Articles filed under Baseball
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There was some good in 2020: Top women's sports stories in the Year of COVIDJan 01, 2021 12:00 am - Happy 2021! To 2020 I say good riddance ... but not before revisiting some important women's sports stories. A big first: Kim Ng, first hired in baseball by the Whit...
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Padres acquire RHP Yu Darvish in blockbuster trade with CubsDec 30, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller reunited with an old friend in another blockbuster move Tuesday night. The aggressive Padres got Yu Darvish ...
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Padres finalize deal acquiring ace Blake Snell from RaysDec 30, 2020 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Blake Snell gave up the ball in Game 6 of the World Series, shaking his head after manager Kevin Cash's curious pitching change. With three years left o...
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Hoyer insists Cubs plan to compete after dealing DarvishDec 30, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jed Hoyer insists this time won't be like 2011 for the Chicago Cubs. The team's new president of baseball operations said Wednesday that Chicago plans to...
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Engel back with White Sox on one-year contractDec 30, 2020 12:00 am - Adam Engel knows how it feels to sit in the dugout and wait for his turn to get on the field. "I felt like every time I was in the game, I found a way to contribute one ...
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Barrington baseball community mourns Noreen's passingDec 30, 2020 12:00 am - Barrington's Keith Noreen had a way of bringing his teammates together in both life and death. Noreen, who helped lead the Broncos to their only state baseball title in ...
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Darvish trade signals major shift in Cubs directionDec 30, 2020 12:00 am - When Jed Hoyer arrived with Theo Epstein before the 2012 season, the duo immediately began cleaning house. It was a painful rebuild, but it paid off big. The Cubs made t...
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Kia Tigers in S. Korea signs Mengden to $1 million contractDec 29, 2020 6:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The Kia Tigers in South Korea says it has signed right-hander pitcher Daniel Mengden from the U.S. Major Leagues to a $1 million contract. A cl...
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What did the Cubs get for Yu Darvish? Here's a look at the prospects.Dec 29, 2020 12:00 am - So many subtractions. After the Cubs went down quietly in the opening round of the playoffs against the Marlins, president of baseball operations Theo Epstein stepped do...
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AP source: Padres have deal in place to get Snell from RaysDec 28, 2020 6:00 am - Two months ago, Blake Snell got yanked off the mound with a two-hit shutout going in the final game of the World Series. Now, the Tampa Bay Rays are ready to ship him ou...