Anaheim, California – The Houston Astros didn’t even need to lift their bats from their shoulders to chase Shohei Ohtani from another wild performance in the second inning. Almost four hours later, Ohtani provided another worry for Angels fans when the two-way star said he felt discomfort in his pitching […]
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Yusei Kikuchi’s strong start wasted as Mariners fall to Athletics
Seattle – Pinch-hitter Robbie Grossman lined an RBI double to score Tony Kemp in the top of the 10th inning, and the Oakland Athletics rallied for a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night. Oakland snapped a three-game losing streak, escaping a major jam in the bottom of […]
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Rob Manfred confident MLB can get through playoffs despite virus
New York – Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he’s confident his sport can get through the regular season and postseason without being stopped by the coronavirus, though not every club might play all 60 games and winning percentage could be used to determine playoff teams. During an interview […]
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Hawks postpone game against Lions after player tests positive for coronavirus
Fukuoka – The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have postponed Sunday’s game with the Seibu Lions after veteran outfielder Yuya Hasegawa tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Pacific League club said Saturday. Hasegawa is the sixth player in Nippon Professional Baseball to test positive, but the first one since all players […]
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Hawks’ Ryoya Kurihara, Shuta Ishikawa overpower Lions
Fukuoka – Ryoya Kurihara belted a three-run first-inning home run and Shuta Ishikawa threw a one-hitter as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions 4-0 on Saturday afternoon. After Ishikawa struck out two of the four batters he faced in the first inning, Kurihara came up […]
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Yu Darvish shines in Cubs’ victory over Pirates
Chicago – Yu Darvish pitched six shutout innings, Jason Heyward hit a key two-run single and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Friday night. Darvish (1-1) allowed two hits, struck out seven and walked one, bouncing back nicely after he struggled in his first start last weekend […]
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MLB postpones another game as league struggles to keep playing amid COVID-19 pandemic
Miami – With six teams idled Friday by the COVID-19 pandemic, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke to union leader Tony Clark about the importance of players following the sport’s coronavirus protocols. Manfred and Clark talked about what needs to be done to finish the season, a person familiar […]
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Shohei Ohtani homers in second straight game
Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani homered for the second consecutive night and recorded his first stolen base of the coronavirus-delayed season in the Los Angeles Angels’ 8-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. Ohtani went 1-for-4 and cut the Mariners’ lead to three runs with his three-homer off Dan […]
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MLB postpones Blue Jays-Phillies series after more positive tests
New York – Major League Baseball has postponed this weekend’s scheduled series between Toronto and Philadelphia because of concerns about the coronavirus after two Phillies staffers tested positive. « Major League Baseball will coordinate with health experts and the Major League Baseball Players Association in planning for the Phillies’ resumption of […]
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MLB will play seven-inning games in doubleheaders: source
New York – Shortened season, shorter games. Big league doubleheaders will now become a pair of seven-inning games, baseball’s latest radical rule change during a season reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic. Major League Baseball and the players’ union reached agreement Thursday on the new twinbills, a person familiar with the […]