The first player to get checked for foreign substances on the mound by MLB just happened to be the consensus best pitcher in baseball.Following an eight-pitch, one-two-three inning to kick things off
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Jun. 22, 2021
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto will serve a one-game suspension and won't be available for Tuesday's series finale against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The discipline stems from Vott
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Jun. 22, 2021
The women's national baseball team manager has quit over a 'sexist' post on social media which showed a topless female player promoting the sport. Amanda 'Doris' Hocking, a sports development and coac
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Jun. 22, 2021
Following a sixth consecutive loss on Sunday, the Tampa Bay Rays announced their intent to promote infielder Wander Franco on Tuesday, ahead of their series against the Boston Red Sox. (The Red Sox, i
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Jun. 22, 2021
It was all about good, clean fun for Shia LaBeouf this week as the actor spent the day at the Happiest Place on Earth.The embattled 35-year-old star was spotted enjoying the rides at Disneyland in Ana
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Jun. 22, 2021
Power has never been an issue for Nationals outfielder Kyle Schwarber but his most recent displays of strength at the plate have taken even the most optimistic of his talents by surprise and plenty of
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Jun. 22, 2021
Let the record show that Jacob deGrom was the first pitcher subjected to a mandatory search by umpires under Major League Baseball’s new police state. The league decided to start with the best on Mond
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Jun. 22, 2021
OMAHA, Neb. -- Shortly after Mississippi State's Game 4 win over Texas on Sunday night, the team bus drove a half-mile from TD Ameritrade Park to the Hilton Omaha. When the Bulldogs arrived, there wer
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Jun. 22, 2021
Welcome to the history books, Yu Darvish.The San Diego Padres ace struck out 11 Los Angeles Dodgers through six innings of Monday's game between the National League West rivals to bring his career tot
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Jun. 22, 2021
Can we just get a do-over for April? Sure, Yermin Mercedes wouldn't be too thrilled about it, but most every other hitter would probably get on board. The further we distance ourselves from that wretc
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Jun. 22, 2021
To the Editor:Re “I Am Breaking My Silence About the Baseball Player Who Raped Me,” by Kat O’Brien (Opinion guest essay, nytimes.com, June 20):Ms. O’Brien’s essay broke my heart. Why should she have t
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Jun. 22, 2021
Are you kidding me with this, Byron Buxton? Your third game back from a hip injury that itself sidelined you for more than a month -- third game back! -- and you take a pitch off the left hand, breaki
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Jun. 22, 2021
