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Royals to keep looking overseas for talent After adding Yasuhiko Yabuta to their bullpen, the Kansas City Royals hope to attract more international talent.

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Minaya says Mets won’t trade shortstop Reyes The Mets need pitching and they’d love to land Johan Santana. Not enough to trade star shortstop Jose Reyes, though.

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La Russa Pleads Guilty to DUI WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa pleaded guilty to driving under the influence Wednesday, eight months after police found him asleep inside his running sport utility vehicle at a stop light and smelling of alcohol. […]

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Kendall signs $4.25M contract with Brewers Read full story for latest details.

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Yankees and Twins Start Talks on Santana Hank Steinbrenner, the senior vice president for the Yankees, stressed that the discussions with Minnesota about trying to obtain pitcher Johan Santana were at an early stage.

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Indians’ Lara remains in critical condition Doctors examining Cleveland Indians reliever Juan Lara found he had a spinal fracture, plus severe brain trauma from a weekend car accident.

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Raines and Justice Head Hall Candidates Tim Raines and David Justice head 11 first-time candidates on the baseball writers? 2008 Hall of Fame ballot, joining Mark McGwire, Rich Gossage, Jim Rice and 11 other holdovers.

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Yankees, Twins discuss trade for Santana (AP) The New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins have started trade talks involving Johan Santana. Yankees senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner said Monday that discussions are ongoing but it was too early to tell whether they would lead to a deal. He did […]

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Lara hospitalized in Dominican Republic Indians reliever Juan Lara was involved in a serious car accident in the Dominican Republic that left him hospitalized with unknown injuries, a team spokesman said Sunday night. Lara was returning from a winter league game Saturday night in San Pedro de Macoris when the sports utility vehicle he […]

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Free agent pitcher Kennedy dies Free agent pitcher Kennedy dies Free agent pitcher Joe Kennedy, most recently of the Blue Jays, died early Friday while at home in Florida of an undetermined cause. He was 28.

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