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A big year ahead for Drew Smyly, though his role is still TBD. Official hirings for the Cubs, and more.

Balkovec, 36, has spent the past two seasons as the manager of the Tampa Tarpons, the Single A affiliate for the New York Yankees. She was the first woman to work as a full-time manager for an MLB-affiliated team.

We chat with Blue Jays prospect Nolan Perry, who only just wrapped up his first season of professional baseball.

After years of building a younger and stronger team, Mike Hazen’s efforts led the Diamondbacks to success.

After announcing his retirement at Murray State, Dean Hood is returning to UK.

Former Murray State head coach Dean Hood is returning to Kentucky as Director of Player Development. Hood previously worked on Mark Stoops' staff as special teams coordinator, outside linebackers coach and defensive backs coach. For the last four seasons, Hood worked as head coach at Murray State. Here are more details from UK Athletics: University

With his promotion to the Assistant General Manager level, Jared Banner left his role as the Cubs' VP of Player Development, also colloquially known as the

The Cubs stay in-house for their new top pitch man.

#Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Noting doing on the trade or Free Agency fronts. Sorry. We will try to exercise patience.

Collingwood has appointed its AFLW Senior Coach.