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Ichiro Suzuki hit .387 last season in Japan.

Mariners Win Shot
at Japanese Star
The battle for seven-time Japanese League batting champ Ichiro Suzuki was won by the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. The Mariners paid $13.125 million for the right to negotiate with Suzuki for 30 days. Suzuki is a career .353 hitter in nine seasons.

• Gammons: Live from the GM meetings
• Potential free agents | Offseason movement

Can renovations save Fenway Park?
The limited space for vendors provides the primary challenge to efforts to save Fenway. In part three of a four-part series, ESPN.com's Tom Farrey looks at two proposed renovation plans that could meet needs while keeping Fenway alive.

Pick the best ballpark: Semifinals

In the Crosshairs: A new Fenway

Fenway Park series | Audio chat wrap

Features and Columns

Neyer: Rookies were right call
Rafael Furcal and Kazuhiro Sasaki as the rookies of the year? ESPN.com's Rob Neyer says right on.
Booth a training ground for managers
Having experience in the TV booth doesn't make you a manager, but it certainly doesn't hurt, explains ESPN.com's Sean McAdam.
Quick look: New managers
ESPN.com takes a look at the six new managers in the majors.
Visiting hallowed ground
During the World Series, ESPN.com's Rob Neyer stopped by the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field.
Epstein: Best 'Dynasty' ever?
Where do the 1996-2000 Yankees rank among baseball dynasties? Eddie Epstein says they're near the top, but ...
DiMaggio book: Business and pleasure
Marilyn marries playwright Arthur Miller, but Joe is only a call away when crises arise.
ESPN.com World Series coverage
For the third year in a row and fourth time in five seasons, the Yankees are World Series champions.
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Special Sections
ESPN.com's Players Choice coverage Carlos Delgado and Pedro Martinez were among those honored by their peers as baseball's best Friday night.

Draft report cards
The early returns are in as BA grades how each team did in the June draft.
A-Rod makes biggest impact of 2000
Seattle shortstop Alex Rodriguez earns nod as Baseball America's Major League Player of the Year.
Yankee ship starts taking water
Jim Callis takes a look at the immediate future of the Yankees, whose next wave of talent doesn't appear ready to patch the cracks in the armor.
Prospects on parade
Baseball America presents its annual top prospect lists for every minor league.

MLB SPOTLIGHT

Off Base: Getting rid of Fenway is unforgivable
Fenway Park is the soul of baseball.Getting rid of it would be as unforgivable as holding a garage sale at Cooperstown, writes Jim Caple.
Booth a training ground for managers
Having experience in the TV booth doesn't make you a manager, but it certainly doesn't hurt, explains ESPN.com's Sean McAdam.
Down on the Farm: Chris Snelling
ESPN.com's John Sickels reports on a Mariners outfielder, who hails from Down Under.

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Gammons: Live from the GM meetings
ESPN's Peter Gammons files an update from the GM meetings in Florida.
Gammons: Still the one
In his weekly news and notes column, Peter Gammons doesn't see any reason why the Yankees won't be the team to beat in 2001.

Up Close

ESPN's Sal Paolantonio gets up close with Mets manager Bobby Valentine.
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More money, more problems

John Hart knows that the Indians don't have money like the Yankees.
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Real: 14.4 | 28.8 | 56.6
Dan Patrick Show

Mark McGwire weighs in on skyrocketing salaries around the league and their effect on baseball.
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Audio chat: Fenway Park

ESPN.com writers Darren Rovell and Tom Farrey discuss the future of the historic park.
Chat wrap: Rob Dibble
The baseball season is over, but the Baseball Tonight analyst tackled all the latest MLB news.
Chat wrap: Jorge Posada
The catcher for the World Champion Yankees chatted about the Subway Series and more.