Articles filed under Baseball
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This Date in BaseballOct 29, 2020 7:00 am - Oct. 30 1945 - Branch Rickey signed Jackie Robinson to a minor-league contract for the 1946 season with Montreal of the International League. 1956 - The Brooklyn Dodgers...
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Dozen MLB players have options turned down, go freeOct 29, 2020 7:00 am - ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - What figures to be a down and perhaps brutal market for baseball free agents in the offseason following the pandemic began Wednesday when a dozen...
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Head scratcher: White Sox hire La Russa as manager after 34-year hiatusOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - The last time he worked in a major-league dugout, Tony La Russa won a World Series. Should he repeat the feat next season, maybe that would soothe angry White Sox fans. ...
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Rozner: White Sox step back in time with La Russa hire - less a disaster than disappointmentOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - Rick Hahn is a smart man. He is the one who sold the rebuild to White Sox ownership, moved assets for gobs of young talent, stuck with the plan even when the clowns were...
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World Series notes: Dodgers bullpen finishes off RaysOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - First, it was Dylan Floro. And then Alex Wood, Pedro Báez, Victor González, Brusdar Graterol and finally, Julio UrÃas. The Los Angeles Dodgers...
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Fitting finale: Dodgers win title, Turner tests positiveOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - No large dogpile, no champagne and a mask on nearly every face - the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their first World Series title since 1988 in ...
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Cash's bullpen blunder joins Little, others in playoff loreOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - Rays manager Kevin Cash stepped out of the dugout, and Blake Snell turned his head to curse. So too, no doubt, did fans watching on TV back in Tampa, Florida. Cash pulle...
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This Date in BaseballOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - Oct. 29 1931 - Lefty Grove, winner of 31 games for the Philadelphia A's, was named the American League MVP. 1942 - Branch Rickey, the architect of the St. Louis Cardinal...
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Turner's selfish celebration mars Dodger triumphOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - Well, at least the contact tracing should be easy. The Dodger postseason roster would be a good place to start. So would the team picture on the field after winning the ...
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Roberts guides Dodgers to 1st World Series title in 32 yearsOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - Dave Roberts finally has a World Series title to savor. The Los Angeles manager guided the Dodgers to their first championship since 1988 on Tuesday nig...