Articles filed under Baseball
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White Sox decline contract offers on Mazara, RodonDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - Nomar Mazara was a major disappointment in his first season with the White Sox. Carlos Rodon battled injuries for a fourth straight year. Not surprisingly, neither playe...
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Big leaguers giving $500,000 to support minor leaguersDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Major league baseball players are giving $500,000 to support minor leaguers whose season was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Major Leag...
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Hall of Fame manager Tom Lasorda out of intensive careDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) - Hall of Fame manager Tom Lasorda has been moved out of intensive care, although he remains hospitalized in Southern California. Los Angeles Dodg...
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Sox announce La Russa staff hires, including Giolito's former high school pitching coachDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - When Lucas Giolito learned White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper was joining manager Rick Renteria in the unemployed ranks on Oct. 12, he was caught off guard. "I'll be ho...
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Cubs promote Greenberg, Breslow to assistant GM rolesNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - After replacing Theo Epstein as the Cubs' president of baseball operations early last week, Jed Hoyer strongly hinted he'd be looking at outside candidates for his old j...
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Would eyes on the ball help Baez? Legendary high school coach thinks soNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - He's a walking encyclopedia of baseball knowledge who also carries a binder full of visual examples. Longtime Barrington High School baseball coach Kirby Smith, 85, is s...
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Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully turns 93Nov 29, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Retired Baseball Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully turned 93 on Sunday and marked the day by watching football. Scully saw both the Los Angeles Rams...
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Going deep with 'the Bandit': A near-pennant and a Gold GloveNov 28, 2020 12:00 am - Second of 3 parts Two years after the Sox finished second for the third straight year, Ken Berry once again found himself in the middle of a pennant race in 1967. That y...
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Why Buehrle is getting my Hall of Fame voteNov 28, 2020 12:00 am - During his 12 seasons in the White Sox's starting rotation, Mark Buehrle focused on three things — winning games, logging innings and having as much fun as possible. The...
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SoftBank Hawks sweep Yomiuri Giants for Japan Series titleNov 25, 2020 6:00 am - FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) - The Japanese baseball season started late and the schedule was cut back, but the end result the same as usual. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won their...