Articles filed under Baseball
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This Date in BaseballApr 01, 2020 7:00 am - April 6 1972 - For the first time in history, the major leagues failed to open on schedule because of a player strike, which started on April 1. The traditional season o...
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This Date in BaseballApr 01, 2020 7:00 am - APRIL 3 1974 : The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-6 in 11 innings before a crowd of 52,000 at Riverfront Stadium. In his first at-bat, Hank Aaron hit a th...
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MLB cancels Cubs-Cardinals series in LondonApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Originally scheduled to be played on June 13 and 14, the Cubs-Cardinals London Series has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Major League Baseball made the a...
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6-man rotations? Piggybacking starters? Pitching, post virusMar 31, 2020 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Even with major leaguers likely to receive some semblance of another spring training to get ready, teams are going to have to be creative with how they ha...
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Former Astros star Jimmy 'The Toy Cannon' Wynn dies at 78Mar 31, 2020 7:00 am - Jimmy Wynn, the diminutive Houston slugger whose monster shots in the 1960s and '70s earned him the popular nickname 'Ε“The Toy Cannon," has died. He was 78. The Astros s...
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This Date in BaseballMar 31, 2020 7:00 am - April 1 1931 - Pitcher Virne Mitchell, 17, signed with the Chattanooga club of Tennessee, becoming the first woman to play for an otherwise all-male baseball team. 1972 ...
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AP exclusive: MLB vets get $4,775 daily during virus outsetMar 31, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Gerrit Cole, Mike Trout and other veteran major leaguers will receive $4,775 per day in advance pay for the first 60 days of the season during the stoppa...
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O's slugger Davis expects return to spring form after returnMar 31, 2020 7:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - Following three straight frustrating seasons that led him to consider retirement, Chris Davis was in the midst of an outstanding spring training when Ma...
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White Sox ace starting pitcher playing waiting gameMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Lucas Giolito is back home in Southern California. Like millions, however, the White Sox's top starting pitcher feels like he is somewhere else. "It's weird," Giolito sa...
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Travel teams adjusting to life without sportsMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Not long after kids start playing travel baseball, thoughts often turn to their 12U season and a summer trip for a tournament in Cooperstown, N.Y. It's a highlight for e...