MLB
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Pirates' Skenes an All-Star just 8 weeks after debut, and 7 Phillies are picked for July 16 game
Jul 07, 2024 7:26 pm - Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes was picked for the All-Star Game on Sunday just eight weeks after his debut, and the major league-leading Philadelphia Phillies had...
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Cubs unveil statue depicting Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg in a familiar defensive crouch
Jun 23, 2024 5:42 pm - Ryne Sandberg hopes Cubs fans remember him as an alert and active defensive player. That’s exactly how they’ll see him from now on when they enter Wrigley Field. The club...
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Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93
Jun 18, 2024 8:33 pm - Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has d...
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Walker, Diamondbacks strike early, rout White Sox 12-5
Jun 16, 2024 7:32 pm - PHOENIX — Christian Walker drove in three runs with a home run and a double and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Chicago White Sox 12-5 on Sunday. Walker hit a solo ho...
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MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensions
Jun 04, 2024 6:46 pm - NEW YORK — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major Lea...
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Negro League supporters hope MLB stat integration is merely a first step
Jun 03, 2024 6:00 am - As Josh Gibson takes over the seat Ty Cobb long held as the best hitter to ever live, and Mule Suttles, Turkey Stearnes and Oscar Charleston assume spots in the fraternit...
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Five reasons to see the White Sox play this summerMay 29, 2024 6:00 am - Why should you head to Guaranteed Rate Field to see the struggling White Sox play? We’ve got five reasons.
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Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporated
May 28, 2024 7:59 pm - NEW YORK — Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb’s .367, when Negro Leagues records for more than 2,300...
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Scorned umpire Ángel Hernández, who unsuccessfully sued MLB for racial discrimination, retires
May 28, 2024 7:53 pm - NEW YORK — Longtime umpire Ángel Hernández, who unsuccessfully sued Major League Baseball for racial discrimination, is retiring immediately. During a career that lasted ...
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Springer homers as the Blue Jays beat the sliding White Sox 5-1
May 27, 2024 8:51 pm - CHICAGO — George Springer, Bo Bichette and Davis Schneider homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the lowly Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Monday. Chris Bassitt struck out sev...