‘Round the Bases…

* Bernie Williams: Yankee mainstay Bernie Williams has rejected the team’s offer of a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training, according to The New York Times. He’ll try to stay in shape, spend time with his family and wait to see if the Yankees change their minds and offer him a guaranteed roster spot. Wow.
* Chan Ho Park Signs with the Mets: Chan Ho Park reached a preliminary agreement with the Mets on a $600,000, one-year contract, giving the team another option for its starting rotation heading into spring training. As we know, Park signed a monster contract with the Rangers several years ago and was a severe bust.
* Happy Trails: Jeff Fassero is retiring from baseball after winning 121 games over 16 major league seasons.

Hank Bauer, who managed the Baltimore Orioles to a World Series win 1966 died at the age 84 due to complications from cancer. A former Marine, he spent his first 12 seasons with the Yankees, and played on seven World Series winning teams. He spent his final two seasons with the Kansas City Athletics.
In 1966, he managed the Orioles to a 97-63 record and a World Series sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers, but Bauer left the Orioles during the 1968 season.
Rest in Peace, Hank.

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