Articles filed under Baseball
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Gonzales: Are player, team rankings all they're cracked up to be?Jan 25, 2022 12:00 am - A former editor once said you can always sell hope. So with frigid temperatures relegating us to televisions and computers, it's intriguing to find out how good are thes...
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David Ortiz elected to Baseball Hall of Fame; Sosa, Bonds, Clemens fall off ballotJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied e...
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Colas signing gives the White Sox farm system a needed boostJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - In 2017-18, the White Sox had one of the best farm systems in baseball. Trading established talent like Chris Sale, Jose Quintana and Adam Eaton beefed up the Sox's mino...
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Ortiz, Clemens, Bonds to be close calls for Hall of FameJan 24, 2022 6:00 am - Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, with eight MVPs and seven Cy Young Awards between them, are in the bottom of the last inning in their Hall of Fame bids. Either they get i...
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MLB players withdraw free agency shift as labor talks resumeJan 24, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Locked-out Major League Baseball players removed the first of three major obstacles to a labor contract, withdrawing their proposal for more liberalized ...
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Simulated SoxFest: What's up with the roster, La Russa, farm system?Jan 23, 2022 12:00 am - SoxFest has always been a popular event, for several reasons. Whether it was held at the Palmer House, Hilton Chicago or the latest venue - McCormick Place - the annual ...
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Zalusky, Part 2: Doby's short, bittersweet stint as Sox skipperJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - When Bill Veeck signed Larry Doby as the first Black player in the American League in 1947, he immediately rushed him onto the major league roster with the Cleveland Ind...
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Red Sox slugger Ortiz on track for baseball hall electionJan 21, 2022 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Boston's Big Papi appears headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame -- no last-minute walk-off needed. The Red Sox slugger looks to be on track for induction in ...
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Cubs' Wieck back on the mound following heart surgeryJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - Ginger Wieck placed her ear on the chest of her concerned husband last July. "It doesn't sound normal," Brad Wieck was told. Considering that the 6-foot-8, 257-pound Wie...
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MLB's snail-paced lockout talks to resume with union offerJan 20, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Locked out baseball players plan to make a counteroffer to management on Monday, 11 days after clubs gave the union a proposal when the snail-paced negot...