Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Yankees manager Aaron Boone has a rule for new outfielder Alex Verdugo: One chain per game

During his time with the Boston Red Sox, Alex Verdugo frequently played with several gaudy chains bouncing around his neck

Yankees manager Aaron Boone has a rule for new outfielder Alex Verdugo: One chain per game
Sports

Southern Jaguars are pride of HBCU baseball after its upset of defending national champion LSU

In a sport committed to increasing its number of Black players, Southern University’s upset of LSU this week was a victory for all HBCU baseball programs

Southern Jaguars are pride of HBCU baseball after its upset of defending national champion LSU
Sports

Patient fans wait out 5-hour rain delay for Royals vs. Orioles

Fans who showed up for an afternoon baseball game at Camden Yards ended up waiting until early evening before the first pitch was finally thrown

Patient fans wait out 5-hour rain delay for Royals vs. Orioles
Sports

Shohei Ohtani hit first home run for Dodgers, who beat Giants 5-4 for 3-game sweep

Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a solo drive in the seventh inning in a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants that finished a three-game sweep

Shohei Ohtani hit first home run for Dodgers, who beat Giants 5-4 for 3-game sweep
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Athletics announce plans to play the next 3 seasons in minor league park near Sacramento

The Athletics will leave Oakland after this season and play temporarily at a minor league park near Sacramento until their planned new stadium in Las Vegas is built

Athletics announce plans to play the next 3 seasons in minor league park near Sacramento
Sports

Tigers have combined no-hitter vs. Mets through 7 innings

The unbeaten Detroit Tigers have a no-hitter going through seven innings in the second game of a doubleheader against the winless New York Mets

Tigers have combined no-hitter vs. Mets through 7 innings
Sports

Alonso hits tying HR in 9th, Mets rally past Tigers 2-1 in nightcap for 1st win of season

Pete Alonso launched a tying homer leading off the ninth inning, Tyrone Taylor lined a game-winning single and the New York Mets — after going 13 innings without a hit — rallied past the Detroit Tigers 2-1 for their first victory of the season and a doubleheader split

Alonso hits tying HR in 9th, Mets rally past Tigers 2-1 in nightcap for 1st win of season
Sports

Jonathan Loáisiga put on the 60-day injured list by Yankees because of strained right flexor

Right-hander Jonathan Loáisiga was put on the 60-day injured list by the New York Yankees because of a strained right flexor muscle

Jonathan Loáisiga put on the 60-day injured list by Yankees because of strained right flexor
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Blue Jays beat Yankees 3-0 in New York home opener behind Clement's tiebreaking pinch homer

Pinch-hitter Ernie Clement had a tiebreaking solo home run off Caleb Ferguson leading off the seventh inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees 3-0 in New York’s home opener

Blue Jays beat Yankees 3-0 in New York home opener behind Clement's tiebreaking pinch homer
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Giants' Alyssa Nakken coaches first regular season game as a mom with baby daughter at the ballpark

Alyssa Nakken became the first full-time female coach in major league history to appear on the field in April 2022

Giants' Alyssa Nakken coaches first regular season game as a mom with baby daughter at the ballpark
Sports

Juan Soto soaks in fan fervor during pinstripes debut, winds up flinging bat and helmet

Juan Soto soaked in the fan fervor on his first day in pinstripes and wound up flinging his bat and helmet in response to his futility

Juan Soto soaks in fan fervor during pinstripes debut, winds up flinging bat and helmet
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Rays reliever says baseballs at Coors Field were `horrible' after coming out of humidor

Pete Fairbanks couldn’t get a good grip on the baseball

Rays reliever says baseballs at Coors Field were `horrible' after coming out of humidor
Sports

Braves await test results on Strider's sore elbow following complaints of discomfort in shaky start

Spencer Strider, Atlanta’s ace and the major league leader in wins and strikeouts last season, will have tests on his right elbow Saturday after complaining about discomfort in Friday night’s game

Braves await test results on Strider's sore elbow following complaints of discomfort in shaky start
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Red Sox SS Trevor Story leaves game after injuring shoulder on diving stop of Mike Trout's hit

Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story exited Boston’s game against the Angels in the fourth inning after injuring his left shoulder on a backhand dive to stop a hit by Mike Trout

Red Sox SS Trevor Story leaves game after injuring shoulder on diving stop of Mike Trout's hit
Sports

MRI shows damage to Braves ace Spencer Strider's elbow ligament, leaving status for season in doubt

Braves ace right-hander Spencer Strider has damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, leaving his status for the remainder of the season in doubt

MRI shows damage to Braves ace Spencer Strider's elbow ligament, leaving status for season in doubt
Sports

Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets first major league victory in Dodgers' 4-1 win over Cubs

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched out of two early jams in five scoreless innings for his first career major league victory, Max Muncy hit a two-run single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Saturday

Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets first major league victory in Dodgers' 4-1 win over Cubs
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Stephen Strasburg's retirement is officially listed by MLB. He was the 2019 World Series MVP

Stephen Strasburg, the 2019 World Series MVP whose career was derailed by injuries, officially has been listed by Major League Baseball as being retired

Stephen Strasburg's retirement is officially listed by MLB. He was the 2019 World Series MVP
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Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, the 2019 World Series MVP, announces his retirement

Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg has announced his retirement, ending the 2019 World Series MVP’s injury-filled career

Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, the 2019 World Series MVP, announces his retirement
Environment|News|Sports

First an earthquake, now an eclipse. Yankees to play ball on same day as another natural phenomenon

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook New York City on Friday as the Yankees went through batting practice before their home opener

First an earthquake, now an eclipse. Yankees to play ball on same day as another natural phenomenon
Sports

Jerry Grote, catcher for 1969 New York Mets, dies at 81

Jerry Grote, the catcher who helped transform the New York Mets from a perennial loser into the 1969 World Series champion, has died

Jerry Grote, catcher for 1969 New York Mets, dies at 81
Sports

On anniversary of Aaron's 715th homer, Hall of Fame says it will unveil statue of star next month

Baseball’s Hall of Fame will unveil a bronze statue of Hank Aaron on May 23 on the first floor of its museum in Cooperstown, New York

On anniversary of Aaron's 715th homer, Hall of Fame says it will unveil statue of star next month
Sports

Ronel Blanco has been a bright spot in a shaky start for the Houston Astros

Ronel Blanco’s brilliant start to the season is about the only thing going right for the Houston Astros

Ronel Blanco has been a bright spot in a shaky start for the Houston Astros
Business|Sports

AP study: Nine MLB teams cut payroll this winter, and the average salary is up just 1.5%

San Diego cut payroll by $96 million in the past year, the New York Mets by $50 million and the Los Angeles Angels by $49 million, among nine teams that slashed spending in a tepid free-agent market that sparked player unrest

AP study: Nine MLB teams cut payroll this winter, and the average salary is up just 1.5%
Health|Sports

Guardians' Shane Bieber emotional in discussing elbow injury, uncertain future with surgery looming

Shane Bieber held it together as long as he could

Guardians' Shane Bieber emotional in discussing elbow injury, uncertain future with surgery looming
Sports

Gerrit Cole says MLB, union bickering over pitch clock sounds like 'divorced parents'

New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole faulted Major League Baseball and the players’ association for bickering over the pitch clock last weekend, comparing their behavior to divorced parents

Gerrit Cole says MLB, union bickering over pitch clock sounds like 'divorced parents'

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