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Baseball notebook

MLB checking after report 2017 Astros illegally stole signs

Mike Fiers and three other unidentified people told how the World Series champs used a center-field camera to steal signs.

Could Red Sox and Yankees make blockbuster trade?

The Sox would exchange Mookie Betts for young, affordable talent.

Red Sox to take open-minded approach to bullpen construction

Chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said that he’s open to both having a defined closer or taking a more versatile approach to the position.

No, there is no way out of Dustin Pedroia’s contract

The Red Sox are going to pay Pedroia in 2020, and his salary will count for luxury tax purposes, whether he plays or not.

Baseball notebook
Mets’ Pete Alonso and Astros’ Yordan Alvarez win rookie honors
Alvarez was a unanimous Rookie of the Year in the AL, while Alonso got all but one first-place vote in the NL.

RED SOX NOTEBOOK
Dustin Pedroia intends to resume playing
Two years after suffering a catastrophic knee injury, the Red Sox second baseman is getting ready to get back to work.

Chris Sale has something to prove

Coming off the worst season of his career, the Red Sox star lefty is looking to return to the form that made him a perennial Cy Young candidate from 2012 to 2018.

In the NBA and NFL, free agency is exciting and wild. In MLB, not so much

Baseball free agency subjects its players, teams, and fans to an uncomfortable seat in the waiting room for months.

Dear Chaim Bloom: Keep Mookie, and work your magic on the pitching staff

The knack Bloom had in Tampa for finding talent at bargain prices bodes well for the Red Sox as they try to pare their payroll while remaining competitive.

It’s all about the rotation if Red Sox hope to rebound in 2020

Eduardo Rodriguez had a breakout season in 2019. As for the rest of the rotation, it was a long, forgettable year.

Could this be the year Dwight Evans makes the Hall of Fame?

No player improves in retirement, but some get surges of consideration after they drop from the writer’s ballot as Harold Baines did when he was voted in last year.

Red Sox re-sign six minor league free agents

Among the group is pitcher Austin Maddox, who had a strong big-league debut in 2017 before undergoing shoulder surgery and missing the last two seasons.

Why the GM Meetings could be more active this season

The meetings, which start Monday, are traditionally a primer for deals later in the offseason. Some teams appear ready to pounce early this time.

Chaim Bloom’s time has come at GM Meetings

The meetings will come only 16 days after Bloom joined the Red Sox as chief baseball officer.

Face it, Red Sox fans, you are overrating Mookie Betts a bit

He’s a wonderful player, and it would be great to keep him, but losing him would not be a disaster. Here’s why.

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Sports log

Evansville shocks No. 1 Kentucky at home

Kentucky had been 39-0 at home against unranked, nonconference opponents when ranked No. 1 in the AP poll.

Panthers 5, Bruins 4

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Men’s College Basketball

Evansville stuns No. 1 Kentucky at Rupp Arena, 67-64

Sam Cunliffe scored 17 points, including two free throws with 6.8 seconds remaining, and Evansville stunned No. 1 Kentucky 67-64 on Tuesday night.

NFL NOTEBOOK

NFL invites all 32 teams to Colin Kaepernick workout

The 32-year-old quarterback has not played in the NFL since the 2016 season and has become a powerful symbol of the protest movement that he started among players.

Week 16 game between Patriots and Bills finally has a kickoff time

New England and Buffalo will meet Saturday, Dec. 21 in Foxborough.

Seahawks 27, 49ers 24 (OT)

Seattle shocks Jimmy Garoppolo and San Francisco, dealing the Niners their first loss of the season

Seattle’s Jason Myers delivers 42-yard game-winner late in OT to give Seahawks the win.