BASEBALL

BARRY BONDS, ROGER CLEMENS, SAMMY SOSA AND CURT SCHILLING OUT OF THE HALL OF FAME IN THEIR FINAL YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY

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Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Curt Schilling's chances of getting into the Baseball Hall of Fame took a serious hit when they failed to surpass the 75% vote needed Tuesday to enter the Cooperstown, New York, Enclosure.

The Baseball Writers' Association of America decided not to include any of these four stellar players in MLB history in their tenth and final year of eligibility and will now have to wait for the 16-member Today's Game Era Committee to meet in December of this year and put them on a ballot where only 10 players can be placed and 12 votes are needed to be inducted.

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CARLOS CORREA NET WORTH 2021: HOW MUCH DOES ONE OF MLB'S STARS'S WORTH AS FREE AGENT?

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Puerto Rican shortstop Carlos Correa is the most desired free agent on the MLB open market, to the extent that he preferred to wait until the lockout to subsequently get the biggest deal once transfers are reactivated, although many are wondering what the shortstop's net worth is in 2021.

Correa, 27, made his major league debut in 2015 after the Houston Astros selected him with the first overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft.

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KYLE SEAGER MLB: LONGTIME MARINER FOR 11 SEASONS ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT

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Kyle Seager has announced his retirement, according to a statement posted by his wife on Twitter.

"Today I'm announcing my retirement from Major League Baseball. Thank you to all of my family, friends and fans for following me throughout my career. It's been a wonderful ride but I am unbelievably excited for the next chapter of my life.", he said

Seager made his debut for the Seattle Mariners in 2011 and went on to become a fixture in their infield for a decade, eventually becoming the team's de facto captain.

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TEXAS TAKES 3-GAME SKID INTO MATCHUP WITH TAMPA BAY

Texas Rangers (3-6) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (4-5)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Monday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: TBD Rays: Tyler Glasnow (0-0, .75 ERA, .58 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers enter the game as losers of their last three games.

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MLB PAYROLLS DROP BY $2.5B DURING PANDEMIC

Major League Baseball payrolls plunged to $1.75 billion during the pandemic-shortened season from $4.22 billion, and the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers led with $98.6 million — the smallest for the top spender in 20 years.

Base wages for 40-man rosters tumbled to $1.54 billion, according to information sent from Major League Baseball to teams on Friday night and obtained by The Associated Press. That was down from $3.99 billion in 2019.

Prorated portions of signing bonuses totaled $120.6 million, down slightly from $122.8 million. Earned bonuses fell to $25 million from $26.9 million.

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