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Tigers draft Arizona State slugger Torkelson with No. 1 pick

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
Jun 11, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Spencer Torkelson slugged his way through college, bashing baseballs all around the country with eye-popping power. All those impressive drives made the ...
Baseball plans game at Field of Dreams, but will they come?

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE
Jun 11, 2020 7:00 am - DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) - Spurred by a voice telling him, 'œIf you build it, he will come,'ť the Iowa farmer played by Kevin Costner dutifully carved a baseball field out ...
This Date in Baseball

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Jun 11, 2020 7:00 am - June 13 1905 - Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants pitched his second no-hit game, beating the Chicago Cubs and Mordecai Brown 1-0. Mathewson and Brown matched no-h...
Tigers load up with more college bats on Day 2 of MLB draft

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
Jun 11, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Detroit Tigers took a few more big swings at rebuilding their lineup. And, they hope sooner rather than later. After selecting Arizona State slugger ...
Torkelson, Hjerstad, Meyer lead top 10 picks in MLB draft

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
Jun 11, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball's amateur draft began Wednesday night with the first of a pandemic-shortened five rounds. Here's a capsule look at the first 10 pla...
This Date in Baseball

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Jun 11, 2020 7:00 am - June 17 1915 - George 'œZip'ť Zabel of the Chicago Cubs was called into the game against the Brooklyn Dodgers with two outs in the first inning. He won 4-3 in the 19th i...
MLB opens draft with Black Lives Matter message, donations

By MIKE FITZPATRICK
Jun 11, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Before the first pick was made, Major League Baseball delivered a message: The sport stands fully behind the Black Lives Matter movement. At the outset ...
In Torkelson, Tigers could have hitting prospect they need

By NOAH TRISTER
Jun 11, 2020 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - An ace right-hander and a slugging corner infielder. It's a combination that's worked before for the Detroit Tigers - and now they have a couple of prospe...
This Date in Baseball

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Jun 11, 2020 7:00 am - June 12 1922 - Hub Pruett struck out Babe Ruth three consecutive times, and the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 7-1. 1928 - Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees...
Why I won't watch Sosa and McGwire in 'Long Gone Summer'

By Burt Constable
Jun 11, 2020 5:30 am - As much as I miss baseball this summer, I'm not going to watch ESPN's 30 for 30 "Long Gone Summer" on Sunday night. It tells the story of the 1998 home run battle betwee...

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