Back on Dec. 22, an arbitrator reduced Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer’s suspension, which was issued under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy, from 324 games to 194 games. (Bauer’s suspension remains the longest the league has ever imposed under the policy.) In accordance with Rule 2(c), the Dodgers were given a two-week window to either reinstate Bauer to their roster or to release him outright.

Said two-week window

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We’re now into December, and the Winter Meetings are just around the bend. In terms of free agents and trade candidates, all the major names remain on the board, but that could change in the coming days. Given that assumed momentum, it’s time to check in on the daily supply of MLB rumors. Let’s do that now. 

Astros’ reluctance may open up Verlander market

It figures that the incumbent Houston Astros would have the edge

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The Atlanta Braves are World Series champions and now baseball is in the middle of its first work stoppage since the 1994-95 strike. MLB and the MLBPA were unable to agree to a new collective bargaining agreement prior to the Dec. 1 deadline, so the owners locked out the players, and spring training has been delayed. The regular season will soon be in jeopardy.

Throughout the offseason the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you

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Last week, Major League Baseball’s 30 team owners voted unanimously to lock out the players. The MLB offseason has, as a result, come to a pause. Teams are not permitted to sign free agents, or to trade players who are part of the union during the work stoppage. (Minor-league players can still be traded.) It could be some time, then, until the fates of Carlos Correa, Freddie Freeman, and the other top remaining free

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Every so often we get hit with a sports day that leaves us with difficult choices and an overwhelming number of games to keep up with. I’m talking about the sports equinox, a day in which all four major men’s sports leagues are in action.

Lucky of all of us, that is taking place today, Thursday, Oct. 21 Tonight, the NFL, MLB, NHL and NBA all have games taking place. There will be no

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In one of the tightest MVP races in recent memory, FOX Sports Films, in association with Major League Baseball have partnered to produce an original documentary special entitled, “The Race: Quest For Baseball’s MVP

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Former Major League pitcher Mike Montgomery made waves in the Korean Baseball Organization on Friday, as he was ejected from a game before flying into a rage that saw him throw a rosin bag and hit an umpire. Montgomery, a member of the 2016 Chicago Cubs’ World Series-winning team, currently plays for the KBO’s Samsung Lions.

Montgomery was ejected from Friday’s game after a warning about the KBO’s 12-second

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Major League Baseball will hold the much-ballyhooed “Field of Dreams Game” in Dyersville, Iowa between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox on Thursday night. The game is a living tribute to the iconic 1989 film “Field of Dreams” that starred Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Amy Madigan, and Ray Liotta that was in part an exploration of baseball nostalgia. 

While opinions vary on how effective the movie is, there’s no disputing

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Pick: SS Marcelo Mayer, Eastlake HS (California) ($8,415,300 slot value)

Mayer to the Pirates is not a lock but it is the most likely outcome at this point. Pittsburgh is said to be zeroing in on hitters (so not Jack Leiter or Kumar Rocker) and our R.J. Anderson ranked Mayer the No. 1 prospect in the draft class. Here’s a snippet of his scouting report:

His boosters within the industry believe that he’s the

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On the second pitch he saw Tuesday night against Cleveland (CLE-LAA GameTracker), Los Angeles Angels DH/resting starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani homered for the 14th time this season to extend his major league lead in that category. Here’s a look: 

That’s a 94 mph fastball from Zach Plesac turned into a 440 foot home run to center that left the bat at 111.9 mph. At this writing, Ohtani’s 14 homers leads by two over a pack

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