MLB clears two offseason obstacles

Nov 22 2017 by South Side Sox

 

League hammers Braves for international violations, reaches agreement to get Shohei Ohtani to the U.S.

If the MLB offseason seems slow, it’s because two unresolved issues have lingered over the proceedings.

On Tuesday, Major League Baseball brought closure to both of them.

The Atlanta Braves investigation

For weeks, we’d heard that the league was going to crack down on the Atlanta Braves for unprecedented rule violations in the international market, but John Coppolella’s abrupt...

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