Articles filed under Baseball
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Is a 60-game MLB season, shortest since 1878, legitimate?Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - George Will pondered the meaning of the shortest Major League Baseball season since 1878. 'œIf you're an Indians fan and you win the World Series, are you elated or do y...
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Cubs beat Twins in last exhibition; Hendricks ready for openerJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - Technically, Friday will be the first opening-day start of Kyle Hendricks' career. It will happen on July 24 — not early April — with no fans in the seats at Wrigley Fie...
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Sox place Mazara on injured list, drop final exhibition gameJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - Ruled “under the weather” the last three days, new White Sox right fielder Nomar Mazara landed on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday. No official reason was given for ...
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Strasburg gets feel for pitching on the road in a pandemicJul 21, 2020 7:00 am - With all the protocols in place, Stephen Strasburg got a good feel Monday night for what pitching on the road will entail this season during the coronavirus pandemic. L...
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This Date in BaseballJul 21, 2020 7:00 am - July 22 1905 - Weldon Henley of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a no-hitter, defeating the St. Louis Browns 6-0 in the first game of a doubleheader. It was the highli...
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Lost and found: Zimmer makes surprise comeback with IndiansJul 21, 2020 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Seemingly lost, somewhat forgotten, Bradley Zimmer has found his way back to the Cleveland Indians. Sidelined by injuries for most of the past two seaso...
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Hit or error? MLB official scorers work remotely thru virusJul 21, 2020 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - As an official scorer for Major League Baseball, Ron Jernick has worked at the World Series, the All-Star Game and the World Baseball Classic. This season h...
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Safe at home? Social distancing difficult around MLB platesJul 21, 2020 7:00 am - Just like his strong arm and limber legs, Joe Girardi made good use of his mouth over 15 seasons as a big league catcher. So much so that slugger Chili Davis once told h...
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Quintana making progress in rehabJul 20, 2020 6:00 pm - Cubs pitching coach Tommy Hottovy said injured starter Jose Quintana could be throwing off the mound in about a week. Quintana injured his throwing hand just before the ...
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The games don't count, but do Cubs have cause for concern?Jul 20, 2020 3:00 pm - When exhibition season happens in Arizona, it's easy to divert attention and take an attitude of "wins and losses don't matter." But there was no chance to ignore the pa...