Elephant Rumblings: County votes to sell share of Coliseum to A’s

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• Ravani: Alameda County agrees to sell its share of Oakland Coliseum to A’s... ($)
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MLB News:

• Bell: Cleveland, 2B Cesar Hernández agree on one-year, $6.25M pact...
• Cassavell: Padres sign RHP Pierce Johnson to two-year deal worth $5M...
• Frisaro: Marlins ink backstop Francisco Cervelli to one-year, $2M contract...
• Ellement: Former A’s pitcher Rich Hill, wife arrested outside Gillette Stadium before Patriots-Bills game...
• Heyman: White Sox have “very serious” interest in DH Edwin Encarnacion...

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Today in Baseball History:

• 1969 — In a letter to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, traded St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Curt Flood states his refusal to report to the Philadelphia Phillies citing he is not a piece of property to be sold. The MLB Players Association announces it supports Flood’s suit against baseball and will pay his legal fees.

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