Articles filed under Baseball
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MLB renews 7-inning doubleheaders, runners on 2nd in extrasFeb 09, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Seven-inning doubleheaders and runners on second base to start extra innings will return for a second straight season under an agreement for 2021 health ...
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Rangers to pay A's $13.5M over next 2 years as part of swapFeb 09, 2021 6:00 am - ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers will pay Oakland $6.25 million this year and $7.25 million in 2022 as part of the trade that sent shortstop Elvis Andrus to the...
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Call it a career: MLB ump Winters opted out in '20, now doneFeb 09, 2021 6:00 am - After more than three decades of hard work as a big league umpire, Mike Winters is ready to loaf. Consider it a retirement benefit, in fact. 'œI've had time to take a co...
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Rozner: MLB's 2021 is getting off to a wretched startFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - Spring training is still a week away and already baseball is ill, making its dwindling fan base sick in the process. It's hard to imagine the game being in worse hands t...
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Longtime ESPN baseball correspondent Pedro Gomez dies at 58Feb 08, 2021 6:00 am - Pedro Gomez, a longtime baseball correspondent for ESPN who covered more than 25 World Series, has died. He was 58. Gomez died unexpectedly at home Sunday, his family sa...
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Chicago Cubs announce deals with OF Pederson, 2 pitchersFeb 08, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Joc Pederson joined the Chicago Cubs, finalizing a $7 million, one-year contract with the NL Central champions. The Cubs also completed a $2.75 million, o...
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AP source: MLB slightly deadening ball amid HR surgeFeb 08, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball has slightly deadened its baseballs amid a years-long surge in home runs. MLB anticipates the changes will be subtle, and a memo to...
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Cubs' Hoyer: Wrigley Field must be place for women to thriveFeb 08, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Cubs might conduct more thorough background checks when deciding hires in the wake of sexual harassment accusations against former director of pro sco...
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Hoyer's focus shifts to rounding out Chicago Cubs rosterFeb 08, 2021 12:00 am - After a slew of subtractions this winter - Yu Darvish, Kyle Schwarber and Jon Lester head the list - the Cubs finally changed direction last week. They signed three free...
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Correa, Astros reach deal on $11.7 million, 1-year contractFeb 06, 2021 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Shortstop Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros settled their arbitration case Saturday, reaching a deal on a one-year contract for $11.7 million. Correa h...