Let's Dream About Mike Mayers As A Relief Ace

High expectations for the unheralded starter in the bullpen seem ridiculous...until you consider precedent

Viva El Birdos

Eric Gagne Returns To Retirement

Michael Pfaff Twitter

Long Island Signed Eric Gagne For 2017 Season

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Dodgers, Eric Gagne Discussing Minor League Deal

Ben Nicholson-Smith Twitter

Padres Keeping Eye On Eric Gagne

Chris Cotillo Twitter

Nine Years Later, Eric Gagne Proving He Still Has Something Left

More than eight years have passed since Eric Gagne made his last appearance in a major-league game.

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Eric Gagne's 'Love Of The Game' Fueling Comeback Attempt

Eric Gagne made his big-league debut Sept. 7, 1999 at the age of 23, throwing six shutout innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 2-1 loss to the Florida Marlins. Nearly two decades, 187 saves, a Cy Young Award, multiple injuries, an admission of performance-enhancing substance use and several years of rest later, the right-hander is once again in Miami, this time representing Canada at the World Baseball Classic at age 41, a first step, he hopes, toward a longer-term return to the game.

Sportsnet Canada

Eric Gagne Threw For Five MLB Teams On Monday

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Nationals Scouting Eric Gagne

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Eric Gagne Serious About Comeback

Eric Gagne, the 2003 National League Cy Young winner and major league record holder for consecutive saves, is seriously considering a major league comeback despite being 41 years old and now nine years removed from his last major league appearance.

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Eric Gagne Preparing Showcases For Interested Teams

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Two Former California Pitchers Of Interest For Cardinals?

Two former California pitchers are attempting to make comebacks. Should the St. Louis Cardinals take interest in these reclamation cases?

Redbird Rants

Eric Gagne Pondering Comeback At Age 41

Former Cy Young Award winner Eric Gagne is serving as a guest pitching instructor for the Dodgers this week, but he's also been on the mound with a comeback under consideration.

Los Angeles Official Site

Despite Optimism, Alex Reyes Dealt Arduous Challenge

In the minutes after the sad news reverberated on Wednesday that St. Louis phenom Alex Reyes would have to undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the year, there was a wave of forced optimism.

St. Louis Official Site

John Axford, George Kottaras, Jamie Romak, & Rowan Wick Named To 2017 Canadian World Baseball Classic Roster

World Baseball Classic Official Twitter

Jesse Crain Mulls Future

Jesse Crain hasn't thrown a pitch during a Major League game since June 29, 2013, for the White Sox against Cleveland at what was then known as U.S. Cellular Field. But the 35-year-old right-hander won't use the words "I'm retired" in regard to his decade-long career.

Chicago-A Official Site

Ryan Dempster & Eric Gagne To Pitch For Canada In World Baseball Classic

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John Lackey, John Smoltz, Mark Mulder, Mark DeRosa, Dan Plesac, & Troy Glaus To Take Part In Diamond Resorts Invitational In Florida

Fans of the Boston Red Sox might want to consider a trip to Tranquilo Golf Club in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., this weekend.

Golf Week

Mark Mulder's Pitching Tool Now is A Wedge, Not His Arm

Even when the tasks were very difficult, Mark Mulder had a way of making them look absurdly easy.

Post-Dispatch

John Smoltz's Unique Resume Paved Way To Hall Of Fame

John Smoltz was so opposed to becoming the Braves' closer in 2002 he almost packed up and signed with the New York Yankees as a free agent.

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