Prince Fielder never thought it could happen, but it did. The Prince appeared at a Comerica Park news conference to announce his $214 million, nine-year contract, the fourth-largest deal in baseball history. “It’s awesome,” Fielder said.
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The Washington Nationals held a news conference Wednesday at their ballpark to show off their most significant offseason acquisition and pat themselves on the back for locking him down with a big contract. No, not Prince Fielder. Gio Gonzalez. More than a month after joining Washington in a trade from Oakland, and 1 1/2 weeks after agreeing to a $42 million, five-year deal, Gonzalez made it official…
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In the span of a week, the Detroit Tigers and their championship-starved owner Mike Ilitch went from figuring out a short-term fix to Victor Martinez’s season-ending left knee injury to a franchise-changing acquisition. Now, Prince Fielder is a physical away from driving to the…
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer
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DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers responded to a jarring injury with an audacious move.
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After weeks spent wandering through the free agent wilderness, might Prince Fielder and Scott Boras finally be reaching the end of their riches-seeking road? Maybe, if an early morning report from analyst Jim Bowden turns out to be true. The … Continue reading →
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Outfielder Michael Morse’s two-year contract with the Washington Nationals is worth $10.5 million, including salaries of $3.25 million in 2012, and $6.75 million in 2013. Morse also gets a signing bonus of $500,000. The Nationals announced last week they had reached a deal with Morse before arbitration figures were exchanged, but it was contingent on a physical.
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer
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The 2012 Washington Nationals interleague schedule begins in May with a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles. Those games will take place from May 18-20 in Washington, with the American League rival coming in to provide an interesting match-up.
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By now, Prince Fielder surely expected his own celebratory press conference, when he would join the flurry of activity for baseball’s offseason elite players. He would flash a big grin, don a jersey and cap, and prepare for a season as a poster child for his franchise, the way…
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