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As part of Major League Baseball's continued growth in Japan, the official particulars were released Friday regarding the highly anticipated MLB Japan All-Star Series.

The MLB Public Relations Twitter account revealed the seven-game schedule, which will take place from Nov. 11 through Nov. 20 and be aired in the United States on MLB Network:

 Major League Baseball's annual tradition of honoring the best offensive players at each position has come again, and today the winners of the 2014 Silver Slugger Awards were announced. 

Unlike the other major position player awards that take into account defensive performance, the Silver Slugger Awards are all about what happens in the batter's box and on the bases. Everything from batting average and home runs to stolen bases counts for this list. 

Chicago White Sox All-Star shortstop Alexei Ramirez is reportedly at the center of trade inquiries from at least a few prominent MLB clubs.    

This revelation comes from CBSChicago.com's Bruce Levine, who offered more details on the high demand regarding the 33-year-old veteran:

San Diego Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera is facing charges of resisting arrest, according to The Associated Press, via Fox Sports.     

The Tampa Bay Rays are about to embark on a new era. After Joe Maddon opted out of his contract with the organization and signed with the Chicago Cubs, the team was left with a major void at the manager position. 

Now, the Rays have announced their list of potential replacements via Twitter:

The Extra 2% meets Moneyball meets a whole lot of money. The Los Angeles Dodgers' front office overhaul continued Tuesday night, as Ken Gurnick of the team's official website reported that Oakland Athletics assistant general manager Farhan Zaidi will be named the team's next general manager:

Seven-time MLB All-Star Alfonso Soriano started his exceptional career with the New York Yankees, and four months after his release from the club in July he has decided to hang up his cleats for good.

Major League Baseball's award season has begun. On Tuesday, the 2014 Gold Glove winners were announced for the American League and National League.    

Rawlings Sports announced the finalists on Oct. 23 with three candidates each at nine positions. From that pool of 27 players, here is how the voting turned out:

Once the World Series is complete and before the winter meetings heat up, baseball fans have one thing to look forward to—the BBWAA Awards announcements and winners.    

Baseball fans love a good debate, and these awards often offer just that. Who could forget the battle lines drawn in 2012 between Team Sabermetrics (the Mike Trout crowd) and Team Triple Crown (the Miguel Cabrera crowd)? Or the constant debate over whether pitchers should be considered for the MVP? 

Coming off the best season of his MLB career, power-hitting outfielder Nelson Cruz is now in line to net the biggest contract of his life as well.