Articles filed under Baseball
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MLB finishes with 6,776 homers, 11% above previous recordSep 30, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Major league batters finished with 6,776 home runs, shattering the previous record of 6,105 set two years ago. Dominic Smith hit the final long ball of t...
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A year after World Series win, Red Sox looking to rebuildSep 30, 2019 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Getting under baseball's luxury tax threshold next year "is a goal, but not a hard-and-fast mandate," Boston Red Sox team president Sam Kennedy said Monday...
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Ump in '12 Braves-Cards infield fly flap in Atlanta for NLDSSep 30, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The umpire who was at the center of an infield fly dispute during the 2012 NL wild-card game between Atlanta and St. Louis will be the crew chief when th...
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David Ross on list of possible candidates for Cubs managerSep 30, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The field of candidates to be the next manager of the Chicago Cubs is beginning to take shape. President of baseball operations Theo Epstein said Monday t...
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Playoffs offer a second chance for injury-plagued StantonSep 30, 2019 7:00 am - The New York Yankees hit 306 home runs this year with minimal contributions from Giancarlo Stanton. Now he's back to try to help the Yankees win a title. Stanton hit a m...
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Rising sons give rebuilding Blue Jays reason for optimismSep 30, 2019 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - The Toronto Blue Jays feel good about four rising sons who made big strides in 2019 and figure to become lineup fixtures moving forward. The pitching, how...
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After 114 losses, Tigers still waiting on top prospectsSep 30, 2019 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - The most promising moment for the Detroit Tigers this year may have occurred far away from Comerica Park - or any other major league field. On April 29, C...
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October debuts for stars like Nats' Soto, Astros' ÃlvarezSep 30, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Juan Soto and Victor Robles took a moment to themselves off to the side of the clubhouse mayhem as the Washington Nationals celebrated clinching an NL ...
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'A moment of transition': Epstein talks Maddon's exit, possible replacementsSep 30, 2019 1:00 am - In trying to explain the firing of manager Joe Maddon and to provide a taste of what's to come, Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein framed the state of the team this way...
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Lesniak looking forward to new role as Elk Grove baseball coachSep 30, 2019 1:00 am - Steve Lesniak, who played on the Prospect's 2001 state championship football team, now hopes to bring a championship mindset in another sport at Elk Grove High School. L...