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Not to be outdone by other major MLB markets, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is on his way to Japan to scout superstar pitcher/outfielder Shohei Otani, according to the New York Post. Otani, who hits lefty and pitches righty, is batting .345 (49-for-142) with five homers and 21 RBIs in 44 games as a hitter for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters this season. Dodgers brass, including president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, scouted Otani in Japan two weeks ago. Continue to Article

August 29, 2017 9:28:am EST

BOSTON — When Rick Porcello was in Detroit, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander were not the pitchers he modeled himself after. They throw too hard to mimic. Doug Fister, the veteran righty whose career is on a path to revival with the Red Sox, was easy to bounce ideas off. “We’re both sinker ballers,” Porcello said. “I felt like at that time, I was kind of plateauing as far as what I was able to do on the mound. I could get a ground ball. There were other parts of my game that were missing. I was having a lot of trouble generating strikeouts. We all know how important that is, especially with runners on base. Just overall kind of identity on how I was going to form a game plan and attack hitters.  Continue to Article

August 28, 2017 10:53:pm EST

Chris Haynes joins Early Edition to discuss the Irving-IT trade, and says he wouldn't be surprised if this was Cleveland's plan the whole time. Continue to Article

August 28, 2017 7:16:pm EST

On Sports Sunday, Chris Mannix says the Celtics should roll the dice and take a chance on Andrew Bogut since Aron Baynes is their only big man. Continue to Article

August 28, 2017 12:56:am EST

Chris Mannix says there is "frustration and perplexion' from the Celtics about why the Kyrie Irving deal is not official yet Continue to Article

August 27, 2017 9:24:pm EST