Today: September 18, 2024
Today: September 18, 2024

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Rays hold oddly timed celebration, 10 days after clinching postseason berth

Champagne sprayed, cigar smoke wafted through the air and the Tampa Bay Rays passed around a fancy glass decanter of liquor while hip hop music blared from the speakers in the visitor’s clubhouse at Fenway Park

Rays hold oddly timed celebration, 10 days after clinching postseason berth
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Miguel Cabrera's career coming to close with Tigers, leaving lasting legacy in MLB and Venezuela

Miguel Cabrera's career will end with the Detroit Tigers on Sunday against Cleveland at Comerica Park, where a sold-out crowd will include a few thousands fans paying for standing-room only tickets to cheer for him one more time

Miguel Cabrera's career coming to close with Tigers, leaving lasting legacy in MLB and Venezuela
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With new rules, MLB to draw more than 70 million fans, highest attendance since 2017

More than 70 million fans will attend Major League Baseball games for the first time in six years, a post-pandemic rebound for a sport that instituted its biggest on-field changes in decades

With new rules, MLB to draw more than 70 million fans, highest attendance since 2017
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Orioles announce new 30-year deal to stay at Camden Yards on same night they clinch AL East

The Baltimore Orioles have reached a deal with the state of Maryland that keeps the team at Camden Yards for at least 30 years

Orioles announce new 30-year deal to stay at Camden Yards on same night they clinch AL East
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Orioles clinch the AL East title with their 100th win of the season, 2-0 over Red Sox

Anthony Santander homered in the first, DL Hall worked out of a sixth-inning jam and the Baltimore Orioles clinched the AL East title with a 2-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox

Orioles clinch the AL East title with their 100th win of the season, 2-0 over Red Sox
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Phillies' Harper flips out on ump, tosses helmet into the stands where it's retrieved by 10-year-old

Bryce Harper flipped out on the third base umpire and then flipped his maroon Phillies helmet over the protective netting and into the stands

Phillies' Harper flips out on ump, tosses helmet into the stands where it's retrieved by 10-year-old
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Giants fire manager Gabe Kapler with 3 games left in his 4th season

The San Francisco Giants have fired manager Gabe Kapler

Giants fire manager Gabe Kapler with 3 games left in his 4th season
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MLB errors are on track to set a record low for the 3rd year in row

There were just 2,459 errors entering the final weekend of the regular season, on track to finish as the fewest in a non-shortened year since 1960 when there were just 16 teams

MLB errors are on track to set a record low for the 3rd year in row
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Chisholm homers and the surprising Miami Marlins grab an NL wild-card spot with 7-3 win over Pirates

The Miami Marlins are heading back to the playoffs for just the second time in 20 years

Chisholm homers and the surprising Miami Marlins grab an NL wild-card spot with 7-3 win over Pirates
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Buck Showalter fired as New York Mets manager

Buck Showalter was fired as New York Mets manager after a disappointing season in which baseball’s highest-spending team tumbled from contention by midsummer

Buck Showalter fired as New York Mets manager
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Tim Wakefield, who revived his career and Red Sox trophy case with knuckleball, has died at 57

Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year, has died

Tim Wakefield, who revived his career and Red Sox trophy case with knuckleball, has died at 57
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Luis Arraez, Yandy Díaz win batting titles while sitting out on final day

Miami’s Luis Arraez joined DJ LeMahieu as the only players with undisputed batting titles in both leagues, winning the National League crown as Yandy Díaz sat out Tampa Bay’s season finale and overtook Corey Seager for the American League championship

Luis Arraez, Yandy Díaz win batting titles while sitting out on final day
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Mets and Yankees wrap up nightmare New York seasons and head into uncertain winter

For the first time in nine years, baseball’s postseason won’t include a New York team

Mets and Yankees wrap up nightmare New York seasons and head into uncertain winter
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Melvin, Preller appear to be safe with the big-spending yet underwhelming Padres

