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Rays and Mariners Swap 6 Players in 1st Significant Trade of Offseason

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays have completed the first significant trade of the offseason, a six-player swap that sends infielder Brad Miller, first baseman Logan Morrison and pitcher Danny Farquhar to Tampa Bay for pitchers Nathan Karns and C.J. Riefenhauser, and minor league outfielder Boog Powell.

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Royals Reveling in First World Series Title Since 1985

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The jersey that Eric Hosmer wore in the decisive game of the World Series is headed to the Hall of Fame. So is the glove Salvador Perez used, the spikes Lorenzo Cain laced up and the bat that third baseman Mike Moustakas took to the plate.

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Pete Rose Approved to Appear During All-Star Game Events in Cincinnati

Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose has been given the green light to appear on the field with the other Cincy greats during this year’s All-Star Game festivities at Great American Ball Park. He also hopes to meet the new commissioner about a renewed relationship with Major League Baseball sometime in the near future, reports say.

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Los Zetas Cartel Kidnaps Mexican Teen Baseball Team for Ransom, Family Pays Up

Breitbart Texas traveled to the Mexican border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros to recruit citizen journalists willing to risk their lives and expose the cartels silencing their communities. The writers would face certain death at the hands of the Gulf Cartel if pseudonyms were not used. Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles are published in both English and in their original Spanish. This article was written by Reynosa’s “AC Del Angel.”

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Father-Son Combo: Perfect Attendance at School

One Orange County father-and-son combination owns what may be the record for a family’s perfect attendance at school over two generations. Rancho Alamitos High starting catcher Josh Rodney, who just graduated, never missed a day of school in his entire life–the same amazing accomplishment as his father, Tom, according to the Orange County Register.

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Four New Rule Changes for 2015 MLB

Those who deem the pace of baseball glacial will be delighted to hear that Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have plans to melt the time down and expedite the process.

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Tampa Bay Rays Stadium Deal Falls Apart

After months of negotiating terms and conditions to build a new stadium, the St. Petersburg City Council said no to a proposed deal hammered out by Mayor Rick Kriseman and Tampa Bay Rays brass. According to the Tampa Bay Times,

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