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Top story MLB lockout guide: CBA talks, Dec. 1 deadline and salary cap fight headlined in new explainer

With the current CBA set to expire Dec. 1 and the league having made a new proposal, a work stoppage would freeze transactions and shape the offseason for every club.

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Athletics hire Brewers' Cam Castro as new general manager

Castro, Milwaukee's senior vice president of player development and performance, takes over a front office rebuild in Sacramento-era Athletics baseball.

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Albert Pujols expected to interview for Astros managerial vacancy this week

The future Hall of Famer is a candidate for a Houston job that headlines the current managerial carousel.

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Joe West among five ex-umps suing MLB over retirement plan, seeking more than $2 million

The retired umpires claim the league's retirement plan owes them money, adding a legal front to the sport's labor tensions.

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Mark Teixeira wins U.S. House seat in Texas; Tommy Tuberville elected Alabama governor

The three-time All-Star's election adds another former MLB figure to national politics.

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ESPN ranks top 50 MLB free agents with contract projections as hot stove begins

Rankings and projected contracts set expectations for a winter market that could be disrupted if a lockout arrives Dec. 1.

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Royals hire Hunter Mense as hitting coach, set Thames and Dawson roles

Kansas City restructures its hitting staff with Mense and Marcus Thames as hitting coaches and Connor Dawson as offensive coordinator.

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Angels yet to interview GM candidates while awaiting sale approval

Interim GM John Mozeliak says the club's baseball operations search is paused pending completion of the team's sale.

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Mets to hire Johnny Washington as co-hitting coach

Washington, previously Atlanta's minor league hitting coordinator, joins New York's revamped staff.

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Mets add former catcher A.J. Ellis as major league strategy coordinator

Ellis joins Andy Green's coaching staff after an 11-season big league playing career.

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Reds hire Joe Torres as pitching coach after five seasons with Guardians

Terry Francona brings in a former Cleveland assistant to lead Cincinnati's pitching staff.

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Mets notes: Bichette interest, Teruaki Sato posting, first base plans

New York appears less likely to pursue posted Japanese slugger Sato as it evaluates infield options.

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