Manager Bob Melvin and general manager A

Melvin, Preller appear to be safe with the big-spending yet underwhelming Padres
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Mom of Nathaniel and Josh Lowe battling cancer, won't attend Rangers-Rays playoff series

The mother of Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Josh Lowe and Texas Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe will not make the trip to Tropicana Field for this week’s AL Wild Card Series featuring her sons because she is battling cancer and undergoing chemotherapy

Mom of Nathaniel and Josh Lowe battling cancer, won't attend Rangers-Rays playoff series
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MLB game time drops 24 minutes to 2:40 with pitch clock. Players steal most bases since 1987

The average time of a nine-inning major league game dropped to 2 hours, 40 minutes in the first year of the pitch clock, a 24-minute decrease in a season of change that resulted in a spike in batting average and the most stolen bases in nearly 40 years

MLB game time drops 24 minutes to 2:40 with pitch clock. Players steal most bases since 1987
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Phil Nevin won't return as Angels' manager after 2nd losing season

Phil Nevin will not return as the Los Angeles Angels’ manager next season

Phil Nevin won't return as Angels' manager after 2nd losing season
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Lorenzen, Buxton, Hernández, Cueto out for Wild Card Series; Correa, Siri, Bush on rosters

Michael Lorenzen, Byron Buxton, Johnny Cueto and Jonathan Hernández were among the players left off rosters for Wild Card Series, while the Texas Rangers made the surprise inclusion of former top draft pick Matt Bush

Lorenzen, Buxton, Hernández, Cueto out for Wild Card Series; Correa, Siri, Bush on rosters
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Terry Francona steps away as Cleveland's winningest manager, 2 World Series titles with Boston

Terry Francona of the Cleveland Guardians is stepping away after 23 seasons as a major league manager

Terry Francona steps away as Cleveland's winningest manager, 2 World Series titles with Boston
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Arozarena's mom throws first pitch, watches son in MLB for 1st time at Rays-Rangers Game 1

The mother of Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena joined her son on the field Tuesday to throw a ceremonial first pitch before the Rays opened their AL Wild Card Series against the Texas Rangers

Arozarena's mom throws first pitch, watches son in MLB for 1st time at Rays-Rangers Game 1
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Montgomery sparkles, Rangers beat sloppy Rays 4-0 in AL Wild Card Series opener

Jordan Montgomery scattered six hits over seven innings, helping the Texas Rangers beat the sloppy Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 in their AL Wild Card Series opener

Montgomery sparkles, Rangers beat sloppy Rays 4-0 in AL Wild Card Series opener
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Twins stop record 18-game postseason skid on strength of Royce Lewis home runs

Royce Lewis hit home runs in each of his first two at-bats to carry the Minnesota Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of their AL Wild Card Series

Twins stop record 18-game postseason skid on strength of Royce Lewis home runs
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Diamondbacks hit Burnes hard to rally for 6-3 victory over Brewers in Wild Card Series opener

Corbin Carroll, Ketel Marte and Gabriel Moreno homered against Corbin Burnes, helping Arizona erase an early three-run deficit and sending the Diamondbacks to a 6-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of their NL Wild Card Series

Diamondbacks hit Burnes hard to rally for 6-3 victory over Brewers in Wild Card Series opener
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Wheeler strikes out 8, Castellanos tells Phillies to put a ring on it in 4-1 win over Marlins

Zack Wheeler struck out eight and pitched into the seventh inning to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-1 win over the Miami Marlins in the opener of their NL Wild Card Series

Wheeler strikes out 8, Castellanos tells Phillies to put a ring on it in 4-1 win over Marlins
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Stealing the show: Acuña leads speedsters seeking October impact in pitch clock era

Fans who are returning to baseball for the postseason will find Ronald Acuña Jr. and other speedsters playing a different game

Stealing the show: Acuña leads speedsters seeking October impact in pitch clock era

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