Articles filed under Baseball
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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...
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This Date in BaseballJul 10, 2020 7:00 am - July 11 1914 - Babe Ruth made his major league debut for the Boston Red Sox and received credit for a 4-3 victory over Cleveland. He was removed for a pinch hitter in th...
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Baseball is back in Japan, and so are fans in the stadiumsJul 10, 2020 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japan's professional baseball league opened the delayed season three weeks ago. Now fans are back, too. After playing in empty stadiums to get started, Japa...
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Posey out for 2020 as MLB teams deal with churning rostersJul 10, 2020 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - San Francisco catcher Buster Posey became the latest well-known player to opt out of the abbreviated 2020 season because of concerns over the coronavirus ...
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Ryan, catcher on Boston's 'Impossible Dream' team, diesJul 10, 2020 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Mike Ryan, the backup catcher on the Boston Red Sox's 1967 'œImpossible Dream'ť team during a 35-year career in professional baseball, has died. He was 78....
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Blue Jays player expresses concern about bubble isolationJul 10, 2020 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Blue Jays infielder Travis Shaw says he's not interested in confining himself to the hotel attached to the Rogers Centre for the summer if major league ba...