The New York Yankees and the Worst Contracts in the MLB for 2012– a Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

This baseball season there have been some monstrous contracts, and in a change of pace, none were by the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox. The two biggest free agent prizes were Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder. Pujols signed a ten-year deal worth $254 million with the Los...

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MLB Roundup: Cespedes draws big interest, Andrus agrees to new deal (Yahoo! Sports)

Free agent outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is being pursued by multiple major-league teams, though his preference appears to be the Miami Marlins. "It would be good (to play here)," Cespedes told reporters at Miami International Airport Tuesday, a day before his scheduled...

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Major League Baseball Managers with the Most World Series Championships: A Fan’s Look (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

These are the MLB managers who have won the World Series the most times. This is a list that I like a lot because I have been a New York Yankees fan since I was a kid, well over 40 years ago. Four of the managers on the list won all of their championships as managers of the New York...

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Best of showcase: Dominican Republic’s Jairo Beras and Venezuela’s Franklin Barreto stand out (Yahoo! Sports)

MLB's inaugural event gives prospects from these two fertile countries a chance to display skills in front of scouts.

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MLB 2012 New York Yankees Home Schedule at Yankee Stadium (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The New York Yankees have much to get excited about this season at Yankee Stadium. Many memories were made in 2011 and plenty more will be created this upcoming season. Will this be the year the Yankees claim the American League championship?

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Marlins’ Jose Reyes has televised haircut (AP)

Along with a new uniform, Jose Reyes has a new, close-cropped look. The All-Star shortstop had his dreadlocks trimmed during a nationally televised haircut Friday on the MLB Network. "A little bit lighter. It's going to take me a couple of days to get used to it," Reyes said. He left the New York Mets in December for a $106 million, six-year contract with the Miami Marlins.

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Top MLB Home Run Hitters Born in New Jersey: Fan’s Review (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

There have been many very good home run hitters born in New Jersey . Adjacent to the state of New York, which is home to the New York Yankees and New York Mets, New Jersey is the birthplace of over 400 MLB players. Here's a look at the top 10 home run hitters with a hometown in...

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2012 MLB Season Predictions: Fan Opinion (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Pitchers and catchers begin reporting this month beginning Feb. 19 th and that means that we are one step closer to the beginning of the 2012 season. Most of the big free agents have signed deals (except for Roy Oswalt who still remains available at the time of this writing) and...

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Five Arguments Against an MLB Salary Cap: Fan Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Major League Baseball had the fifth-highest attendance in league history in 2011. With exciting finishes to the season and the best baseball players on the planet, MLB is poised to continue its money-making ways for 2012. A new collective bargaining agreement was signed in November...

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MLB Roundup: Oswalt meets with Rangers officials (Yahoo! Sports)

Lunch went well for Roy Oswalt and the Texas Rangers in a Monday face-to-face meeting, according to an ESPN.com report. Oswalt, his wife, Nicole, and agent, Bob Garber, met Rangers general manager Jon Daniels and CEO and president Nolan Ryan.

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