Articles filed under Baseball
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Dodgers closer Jansen encourages masks after positive testJul 12, 2020 7:00 am - Play ball - and mask up, too. Protective face coverings won't be out of sight when Major League Baseball resumes in less than two weeks. Some players and coaches are pla...
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GoFigure: Taking a look at past 60-game baseball stretchesJul 12, 2020 1:00 am - The 2020 Major League Baseball season is scheduled to begin on July 23, nearly four months after what was to have been the sport's earliest start. Now that COVID-19 has ...
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This Date in BaseballJul 11, 2020 7:00 am - July 12 1901 - Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox won his 300th game with a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia A's. 1945 - Tommy Holmes of the Boston Braves went hitless to e...
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Albert Pujols heads into 20th big league season healthyJul 11, 2020 7:00 am - ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Albert Pujols' 20th season in the majors is about to begin with the Los Angeles Angels. When it does, the 40-year-old slugger is likely to be the ...
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Texas slugger Gallo still isn't sure if he had coronavirusJul 11, 2020 7:00 am - ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo says he doesn't know if he actually had the coronavirus despite two positive tests, since he has never had an...
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Chemistry class: New managers test for right mix amid virusJul 11, 2020 7:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - Derek Shelton needs his freedom. Maybe now more than ever. Fortunately for the first-year Pittsburgh Pirates manager, bench coach Donnie Kelly made it ...
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White Sox's Rodon hoping for good health, improved resultsJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - He missed the first two months of the 2018 season recovering from shoulder surgery. He missed the last four months of the 2019 season recovering from Tommy John surgery....
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Zalusky: Elk Grove resident had dugout seat for Allen-Melton eraJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - Hanging on the walls of Jim Riley's Elk Grove home, a gallery of framed pictures shows a high school kid in a red pinstriped uniform at White Sox Park. In one picture, h...
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Kimbrel getting along fine, works on improving last year's statsJul 10, 2020 1:00 pm - Perhaps the biggest question facing the Cubs on the field is the status of reliever Craig Kimbrel. After serving as closer for the World Series champion Boston Red Sox i...
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No high-fives? No spitting? MLBers adjust in COVID worldJul 10, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez wanted to hug, high-five and fist bump his players. After all, the defending World Series champions spent nearl...