canadian border control officials rushed on board and started looking around the cabin for one particular passenger. “Is he here?” one of them said, excitedly. “Who?” a confused Herjavec asked. “Ohtani!” the officer responded.

Bob Nightengale says baseball writers ‘have become an embarrassment to the journalism community’ And Nightengale’s pushback proved to be right. Morosi later recanted his report, and Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday.

Baseball Primer Newsblog — The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand Cleveland Guardians sign C Austin Hedges to $4 million deal: Report The Cleveland Guardians and Austin Hedges have reportedly agreed to a reunion, according to MLB insider Jon Heyman. The catcher will return on a $4 million deal. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: December 10, 2023 at 05:29 PM | 0 comment(s) Login to Bookmark Tags: austin hedges, guardians <! -- end mainwrapper -->