Baseball
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Nelson
@Nelson -
5 months ago
Angels hire Ron Washington to be new manager
The Angels hired Ron Washington, 71, to be their new manager Tuesday. Washington, who won two AL pennants while leading the Rangers from 2007-14, spent the past seven seasons as Atlanta's third base coach.
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Josiah
@Josiah -
over 4 years ago
Baseball Saw a Million More Empty Seats. Does It Matter?
Baseball Saw a Million More Empty Seats. Does It Matter?“It’s never going to go away,” Noah Garden, M.L.B. executive vice president for business and sales, said of ticket sales. “It isn’t going to die. But it’s going to change. There are going to be a different number of ...continued
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Grayce
@Grayce -
4 months ago
A comic book you could buy for 12 cents in 1962 is being sold for $44,000 today
A comic book store in Canada is seeking $44,300 for its copy of the "Amazing Fantasy #15," which was rated with a 3.5 condition.
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Marie
@Marie -
over 2 years ago
Jerry Remy, Red Sox Player and Longtime Commentator, Dies at 68
An All-Star second baseman, he spent 34 years as a broadcast analyst and was voted the first president of Red Sox Nation by fans.
4 minutes read
Emmie
@Emmie -
over 2 years ago
Texas Man Is First Charged Under New Antidoping Law in U.S.
The law targets people who would skirt doping regulations in international competitions, but it does not apply to major American leagues like the N.F.L. and Major League Baseball.
3 minutes read
Kristina
@Kristina -
almost 2 years ago
Black baseball players struggled long after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier
After Jackie, a new History Channel documentary, tells the stories of three of the Black baseball players who followed Jackie Robinson into the major leagues.
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Moises
@Moises -
over 1 year ago
Sources: MLB to vote on rules changes Friday
The Major League Baseball competition committee is set to vote on Friday on rule changes that would begin in 2023 with an eye on quickening the pace of play, according to sources familiar with the situation.
4 minutes read
Elaina
@Elaina -
almost 5 years ago
Vlad Guerrero Jr. ready to showcase power at Home Run Derby
Sports-no-CBCVladimir Guerrero Jr.'s rookie season just keeps getting better.The Blue Jays sensation was officially named to Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby on Sunday, highlighting the exceptional power he's shown this season.He'll become the youngest player to eve...continued
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Torey
@Torey -
over 3 years ago
Baseball: MLB looking for Indians to trade willow for ash - Reuters India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Baseball is one of several sports seeking a slice of the huge Indian market and its similarity with cricket, often called a religion in the country of 1.4 billion, could give it a head start, Major League Baseball (MLB) officials hope.FILE PHOTO: Cri...continued
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Anderson
@Anderson -
over 1 year ago
Savannah Bananas leaving college league for full-time antics
The Savannah Bananas, who became a national sensation with their irreverent style of baseball, are leaving the Coastal Plains League to focus full attention ...
