SEATTLE – Yoshihisa Hirano tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Seattle Mariners pitcher said Tuesday, making him the first Japanese major league player confirmed to have contracted the virus. The Mariners placed the right-handed reliever on the injured list earlier in the day without providing a reason. Hirano signed […]
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Dodgers selling fan cutouts for up to $299
Los Angeles – Fans wanting to see their faces at Dodger Stadium can buy cutouts for prices ranging up to $299. The team said Tuesday that net proceeds from the sale will benefit the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. Cutouts in the Dugout Club or new Pavilion Home Run Seats cost […]
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Manager Joe Maddon confirms Shohei Ohtani will be part of Angels’ rotation
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon confirmed Tuesday that Shohei Ohtani will pitch once per week in what is expected to be a six-man rotation when the shortened 60-game Major League Baseball season gets underway. « He’s part of our rotation, » Maddon said in a conference call, adding […]
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About 10 MLB umpires opt out over virus concerns, sources say
NEW YORK – About 10 Major League Baseball umpires have opted out this season, choosing not to work games in the shortened schedule because of concerns over the coronavirus, two people familiar with the situation said Tuesday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because there was no official announcement. […]
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Yanks’ Masahiro Tanaka unsure whether he can take first rotation turn
NEW YORK – Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is unsure whether he will be able to take his first turn through the rotation as he recovers from a line drive off his head. Tanaka was hit on the right side near the temple by Giancarlo Stanton’s shot during batting practice July […]
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Major league teams try to ramp up the competition in camp
New York – Well-traveled Milwaukee Brewers first baseman-outfielder Logan Morrison figures it will be easy for him to adjust to games without spectators this season. “I played for the Rays and the Marlins, so I’m used to it,” Morrison said. The Brewers and other major league teams worked out again […]
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Yuki Yanagita powers Hawks past Eagles in six-game series
With no All-Star Game, Yuki Yanagita held his own personal home run derby last week in Fukuoka. The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles may have arrived from Sendai in first place and with NPB’s hottest hitter, Hideto Asamura, but it was Yanagita whose star shone brightest as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks […]
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Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen encourages masks after positive test
New York – Play ball – and mask up, too. Protective face coverings won’t be out of sight when Major League Baseball resumes in less than two weeks. Some players and coaches are planning to wear them on the field. MLB’s safety protocols require masks in clubhouses to prevent the […]
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Lions’ Daisuke Matsuzaka undergoes cervical spine surgery
Saitama Seibu Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka underwent cervical spine surgery at a hospital in Ibaraki Prefecture on July 5, the Pacific League club said Sunday. According to the team, Matsuzaka had been experiencing greater degrees of neck pain and numbness in his right hand since around May when practices were […]
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Marines overpower Lions
Chiba – Tsuyoshi Sugano and Seiya Inoue both hit two-run first-inning home runs and right-hander Atsuki Taneichi allowed three runs over six innings to earn the win as the Chiba Lotte Marines held off the Saitama Seibu Lions 6-4 in the Pacific League on Saturday. The Marines rocked Lions starting […]