Articles filed under Baseball
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Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delayJun 19, 2020 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japanese baseball managed to do what American baseball has not - play ball. After a three-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the world's second...
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Double dose of bad news for major-league baseballJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - Not a good day on the major-league baseball front. Earlier Friday, the Philadelphia Phillies closed their spring camp in Clearwater, Fla., due to a COVID-19 outbreak. In...
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This Date in BaseballJun 18, 2020 7:00 am - June 19 1941 - En route to 56, Joe DiMaggio hit in his 32nd consecutive game, going 3-for-3, including a home run, against the Chicago White Sox. 1942 - Paul Waner got h...
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This Date in BaseballJun 18, 2020 7:00 am - June 24 1936 - Rookie Joe DiMaggio hit two homers in the fifth inning and added two doubles in the New York Yankees' 18-4 victory over the St. Louis Browns. 1950 - Wes W...
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This Date in BaseballJun 18, 2020 7:00 am - June 20 1912 - The New York Giants outslugged the Boston Braves 21-12 with the teams scoring a total of 17 runs in the ninth inning. The Giants scored seven runs to take...
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MLB thinks Manfred has framework with Clark, union stays mumJun 18, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - After days of angry exchanges over money between Major League Baseball and the players' association, Commissioner Rob Manfred started to doubt whether th...
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Players at 70 games, MLB at 60, Manfred says deadline nearJun 18, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Baseball players proposed a 70-game regular-season schedule Thursday, a plan immediately rejected by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred with the sides 10 ...
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Former Mundelein star lands Wauconda jobJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - Clay Kovac knows little about Wauconda's baseball history. Warren's pitching coach last year does know about near no-no. The Blue Devils' 32-5 2019 team almost got no hi...
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This Date in BaseballJun 17, 2020 7:00 am - June 18 1947 - Cincinnati's Ewell Blackwell tossed a 6-0 no-hitter against the Boston Braves. 1950 - In the nightcap of a doubleheader, the Cleveland Indians scored 14 r...
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Would MLB fans view champ, stats as legit in 50-game season?Jun 17, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fresh off a robust round of batting practice in Central Park, softball slugger Todd Montgomery squared up his Mets cap and took a swing at hardball quest...