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Outside The Confines: For the love of the game

Thanksgiving weekend is probably the slowest news period of the year for MLB. The sports media is focused on football and basketball. At least around Christmas and New Year’s Day, there are usually free agent deals and trades. But the Hot Stove hasn’t really heated up yet in late November.

But I thank you for stopping in anyway. We’ll lead with “Breaking News” from last evening.

Right-hander Kenta Maeda and the Detroit Tigers are in agreement on a two-year, $24 million contract, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. Detroit has been all over mid-tier pitching, and the 35-year-old Maeda stays in the American League Central.