BASEBALL

NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAM DROPS OUT OF SHOHEI OHTANI RACE, LEAVING FOUR TEAMS AS "FINALISTS"

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There's still a lot of time and a lot of mystery left regarding Shohei Ohtani's next MLB team. At this point, anything seems possible, including a re-signing with the Los Angeles Angels.

But while several teams still have hope that they can land the two-time AL MVP, it appears that one team has dropped out of the most anticipated free agent sweepstakes the sport has seen in quite some time.

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FANS CRITICIZE THE NEW YORK YANKEES AFTER RELEASING A STATEMENT REGARDING HENRY KISSINGER'S DEATH

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Controversial former Secretary of State, national security advisor, and diplomat Henry Kissinger died aged 100 years on November 29, sparking reactions around the world from paying respect to his career and honoring his work, and people cheering on his death and labeling him a war criminal.

Kissinger's legacy is a complicated one, and the sports world is not a stranger to it, as the New York Yankees released a statement lamenting his death, labeling him as a 'friend of the organization' and a 'frequent guest for the Steinbrenner family and Yankee Stadium' over the years.

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BRAVES SUPERSTAR RONALD ACUÑA JR. CLAIMS HIS FIRST NL MVP AWARD

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Ronald Acuña Jr. on Thursday was rewarded for his groundbreaking 2023 season -- he picked up the first National League MVP award of his still-young career.

Acuña beat out the Los Angeles Dodgers tandem of Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman in a unanimous vote to pick up MVP honors. He led the Atlanta Braves to a 104-win regular season on the strength of a ridiculous campaign at the plate -- one that reconceptualized what can be possible for a major league hitter to achieve in one season.

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SAN DIEGO PADRES OWNER PETER SEIDLER DIES AT 63

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Peter Seidler loved to dream out loud about a World Series parade for his San Diego Padres and their long-suffering fans. He spent that way, too, fearlessly committing hundreds of millions of dollars toward trying to bring his adopted hometown its first major title.

The owner and chairman of the club, Seidler dismissed the notion that San Diego was a small market and constantly redirected questions about how the Padres could sustain their big-spending ways on players like Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts and Fernando Tatis Jr.

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BALTIMORE’S GUNNAR HENDERSON AND ARIZONA’S CORBIN CARROLL UNANIMOUS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR WINNERS

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Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson and Arizona’s Corbin Carroll were the types of exciting players Major League Baseball hoped for when it tweaked its rules to encourage athleticism.

The young stars were rewarded Monday by being voted unanimous winners of the sport’s Rookie of the Year awards.

Henderson won the American League honor and Carroll the National League award after they both used used power, speed and defense to help their teams reach the playoffs just two years after 110-loss seasons.

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