MLB
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Cubs reliever Brad Wieck has surgery for heart flutter
Feb 27, 2020 6:00 am - MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Chicago Cubs reliever Brad Wieck had surgery this week for an abnormal heart flutter and is out indefinitely. The team said Thursday an irregular hea...
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Awestruck Ted Simmons marvels at the Baseball Hall of Fame
Feb 27, 2020 6:00 am - COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Ted Simmons just had to stop and soak it all in. 'œIt's totally overwhelming and humbling, to say the very least," Simmons said Thursday as he g...
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Healthy again, Cubs' Souza Jr. aiming for regular OF roleFeb 27, 2020 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - Steven Souza Jr. played in his third spring training game Wednesday, trying to make the most of an opportunity for quality playing time in the outfield for...
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Virus forces Japan baseball to ban fans from preseason games
Feb 26, 2020 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japan's professional baseball league says it will play its 72 remaining preseason games in empty stadiums because of the threat of the spreading coronavirus...
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Springer heckled as Astros continue spring boobird swing
Feb 26, 2020 6:00 am - PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - George Springer could only stand there all alone and listen. The Houston Astros leadoff man had no choice when he stepped into the batter's b...
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Healthy again, Cubs' Souza Jr. aiming for regular OF role
Feb 26, 2020 6:00 am - MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Steven Souza Jr. played in his third spring training game Wednesday, trying to make the most of an opportunity for quality playing time in the outfiel...
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Angels newcomer Rendon goes 2 for 2 in spring debut
Feb 25, 2020 6:00 am - TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Anthony Rendon had to laugh at the notion that he picked up right where he left off in helping the Washington Nationals win the World Series last yea...
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Walker bundle of nerves after touring Hall of Fame
Feb 25, 2020 6:00 am - COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Larry Walker's right hand was shaking ever-so-slightly as he reached to sign the space where his plaque will hang in baseball's Hall of Fame. Re...
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Altuve booed, nicked by pitch in spring debut for Astros
Feb 25, 2020 6:00 am - LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - José Altuve insisted he tuned out the hecklers. He couldn't avoid a pitch that grazed him. 'œHe was hit in the foot. That ain't nothing, you know ...
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AP Interview: Decisions came quickly for Boston's Bloom
Feb 25, 2020 6:00 am - FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - This isn't quite how Chaim Bloom imagined things would go, back when he dreamed of running a baseball team. Less than two months after taking ove...