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It has been an epic holiday season already for several major league teams and players a year after baseball trudged through an ugly labor dispute

From NFL stadiums and NBA courts in December, to baseball fields in July, these mascots embraced the Christmas spirit.

PHILADELPHIA — Lynette Reid doesn’t like clutter. She keeps a tidy home in western South Dakota, and is quick to toss out anything she doesn’t need. But for the past 12 years, she has held on to an old cardboard box in her garage.

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.

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

The Cubs introduced All-Star Dansby Swanson as their new shortstop on Wednesday.

NEW YORK — The old Mets fired managers in the middle of the night. The new Mets sign All-Stars in the middle of the night.

What happened will go down as the biggest undoing of a contract agreement in MLB history.

CHICAGO — Four seasons ago Cody Bellinger reached the height of personal accolades as one of the best young players in Major League Baseball. He amassed multiple awards — National League MVP, Silver Slugger, Gold Glove — to validate his all-around performance for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Mark Rooney threatened one partner with a baseball bat and later knocked his new girlfriend unconscious

The lack of a salary cap in both football and baseball has seen wages balloon in recent years