Tetsuto Yamada drove in five runs, including four with a game-breaking sixth-inning grand slam as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the Yomiuri Giants 9-6 in the Central League on Saturday. The loss was the second of the season for the CL champion Giants. The Swallows opened the scoring in the […]
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Yankees to face Nationals in DC on opening day: source
New York – Gerrit Cole could make his New York Yankees debut in a tasty opening-day treat for fans, facing Juan Soto and World Series champion Washington at Nationals Park. The Yankees and Nationals are set meet when the virus-delayed season begins next month, a person familiar with the game […]
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Yusei Kikuchi ready to hit ground running in delayed MLB season
Seattle – Seattle Mariners pitcher Yusei Kikuchi said Thursday he will start the coronavirus-shortened MLB season at full throttle following the decision earlier this week to hold Opening Day in late July. « All I can do is go full blast from the very start. I’m not the kind of player […]
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Bubble-free life means MLB players, coaches must be careful
Phoenix – Baseball’s bubble-free environment is an anomaly as the sports world tries to come back amid the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of bringing a group of teams to Disney World (like the NBA and MLS) or concentrating on a few hub cities (like the current NHL plan), Major League Baseball […]
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Bubble-free life means MLB players and coaches must be careful
Phoenix – Baseball’s bubble-free environment is an anomaly as the sports world tries to come back amid the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of bringing a group of teams to Disney World (like the NBA and MLS) or concentrating on a few hub cities (like the current NHL plan), Major League Baseball […]
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Hawks’ Rick van den Hurk, Wladimir Balentien bag Lions
Tokorozawa, Saitama Pref. – Rick van den Hurk took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and Wladimir Balentien homered twice to lead the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 4-2 win over the defending Pacific League champion Saitama Seibu Lions on Thursday. Balentien, who joined the Hawks this season after nine […]
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Hawks’ Rick van den Hurk and Wladimir Balentien bag Lions
Tokorozawa, Saitama Pref. – Rick van den Hurk took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and Wladimir Balentien homered twice to lead the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 4-2 win over the defending Pacific League champion Saitama Seibu Lions on Thursday. Balentien, who joined the Hawks this season after nine […]
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Commissioner Rob Manfred looking to move past league’s public fight with union
New York – Rob Manfred knows many fans were angered by the financial fight between Major League Baseball and the players’ association during a pandemic. « We need to get back on the field, and we need to in a less-charged environment start to have conversations about how we — and […]
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Eddie Kasko, star infielder and Red Sox manager, dies at 88
BOSTON – Eddie Kasko, an All-Star infielder who managed the Boston Red Sox and spent nearly three decades with the team in a variety of roles, died Wednesday. He was 88. The Red Sox announced Kasko’s death Wednesday night, three days shy of his 89th birthday. No cause was given. […]
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MLB announces 60-game schedule, July start for 2020 season
New York – Major League baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus following months of acrimony. A dramatically altered season with games full of new rules was the final result […]