3 minutes read
Jerrold
@Jerrold -
over 2 years ago
Australian Baseball League club Perth Heat to pay players in bitcoin
The Heat says it is the first professional sports club in the world to ‘fully embrace’ bitcoin after partnering with a cryptocurrency payment companyAustralian Baseball League club Perth Heat will pay its players in bitcoin, after partnering with a cryptocurr…
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Jerrold
@Jerrold -
almost 2 years ago
The Morning After: Major League Baseball wants to deploy strike zone robo-umpires in 2024
Major League Baseball will "likely" introduce an Automated Strike Zone System starting in 2024, commissioner Rob Manfred told ESPN. These robot umpires may call all balls and strikes then relay the information to a plate umpire, or be part of a replay review …
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Hannah
@Hannah -
almost 5 years ago
Emmis Communications Corp (EMMS) CEO Jeffrey Smulyan on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Emmis Communications Corp (EMMS) CEO Jeffrey Smulyan on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptWelcome and thank you all for standing by. [Operator Instructions]. This call is being recorded. If you have any objections, you may disconnect at this time.I will now turn t...continued
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Alexie
@Alexie -
almost 3 years ago
Baseball-Japan, South Korea hold edge in East-West showdown - Reuters
Japan and South Korea strut in as favourites at the Tokyo Olympics baseball tournament after drafting the top players from their domestic leagues while the other four competing countries will rely on minor leaguers and veterans past their prime./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/XHQEPH7LJJPLDNZ5OVAJTCSHRM.jpg)
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Alexie
@Alexie -
almost 5 years ago
Drake showed up to watch Jennifer Lopez in Toronto
Drake showed up to watch Jennifer Lopez in TorontoJennifer Lopez graced the Scotiabank Arena with her presence two nights in a row, on June 7 and 8, and the shows did not disappoint. For the Toronto stop on her It's My Party tour, J-Lo danced and sang her heart out, did s...continued
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Alexander
@Alexander -
almost 5 years ago
Capitalist Development and Community Demolitions in Detroit
Capitalist Development and Community Demolitions in DetroitA white corporate-imposed mayor of the City of Detroit has been projected by the mainstream media as a savior of the majority African American populated municipality.Although there have been enormous problems sinc...continued
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Giovanni
@Giovanni -
over 4 years ago
Swordsman slices 100mph baseball in two
Swordsman slices 100mph baseball in two / Boing BoingI enjoyed this video showing "modern Samurai" Isao Machii observing two mechanical pitches before bisecting the third in a single neat cut. The radar clocks the ball at 161 kph (100 mph). I intend to do likewise with th...continued
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Rose
@Rose -
9 months ago
This Is the Era of Zombie Twitter
The bird may be dead, but Twitter—er, X—is still alive for communities, news, and memes.
3 minutes read
Moises
@Moises -
over 4 years ago
Government Liable to Some Hurricane Harvey Victims, Judge Rules
Government Liable to Some Hurricane Harvey Victims, Judge RulesThe federal government can be held financially liable to hundreds of Hurricane Harvey flood victims because officials knew two reservoirs could flood their Houston-area properties, a federal judge ruled on Tue...continued
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Ryleigh
@Ryleigh -
over 2 years ago
MLB kills plan for Rays to split home between Tampa, Montreal - Sportsnet.ca
MLB kills plan for Rays to split home between Tampa, Montreal Sportsnet.ca Report: MLB kills Rays-Montreal plan TSN MLB rejects plan to split Rays season between Florida and Montreal CTV News Montreal MLB kills Rays’ s…
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Maida
@Maida -
3 months ago
Three Democrats and a GOP baseball star walk onto a debate stage...
Here's what they need to do to win tonight's California Senate debate.
3 minutes read
Colin
@Colin -
almost 5 years ago
Watch: National champions Vanderbilt return home after College World Series
Vanderbilt comes home after College World Series win over MichiganThe Vanderbilt Commodores won the 2019 College World Series by defeating Michigan 8-2 in Game 3. This is the second college baseball national title for the university. The No. 2-seed was able to shut-down M...continued
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Adelia
@Adelia -
over 3 years ago
Red Sox reappoint Cora after sign-stealing ban expires
Alex Cora rejoins the Boston Red Sox as manager, less than a fortnight after his season-long suspension from baseball expired.
3 minutes read
Dayton
@Dayton -
almost 5 years ago
Jim Bouton Opened Up the Major Leagues to Everyone
Jim Bouton Opened Up the Major Leagues to EveryoneI had first talked to Bouton 25 years earlier, in 1992, when I was a teenager and had just read “Ball Four” for the first time. I was an aspiring sportswriter but also a frustrated high school pitcher — a warm-up guy. When...continued
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Maida
@Maida -
almost 4 years ago
Baseball organizations in Saskatchewan waiting for green light - Globalnews.ca
As playgrounds begin to open across Saskatchewan later this week, many are hoping outdoor sports will soon be given the green light as well.“We’ve been hearing rumours when Phase 4 might open but until we actually hear from the government, we’re hoping that potentially it...continued
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