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MLB's five most pivotal players to watch for 2024: Dozens of postseason spots will hinge on swing players overperforming or succumbing this season ...
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Three-Time Cy Young Winner Suggests Demoting MLB's Worst Umpires: Texas Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer suggested there should be a system in place to help improve ...
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White Sox drop to 3-22 as MLB’s worst team loses for 13th time in 14 games: The White Sox's dreadful season keeps getting worse as they got swept by the Twins to ...
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Oldest living MLB player turns 100: Art Schallock's total recall: Signed by the Dodgers, Art Schallock won three World Series titles with the Yankees ...
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Astros Manager Joe Espada Leads By Example With Boring Ejection During Fifth Straight Loss
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Cubs Prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong Blasts Home Run for First Career Hit: Chicago's top prospect blasted a go-ahead home run for his first MLB hit.
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Bryce Harper shows his Dad Strength, homers again in return to Phillies after birth of child
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'Elly has a plan' that's fueling his big step forward in 2024: The Reds' seven-game homestand showed everything that's possible for Elly De La Cruz ...
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Paid articlePaid Angels’ Announcers Crush Umps After Brutal Call on Game’s Final Out: This might have been the worst call of the MLB season.
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Marty Brennaman Field is getting an upgrade. What it is, when Marty will see it: Marty Brennaman Field at Juilfs Park in Anderson Township is getting an upgrade.
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Shohei Ohtani smashes MLB's hardest-hit ball of season with 118.7 mph home run in Dodgers' win vs. Nationals
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Williams: Elly De La Cruz is playing well. Has Cincinnati Reds' phenom figured it out?
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MLB Likely to Probe Ump’s Bonkers Call Against Yankees Manager Aaron Boone: The ump seemingly mistook a fan’s heckling to be the Yanks leader ...
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Caught Looking: Lars Nootbaar on loft, Jordan Hicks on splitters, Lane Thomas on steals
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Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds: The MLB baseball game between Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on ...
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Wittenmyer & Williams: Cincinnati Reds got long-awaited good start. Now comes the hard part
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MLB Power Rankings: Guardians goin’ up, Braves reclaim the throne; plus standout stats
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Want to see contact, speed and joy? Giants' Jung Hoo Lee is the answer: When the San Francisco Giants signed Jung Hoo Lee, Korea’s Grandson of the Wind promised ...
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Detroit Tigers mailbag: How good is this team? That’s a layered question: Answering reader questions on Casey Mize, Parker Meadows, the team's early MVP and more ...
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Hiltzik: The folly of public financing for stadiums: The public funding for a baseball stadium in Las Vegas faces a public backlash--with good reason
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Should Pete Rose be in the Baseball Hall of Fame? Some Ohio lawmakers think it's time
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Why the Cincinnati Reds fast start has them on pace for 300 stolen bases: The Reds' 38 stolen bases are tied for the best mark in baseball.
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The culinary game at MLB ballparks has exploded in the past 20 years. Eating healthy is a challenge
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MLB expected to review Aaron Boone, Hunter Wendelstedt incident involving fan: Major League Baseball is expected to look at the Monday incident involving Aaron ...
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Quick Glance: Yankees' Aaron Boone Ejected for Fan-Heckling of MLB Umpire in Unusual Incident: 'I Don't Care Who Said It'
- Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected early in the game against the A's at Yankee Stadium after a fan yelled something. This marked his 35th career ejection, with a rather unusual reason this time.
- Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt warned Boone of an ejection after just five pitches if another word was said. A fan behind the dugout shouted something, leading Wendelstedt to toss Boone out of the game.
- Boone's reactions, including pointing to the crowd, were captured on video. In one clip, Boone can be heard denying he said anything. Despite Wendelstedt's error in judgment, the ejection stood, making for a highly entertaining situation.
- Although Wendelstedt misinterpreted the situation and Boone was innocent, the ejection remained. Nevertheless, the whole incident was incredibly entertaining, and Boone's 35 ejections in a short span of time is quite an impressive feat.
Suárez runs shutout streak to 25 innings as Phillies blank Reds 7-0 for 7th straight win
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Cardinals Demote Struggling Jordan Walker: Walker is returning to Triple-A after a slow start to the season.
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Fifteen MLB Comeback Player of the Year candidates to watch, plus predictions: Everyone loves a comeback story. Here are 15 candidates who could be in the ...
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Brewers' Jakob Junis hit by fly ball in batting practice, taken away in ambulance
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Ankeny Centennial baseball's Joey Oakie preparing for possible first-round MLB Draft pick
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Heston Kjerstad Latest Top Orioles Prospect to Reach Majors: Baltimore adds yet another elite talent to its big league roster.
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Glazer: NFL Teams Monitor Draft Prospects' Social Media Habits Back to 6th Grade: The NFL pre-draft season is a bewildering process that seemingly brings about ...
