According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, the Red Sox could be a team to watch for Eric Hosmer if the Royals shop him this summer. Hosmer, Lorenzo Cain and Mike Moustakas are headed for free agency and the Royals could shop all three if the team falls out of contention by the trade deadline.
1950: Acclaimed author George Orwell dies The writer, George Orwell, has died after a three-year battle against tuberculosis. Until the last, news had been positive and it was hoped Mr Orwell was improving. On Friday morning he had a long talk with a friend about his plans for the future.
John Ehrlichman, Watergate Conspirator, Dead At 73. John D. Ehrlichman, jailed for his role in the Watergate scandal, has died, aged 73. Ehrlichman died in Atlanta, Georgia, of natural causes. Ehrlichman was President Richard Nixonâs Domestic Affairs Advisor from the start of Nixonâs term in 1969. Together with H. R. Haldeman, who died some years ago, Ehrlichman formed part of the âBerlin Wallâ that protected Nixon.