2018 – The Giants pick their new President of Baseball Operations from the ranks of their bitter rivals, the Dodgers, hiring Farhan Zaidi, who has been L.A.’s General Manager for the past four years. The team has never missed the postseason during his tenure.

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2018 – The Giants pick their new President of Baseball Operations from the ranks of their bitter rivals, the Dodgers, hiring Farhan Zaidi, who has been L.A.’s General Manager for the past four years. The team has never missed the postseason during his tenure.

2016 – The Rockies hire former San Diego Padres manager Bud Black to be their new skipper. A year ago, Black had been selected by the Nationals to manage them, but the two sides had been unable to come to terms on salary.

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2016 – The Rockies hire former San Diego Padres manager Bud Black to be their new skipper. A year ago, Black had been selected by the Nationals to manage them, but the two sides had been unable to come to terms on salary.

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ROOT Sports Houston, jointly owned by AT&T and DirecTV, is given the green light by a local judge to take over programming from failing Comcast SportsNet Houston which had countersued the Astros and the Houston Rockets. 

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2014 – ROOT Sports Houston, jointly owned by AT&T and DirecTV, is given the green light by a local judge to take over programming from failing Comcast SportsNet Houston which had countersued the Astros and the Houston Rockets. 

Winners of the Silver Slugger Award are announced. There is a massive turnover over 2013, as in the American League, only OF Mike Trout retains his title, while in the National League, OF Andrew McCutchen and SS Ian Desmond are the sole holdovers. First time winners include rookie 1B Jose Abreu and batting champion Jose Altuve at 2B in the NL, while 2B Neil Walker and World Series hero P Madison Bumgarner are among the first-time winners in the NL.

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Winners of the Silver Slugger Award are announced. There is a massive turnover over 2013, as in the American League, only OF Mike Trout retains his title, while in the National League, OF Andrew McCutchen and SS Ian Desmond are the sole holdovers. First time winners include rookie 1B Jose Abreu and batting champion Jose Altuve at 2B in the NL, while 2B Neil Walker and World Series hero P Madison Bumgarner are among the first-time winners in the NL.

The Dodgers announce their new general will be Zaidi Farhan, the former Director of Baseball Operations and assistant GM of the A’s. The MIT graduate, the first Muslim to hold the position for any American professional sports franchise, joins the team’s overhauled front office, which also includes the recent hired Andrew Friedman as the president of baseball operations and Josh Byrnes as the senior vice president of baseball operations.

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The Dodgers announce their new general will be Zaidi Farhan, the former Director of Baseball Operations and assistant GM of the A’s. The MIT graduate, the first Muslim to hold the position for any American professional sports franchise, joins the team’s overhauled front office, which also includes the recent hired Andrew Friedman as the president of baseball operations and Josh Byrnes as the senior vice president of baseball operations.

2013 – There are nine first-time winners among the recipients of the Silver Slugger Award for 2013. 1B Paul Goldschmidt and Chris Davis are among the first-time honorees, while 2B Robinson Cano wins the award for the fourth straight year.

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2013 – There are nine first-time winners among the recipients of the Silver Slugger Award for 2013. 1B Paul Goldschmidt and Chris Davis are among the first-time honorees, while 2B Robinson Cano wins the award for the fourth straight year.

Veteran pitcher Jamie Moyer, two weeks shy of his 48th birthday and playing in the Dominican League for Escogido, reinjures the left elbow which kept him out of action for the last three months of the past season. He has to leave the game after two innings in what appears to be the final appearance of a truly remarkable career. However, he will make a comeback and appear briefly in the major leagues in 2012.

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Veteran pitcher Jamie Moyer, two weeks shy of his 48th birthday and playing in the Dominican League for Escogido, reinjures the left elbow which kept him out of action for the last three months of the past season. He has to leave the game after two innings in what appears to be the final appearance of a truly remarkable career. However, he will make a comeback and appear briefly in the major leagues in 2012.

Former top prospect Matt Bush, the top pick of the 2004 amateur draft who flamed out as a shortstop then suffered a career-threatening injury while trying to convert to pitching during a minor league career marred by a number of off-field incidents, is one step closer to finally making it to the majors as the Tampa Bay Rays add him to their major league roster. He made only made 10 appearances on the mound this season, reaching Class A, but has shown a very live arm in his limited time on the mound, striking out 36 against only 14 hits and 5 walks in 21 innings so far in his career.

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Former top prospect Matt Bush, the top pick of the 2004 amateur draft who flamed out as a shortstop then suffered a career-threatening injury while trying to convert to pitching during a minor league career marred by a number of off-field incidents, is one step closer to finally making it to the majors as the Tampa Bay Rays add him to their major league roster. He made only made 10 appearances on the mound this season, reaching Class A, but has shown a very live arm in his limited time on the mound, striking out 36 against only 14 hits and 5 walks in 21 innings so far in his career.

The Diamondbacks exercise their $8.5 million option on the 2006 Cy Young Award winner, Brandon Webb. The 30 year-old right-handed starter, who underwent shoulder surgery in August, was shut down after pitching just four innings on Opening Day and did not retake the mound for the duration of the season.

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The Diamondbacks exercise their $8.5 million option on the 2006 Cy Young Award winner, Brandon Webb. The 30 year-old right-handed starter, who underwent shoulder surgery in August, was shut down after pitching just four innings on Opening Day and did not retake the mound for the duration of the season.