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Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani passes Hideki Matsui for most MLB homers by a Japanese-born player
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Quick Glance: Shohei Ohtani Sets New Record for Most MLB Homers
- Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani has broken the record for the most homers hit by a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball.
- During a game at Dodger Stadium, Ohtani hit an impressive homer that flew into the right field bleachers off pitcher Adrian Houser of the New York Mets.
- With this homer, which was Ohtani's 176th in his six years in the MLB, he surpassed Matsui, who played the final 10 years of his 20-year pro career in North America.
- Ohtani's record-breaking blast traveled 423 feet and put the Dodgers ahead 2-0. Prior to this, Ohtani had not hit a homer in seven consecutive games.
What does 'show' mean in Major League Baseball? From show bags to show dinners, it's 'top of the line ... there's no level above it'
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Anthony Rendon strains hamstring, returns to familiar spot on Angels’ IL: Rendon's injury leaves the Angels in a precarious position after the front office did ...
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Phillies finish three-game sweep of White Sox with 8-2 victory: Trea Turner stole home, Kyle Schwarber hit a solo shot and Aaron Nola struck out seven in eight ...
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Cincinnati Reds shut out for the first time in 2024 against Phillies: Our photos: The Cincinnati Reds lost 7-0 agains the Philadelphia Phillies ...
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Blake Snell is off to a disastrous start. How did signing so late impact these MLB free agents?
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MLB progress report: 1 early flaw with each of baseball's best teams: Even the top MLB contenders have some kind of shortcoming. These are the early flaws worth ...
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MLB Ump Angel Hernandez Had Fans Fuming Again With Awful Call in Mets-Dodgers Game
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Phillies Broadcaster Trolls Yankees’ Aaron Boone After Umpire Ejection Incident : The Phillies announcing crew had some fun on Monday.
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Phillies capitalize on Hunter Greene's aggressiveness in a Reds loss: Hunter Greene was more efficient on Monday, but he also allowed four runs in a loss to the ...
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Paid articlePaid Yankees' slugger Aaron Judge strikes out four times, hears boos on promotional bobblehead day
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Baseball: Cubs' Imanaga wins 3rd straight decision - The Mainichi: CHICAGO (Kyodo) -- Shota Imanaga earned his third straight winning decision at the start of ...
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Slumping sluggers, ailing pitchers combining for some April anxiety in fantasy baseball
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Yankees' Cortes learns pump fake pitch is actually illegal; pitches seven innings vs. Rays
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Ahead of Cincinnati series, Texas Rangers reach minor-league deal with ex-Red Johnny Cueto
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Sam Moll is back in the Reds' bullpen, activated from the injured list: Last year with the Reds, Sam Moll posted a 0.73 ERA in 25 appearances.
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Cody Bellinger and Alexander Canario HRs power Cubs past Marlins 5-3 for doubleheader split
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Bradley’s Buzz: The Braves aren’t at peak capacity, but they’re in first place: Sean Murphy: tweaked an oblique in the season’s third plate appearance; remains ...
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Oldest MLB player turns 100: Roomed with Yogi Berra, stymied Ted Williams: Yankees pitcher Art Schallock played for three World Series champions: “I thought it ...
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All-Cincinnati DH Kyle Schwarber on football, dancing and how he wins everywhere he goes
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Final out from Alexis Diaz's 50th save thrown into GABP crowd by Reds OF Will Benson
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Zack Wheeler has no-hit bid for 7 1/3 innings as Phillies beat slumping White Sox 9-5
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Reds look to build momentum in Game 2 against Angels tonight: Elly De La Cruz was front and center with a home run and three stolen bases in the 7-1 victory over ...
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Frankie Montas hits the injured list; Reds call up Casey Legumina: Frankie Montas is expected to miss his next two starts due to a forearm bruise.
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Ten ugly Twins numbers after 10 percent of the season. Is it ‘still early’?: "It's still early" is usually the most calming mantra for frustrated baseball fans ...
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The NBA Just Banned a Player for Life. It Had No Choice.: He did things worse than anything Pete Rose ever got up to.
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Quick Glance: Lifetime Ban as Warning to NBA Gamblers: Coach
- Commissioner Adam Silver's firm stance on Raptors bench player Jontay Porter serves as a cautionary tale for potential NBA gamblers.
- The NBA's decision to ban Jontay Porter due to his involvement in gambling did not come as a surprise to anyone in the league.
- NBA bit players pose a gambling risk and were seen as an ideal example in this cautionary tale, as mentioned by an NBA coach.
- Porter's limited significance as a player will lead to the story fading quickly, even though it may be referenced in relation to his brother Michael Porter Jr. and the Nuggets during the playoffs.
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