Articles filed under Baseball
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This Date in BaseballOct 30, 2020 7:00 am - Oct. 31 1961 - A federal judge ruled that Birmingham, Ala. laws against integrated playing fields were illegal. This ruling eliminated the last barrier against integrati...
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Jon Lester option declined by Cubs, lefty becomes free agentOct 30, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jon Lester's $25 million mutual option for 2021 was declined Friday by the Chicago Cubs, completing a $155 million, six-year contract and allowing the 36-...
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Fresh off suspension, Hinch takes over as Tigers managerOct 30, 2020 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - As he waited out his suspension this year, AJ Hinch knew he wanted to return to baseball. The question was whether anyone in the sport would be ready to w...
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La Russa confident he can handle demands as new Chicago White Sox managerOct 30, 2020 1:00 am - After winning his third World Series ring in 2011, Tony La Russa sealed up a likely bid for Hall of Fame induction. Walking off the field after the Cardinals beat the Ra...
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MLB says Turner violated protocols when he returned to fieldOct 29, 2020 7:00 am - ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Justin Turner violated coronavirus protocols when he celebrated with his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates and he refused instructions from security ...
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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...