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CHICAGO — It was 26 years ago that White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf shocked the baseball world by signing surly free-agent slugger Albert Belle to a record five-year, $55 million deal.

New York had expressed interest while Boras had been negotiating with the Giants. He contacted Mets owner Steve Cohen. “Welcome to Correa-mas. This is your lucky day,” Boras recalled telling Cohen.

And, Tom Verducci has the inside story on Correa’s flip.

New York continued to wheel and deal on Wednesday night.

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LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday, as word spread that the San Francisco Giants had postponed Carlos Correa's introductory news conference because of an issue with his medical records, I joked with a group of friends that the Dodgers would swoop in and sign Correa to a three-year contract with opt-outs.

NEW YORK — By bringing in Derek Jeter for the occasion of naming Aaron Judge as their 16th team captain, the Yankees Wednesday did their best to blunt the hysteria reigning over in Queens with Steve Cohen’s stunning 3 a.m., $315 million pilfering of Carlos Correa from the Giants.

LOS ANGELES — There is nothing stopping a team from signing a player with a medical issue. There is nothing stopping Steve Cohen, the owner of the New York Mets.

Fans of the San Francisco Giants spent a week reveling in the news that Carlos Correa was coming to the Bay Area on a $350 million, 13-year deal