Articles filed under Baseball
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MLB plans 60-game slate, shortest since 1878, as union balksJun 22, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball plans to unilaterally issue a 60-game schedule for its shortest season since 1878 after the players' association rejected a negotia...
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This Date in BaseballJun 22, 2020 7:00 am - June 23 1917 - In baseball's greatest relief effort, Ernie Shore of the Boston Red Sox came in for Babe Ruth with nobody out and a man on first. The base runner was cut ...
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Cubs agree to deal with 1st-round draft pick Ed HowardJun 22, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs have signed first-round draft pick Ed Howard to a minor league contract that includes a $3,745,500 bonus. Howard went No. 16 overall in t...
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Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says clubs will issue schedule, asks whether players can report for training by July 1Jun 22, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says clubs will issue schedule, asks whether players can report for training by July 1. ...
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Out-of-state tournaments become popular choice in JuneJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - After missing out on his high school baseball season this spring at St. Charles North, Zach Kempke is glad to be back on the diamond. Kempke, a rising senior, plays 17U ...
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MLB owners move to open abbreviated season with July 1 report dateJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - In an ideal world, major-league baseball owners and players would have come together during a difficult time and agreed to launch an abbreviated season. Apparently, that...
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Signing day: Cubs, White Sox agree to terms with first-round draft picksJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - The Cubs were "ecstatic" when Ed Howard was still available on the first round of the draft earlier this month. They jumped at the chance to select the local talent, and...
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Balk in baseball coronavirus talks, July 19 start offJun 21, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An email from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to union head Tony Clark led to a balk in the drawn-out talks to start the pandemic-delayed season, which...
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This Date in BaseballJun 21, 2020 7:00 am - June 22 1925 - The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 24-6 with Kiki Cuyler and Pie Traynor each hitting a grand slam and Max Carey getting two hits in the ...
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Lake Zurich's Mangano kept grinding despite loss of baseballJun 21, 2020 1:00 am - Anthony Mangano was a three-year varsity starter in both football and baseball for the Lake Zurich High School Bears. As a sophomore defensive back in 2017, he helped th...