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Joe Garagiola Sr., who spent nine seasons in MLB before moving on to a storied broadcasting career, died Tuesday. He was 90.

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of baseball legend and former #Dbacks broadcaster Joe Garagiola," the Arizona Diamondbacks said in a Twitter statement.   

Two more seasons. That's how much time remains in the Alex Rodriguez Era—probably. And yes, it deserves a capital "E."

We learned A-Rod's possible expiration date Wednesday, when the polarizing New York Yankees slugger told ESPN.com's Andrew Marchand that he plans to hang 'em up when his current contract expires after the 2017 campaign. 

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez's Major League Baseball career will likely come to an end after the 2017 season.

Speaking to ESPN.com's Andrew Marchand on Wednesday, Rodriguez said: "I won't play after next year. I've really enjoyed my time. For me, it is time for me to go home and be dad."

As Yu Darvish continues rebuilding his arm strength from Tommy John surgery, the Texas Rangers will go with Cole Hamels as their Opening Day starter against the Seattle Mariners on April 4.

The New York Yankees once again topped Forbes' list of most value MLB teams, with a net worth of $3.4 billion, according to Mike Ozanian. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers ($2.5 billion), Boston Red Sox ($2.3 billion), San Francisco Giants ($2.25 billion) and Chicago Cubs ($2.2 billion) rounded out the top five.

We've reached the point in spring training when teams begin to get down to the nitty-gritty, shipping prospects back to minor league camp and letting veterans in camp on minor league deals out of their contracts, preparing to get the show on the road for Opening Day.

But that shuffling won't be the only roster moves teams make over the next two weeks. Free-agent signings, and even a trade or two, are sure to transpire.

Go get an ace, we all told the Boston Red Sox. Go get an ace, and the rest of the starting rotation will fall into place.

They got an ace—one of the best. There's a reason David Price cost $217 million.

With the start of the 2016 Major League Baseball season now fast approaching, there's only one thing to do:

ACTIVATE THE HYPE MACHINE!

This is just our biased opinion, but baseball is a fine sport that always offers plenty to get excited about whenever a new season is on deck. Heck, in a league with 30 teams and hundreds of players, there's really no end to the reasons to be excited.

But for the sake of brevity, let's cut it down to a list of 50. If you'll follow me this way, we can get started...

Like a poker hustler dealing from the bottom of a loaded deck, the New York Mets are flush with aces. The only question is, who's the ace? The stud among studs. The stopper. The arm you turn to when everything is on the line.

Is it Matt Harvey, the Dark Knight himself, freed from last season's ultimately moot innings-limit controversy?

Stop us if you've heard this one before: Alex Rodriguez has a new lady in his life.

Typical? Perhaps.

What isn't, however, is the woman in question.