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Record deal: Baseball star signs staggering $1.2 billion contract
All eyes had been on Juan Soto as he weighed up whether to stay with the Yankees or sign elsewhere. Now Soto has agreed to a mammoth $1.2 billion deal with the Yankees’ cross-town rivals.
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No.1 draft pick, $13m deal and now Australian selection, life is good for Travis Bazzana
Fresh from his first three months inside the Cleveland Guardians organisation, Travis Bazzana has been picked to play for Australia at next month’s Premier 12 baseball tournament.
- by Vince Rugari
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More air than Jordan: The Sultan of Swat is still breaking records
A baseball jersey won 92 years ago has sold for $35 million. Yep, you read that right.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Danny Jansen may be the first elite athlete to play for two teams in the one game
A bizarre set of circumstances has resulted in a Major League Baseballer playing against himself.
- by Jayson Stark / The Athletic
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Ku-Ring-Gai to Cleveland: Bazzana becomes millionaire Australian MLB success
Sydney’s Travis Bazzana has been selected by the Cleveland Guardians with the top pick in Major League Baseball’s draft.
- by Billie Eder and Claire Siracusa
You’ve probably never heard of Travis Bazzana. But he’s about to become a very big deal
A kid from Sydney’s upper north shore is tipped to become the top pick in the MLB draft and pocket a whopping $15 million signing bonus. Now he wants to make Australians care about baseball.
- by Vince Rugari
Batters up: Sydney triplets going to Little League World Series Baseball finals
Spencer, Fletcher and Hudson Dobb are ready to represent Australia in the US competition.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Pitch-invading fan Tasered by police after performing backflip
A 19-year-old has appeared in court after running onto the field and doing a backflip during a Major League Baseball game between Cincinnati and Cleveland.
- by Jeremy Wilson
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