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Clayton Kershaw has spent 14 years as a Los Angeles Dodgers icon. He's unclear if that will continue for a 15th and beyond.
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Rays promote and extend GM Erik Neander
The Athletic
The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a multiyear contract extension with general manager Erik Neander and promoted him to their president of baseball operations, the club announced on Wednesday.
Tampa Bay Rays promote top prospect Josh Lowe
Sportsnaut
The Tampa Bay Rays promoted top outfield prospect Josh Lowe from Triple-A Durham on Wednesday.
3 best Serie A signings of the summer transfer window
Clutch Points
Serie A has been largely dominated by Juventus in the last decade, but a strong showing by Inter Milan last year has stopped Juventus for winning the title 10 years in a row. After an exciting season, the summer was equally exciting, with many teams trying to join the battle for a wide-open title race. Here are the three best signings by Italian clubs this summer:
Neymar’s leaked PSG contract reveals absurd ‘friendly’ bonus worth $10.4 million
Clutch Points
The leaked current contract of Neymar with Paris Saint-Germain includes a unique clause stating he will be paid an extra bonus for just being “friendly.”
Top candidates Steve Cohen and the Mets should pursue to lead baseball operations
The Athletic
The Mets’ top priority this offseason must be to hire a new leader of baseball operations, and owner Steve Cohen must be prepared to make whomever he appoints the highest-paid executive in Major League Baseball history. In my view, he should pursue three candidates: Theo Epstein, Erik Neander and Derek Falvey. Landing a top candidate will be key if Cohen truly wants world championship-caliber teams on a perennial basis.
The Nominees for MLB’s Most Underrated Players of the 2021 Season
Bleacher Report
Enough about Shohei Ohtani, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr. already. It's about time some of the lesser-hyped stars in Major League Baseball got their due credit.
Adam Wainwright Intends To Pitch In 2022
MLB Trade Rumors
The Cardinals have gotten fantastic work from Adam Wainwright for the bulk of his career, and that’s again been the case in 2021. Despite having just turned 40 years old, the veteran right-hander has been one of the better pitchers in the National League. With no signs of diminishing effectiveness, Wainwright intends to return for the 2022 season, he tells Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat (Twitter link).
Liverpool Passed on Florian Neuhaus at £21M
LiverPool Offside
Following Gini Wijnaldum’s departure early in the summer, Liverpool were linked with a series of potential midfield replacements only to in the end decide to head into the 2021-22 season with the players they already had at the club.
Barcelona Boss Ronald Koeman Breaks His Silence On Riqui Puig and Samuel Umtiti
Heavy
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has finally opened up and offered his thoughts on French defender Samuel Umtiti and young midfielder Riqui Puig.
Braves’ Charlie Morton agrees to $20 million extension for 2022 season with club option for 2023
CBS Sports
The Braves and starting pitcher Charlie Morton have agreed to a one-year, $20 million extension that will keep the right-hander with the club through the 2022 season. There's also a $20 million club option for the 2023 season. The deal was announced by the Braves Monday afternoon.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. puts Guerrero’s in rare dad-son club
MLB.com Sept 6: Blue Jays 8, Yankees 0 — Guerreros join Fielders Vladimir Guerrero Jr. continues to make history with his breakout 2021 season, and…
MLB Power Rankings: The NL West battle up top continues and the Motivation Index makes its debut
The Athletic
It’s the home stretch of the MLB season. These are the games that thousands of people throughout the industry have been working toward for months. All they wanted was to be in a position where these games still matter.
Manchester United interested in Declan Rice deal next season
ESPN
Manchester United remain keen on West Ham United's Declan Rice despite deciding against investing in a midfielder this summer, sources have told ESPN.
Laporta reportedly tried to sign Neymar for Barcelona after being elected
Barca Blaugranes
If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that Joan Laporta is good at taking big shots and making promises. A report from Sport this morning detailed how once he was elected, Joan Laporta made an effort to resign an old friend and bring him back to the Camp Nou.
Blue Jays reportedly unsuccessful in attempt to extend Marcus Semien
Yardbarker
The Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly been unsuccessful in their attempt to extend Marcus Semien's contract, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.
Marcus Semien, Robbie Ray Contract Extensions Interest Blue Jays
Bleacher Report
The Toronto Blue Jays are interested in keeping second baseman Marcus Semien and starting pitcher Robbie Ray around long-term.
Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman had MLB fans in awe with his incredibly heads-up, diving tag at third
For The Win
Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman has only won one Gold Glove so far in his seven years in Major League Baseball but I think after what he did in Saturday win over the Nationals they might as well send him his second Gold Glove right now because this play below was incredible.
Authorities halt Brazil-Argentina after EPL-based players break quarantine
The Score
Brazilian health officials stormed onto the pitch to stop the country's World Cup qualifier against Argentina on Sunday because three Argentinians apparently broke COVID-19 regulations.
Gio Reyna can play for one of the five best teams in the world
Sporting News
U.S. national team midfielder Gio Reyna has the potential that will allow him to "play for one of the best five teams in the world", says one of his former coaches.
Cards have 2022 offer ready for Adam Wainwright if he returns
The Score
Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina made their 300th start as a battery on Friday, and it's very possible the duo will raise that total next summer.
Red Sox Claim Geoff Hartlieb From Mets
MLB Trade Rumors
The Red Sox announced that right-hander Geoff Hartlieb has been claimed off waivers from the Mets. Hartlieb has been assigned to Boston’s Triple-A affiliate in Worcester.
Ex-Angels GM Billy Eppler is becoming an agent
Larry Brown Sports
It wasn’t that long ago that Billy Eppler was a highly-rated front office figure in baseball. It seems now he’s given up on that line of work to move to the other side of the negotiating table.
Fabrizio Romano says don’t count out Bayern Munich in race for Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland
Bavarian Football Works
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano (aka Mr. Here We Go!) made an appearance on Sport1 journalist Florian Plettenberg’s Meine Bayern-Woche podcast and said not to count out Bayern Munich in the race to sign Borussia Dortmund star striker Erling Haaland next summer.
Luuk de Jong explains why Ronald Koeman wanted him at Barcelona
Barca Blaugranes
New Barcelona signing Luuk de Jong has been talking about his move to the Camp Nou and why Ronald Koeman opted to bring him in on deadline day from Sevilla.
Trevor Bauer’s leave extended as he awaits district attorney decision
Larry Brown Sports
Trevor Bauer has not pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers since June 28, and the right-hander is highly unlikely to play again this season.
Angels Release Jose Iglesias
MLB Trade Rumors
The Angels announced they’ve released shortstop José Iglesias. The move clears active and 40-man roster space for right-hander Janson Junk, whose previously-reported promotion to the majors has now been made official.
Big moves may be on tap for these 6 MLB teams
MLB.com
As the 2021 Mets, Cardinals and Padres can all tell you, making a big offseason move doesn’t guarantee you the top spot in the division standings.