2018 – Winners of the Gold Glove Award are announced. C Yadier Molina wins his 9th and LF Alex Gordon and 3B Nolan Arenado both win their 6th. There are also six first-time winners, including 1B Freddie Freeman who ends up in a rare, but not unprecedented, tie with Anthony Rizzo.

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2018 – Winners of the Gold Glove Award are announced. C Yadier Molina wins his 9th and LF Alex Gordon and 3B Nolan Arenado both win their 6th. There are also six first-time winners, including 1B Freddie Freeman who ends up in a rare, but not unprecedented, tie with Anthony Rizzo.

Five million fans turn out for the Cubs’ World Series victory parade in downtown Chicago, IL, 108 years in the making. The Chicago River is dyed in blue to celebrate the long-awaited title.

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Five million fans turn out for the Cubs’ World Series victory parade in downtown Chicago, IL, 108 years in the making. The Chicago River is dyed in blue to celebrate the long-awaited title.

The Diamondbacks hire Torey Lovullo as their new manager. It is his first official managing job in the majors, but he filled in ably with the Red Sox when John Farrell was fighting cancer during the second half of 2015.

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The Diamondbacks hire Torey Lovullo as their new manager. It is his first official managing job in the majors, but he filled in ably with the Red Sox when John Farrell was fighting cancer during the second half of 2015.

Eddie Carnett, the Oldest Living MLB Player dies in Ringling, OK, a couple of weeks after turning 100. His title passes on to 98-year-old Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr.

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Eddie Carnett, the Oldest Living MLB Player dies in Ringling, OK, a couple of weeks after turning 100. His title passes on to 98-year-old Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr.

Winners of the Gold Glove Awards in Major League Baseball are announced. In the National League, C Yadier Molina of the Cardinals is a winner for the seventh straight year, while in the American League, the Orioles and Royals combine to claim six of the nine awards.

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Winners of the Gold Glove Awards in Major League Baseball are announced. In the National League, C Yadier Molina of the Cardinals is a winner for the seventh straight year, while in the American League, the Orioles and Royals combine to claim six of the nine awards.

The Mets and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment announce the launch of a five-year multimedia marketing partnership. WOR (710 AM) will become the team’s flagship radio station, replacing WFAN (660 AM), which will now be broadcasting Yankee games after carrying the Amazins’ for the past 26 years.

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The Mets and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment announce the launch of a five-year multimedia marketing partnership. WOR (710 AM) will become the team’s flagship radio station, replacing WFAN (660 AM), which will now be broadcasting Yankee games after carrying the Amazins’ for the past 26 years.

The recently retired Mariano Rivera is named the Comeback Player of the Year in the American League, while Francisco Liriano wins the award in the National League. Liriano had won in the 2010 AL and becomes the second player to win it in each loop, after Rick Sutcliffe.

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The recently retired Mariano Rivera is named the Comeback Player of the Year in the American League, while Francisco Liriano wins the award in the National League. Liriano had won in the 2010 AL and becomes the second player to win it in each loop, after Rick Sutcliffe.

Jim Thome returns to the Phillies, inking a $1.25 million, one-year contract with the team as a free agent. The 41 year-old slugger, who hit .256 with 15 homers that included his 600th career round-tripper with the Twins and the Indians last season, had successfully completed three seasons of his six-year $85 million deal in his first stint with the club before being traded the White Sox in 2005 for Aaron Rowand and two southpaw pitching prospects, Gio Gonzalez and Daniel Haigwood.

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Jim Thome returns to the Phillies, inking a $1.25 million, one-year contract with the team as a free agent. The 41 year-old slugger, who hit .256 with 15 homers that included his 600th career round-tripper with the Twins and the Indians last season, had successfully completed three seasons of his six-year $85 million deal in his first stint with the club before being traded the White Sox in 2005 for Aaron Rowand and two southpaw pitching prospects, Gio Gonzalez and Daniel Haigwood.

Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson dies in Thousand Oaks, California at 76. Nicknamed “Captain Hook” for his tendency to remove his starting pitchers early in the game – now standard practice – he was the first manager to win over 100 games in a season in both leagues, and the first to lead teams from both leagues to World Championships, doing so with Cincinnati in 1975 and 1976, and with Detroit in 1984.

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Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson dies in Thousand Oaks, California at 76. Nicknamed “Captain Hook” for his tendency to remove his starting pitchers early in the game – now standard practice – he was the first manager to win over 100 games in a season in both leagues, and the first to lead teams from both leagues to World Championships, doing so with Cincinnati in 1975 and 1976, and with Detroit in 1984.

Less than a week after being named the World Series MVP, Edgar Renteria is let go by the San Francisco Giants, who buy out his option for next season. Bothered by frequent injuries over recent years, Renteria is contemplating retirement but will come back to play for the Cincinnati Reds in 2011.

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Less than a week after being named the World Series MVP, Edgar Renteria is let go by the San Francisco Giants, who buy out his option for next season. Bothered by frequent injuries over recent years, Renteria is contemplating retirement but will come back to play for the Cincinnati Reds in 2011.