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Yu Darvish can guess your blood type
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Tuesday, 10 March 2020 08:35
MESA -- Yu Darvish is the only human being on the planet who has the following two abilities: He can throw nine different pitches on the mound and then, while hanging out in the clubhouse after the game, the Chicago Cubs righty can guess your blood type.Wait. What?It might be the strangest party trick anyone's ever heard of, but for…
Which players could move into MLB Rank's top 20 after 2020?
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Tuesday, 10 March 2020 16:41
The new MLB Rank from ESPN of Major League Baseball's top 100 players is out, and as usual, my compulsive need to project the future already has me thinking about the 2021 list. After all, who likes waiting?Since I'm curious about what next year's top 20 could look like, rather than travel into the future and ask the rest of…
Conforto has oblique strain, may miss opener
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Tuesday, 10 March 2020 14:34
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto strained an oblique muscle on his right side, and it's too early to determine whether he will be able to play in New York's opener against the World Series champion Washington Nationals on March 26.Conforto was injured Saturday against the Nationals and returned to New York on Monday night…
Kopech clocks 100 mph in 1st outing since TJ
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Tuesday, 10 March 2020 14:52
Chicago White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech made an impressive return from Tommy John surgery with a 1-2-3 inning Tuesday in a spring training game against the Texas Rangers.According to reporters present in Glendale, Arizona, Kopech's first four pitches were clocked over 100 mph. Kopech, ranked as the No. 16 overall prospect in Major League Baseball by ESPN's Kiley McDaniel, retired…
Yanks' Sanchez comes down with regular flu bug
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Tuesday, 10 March 2020 14:34
TAMPA, Fla. -- New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez missed batting practice Tuesday because he has the flu and will be reevaluated later this week.Manager Aaron Boone said Sanchez, sidelined since the weekend by a sore back, was examined by team doctors."He had the fever last night, " Boone said. "They tested him and it was positive for the flu.…
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