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The Seibu Lions are still pretty much unbeatable when Zach Neal is on the rubber. The Lions’ opening day starter took the mound on Friday against the Chiba Lotte Marines and — spoiler alert — Seibu won. Neal may not have factored into the decision, but he kept his team […]

Miami – The Miami Marlins scratched right-hander Jose Urena from his scheduled start Sunday in Philadelphia and delayed their postgame trip home amid concerns about a possible coronavirus outbreak within the team. No reason was given for Urena being scratched in the series finale, which Miami won 11-6. Manager Don […]

Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump won’t throw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium next month after all. In a tweet Sunday, Trump blamed the turn of events on his « strong focus” on the coronavirus, vaccines and the economy. « We will make it later in the season!” he promised. […]

Oakland, California – Back on the mound after nearly 23 months, Shohei Ohtani hardly felt comfortable. Rather rusty, in fact, the ball leaving his hand without the purpose and feel he is so accustomed to. The way things started, Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon couldn’t see the day getting […]

Chicago – Yu Darvish allowed three runs over four innings and took the loss in his first start of the delayed MLB season on Saturday as the Chicago Cubs fell 8-3 to the Milwaukee Brewers. Darvish (0-1) allowed six hits and walked none, while striking out five of the 20 […]

Houston – Dusty Baker posted a win in his debut as Houston’s manager and the Astros, playing for the first time since their sign-stealing scandal rocked baseball, opened the season by beating the Seattle Mariners 8-2 Friday night. « The guys had a lot of energy, a lot of belief and […]

New York – Yoshitomo Tsutsugo made his long-anticipated major league debut with a fifth-inning, two-run home run on Friday, but the Tampa Bay Ray lost 6-4 against the Toronto Blue Jays. Tsutsugo, who signed with the Rays over the winter, blasted an opposite-field home run off Blue Jays starter Ryu […]

Toronto – The displaced Toronto Blue Jays will play in a minor league ballpark in Buffalo, New York, this year after being turned down by the Canadian government and blocked from playing in Pittsburgh by the state of Pennsylvania. The Blue Jays’ home for the season will be Sahlen Field, […]

Washington – The coronavirus-shortened Major League Baseball season finally started amid the pandemic Thursday night with plenty of unusual elements – zero fans, umpires wearing masks, Washington star Juan Soto sidelined by COVID-19, all Nationals and Yankees kneeling together before the national anthem. « It’s hard to describe. That’s 2020 in […]

Washington – The Nationals and Yankees knelt in unison before the first game of the baseball season as part of an opening day ceremony Thursday night that featured references to the Black Lives Matter movement, the coronavirus pandemic — including an off-the-mark first pitch by Dr. Anthony Fauci — and […]