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Lee MacPhail, Hall of Fame executive, dead at 95

CNNSI.com

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) -- Lee MacPhail, the longtime baseball executive who ruled in the celebrated Pine Tar case and later became part of the only father-son Hall of Fame pairing, has died. He was 95.

CNNSI.com

Major League Baseball has a drug problem again and is engaged in discussions with the players' association regarding what to do about it. The very specific problem is the use of fast-acting synthetic testosterone, the primary performance-enhancing drug …

Brian McTaggart, MLB.com

Coming off a whirlwind summer in which he was the top pick in the First-Year Player Draft, graduated from high school and made his professional baseball debut, Carlos Correa is back to work for the Astros.

Adam McCalvy, MLB.com

The Brewers and the agent for Corey Hart are discussing an extension that would keep the veteran slugger in Milwaukee after his contract expires following next season.

Mark Townsend, yahoo.com

Nearly three years removed from his interview with Bob Costas where he admitted using steroids during his playing career, former St. Louis Cardinals slugger and new Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach Mark McGwire is now adamantly advising current and fut…