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Royals sold to K.C. businessman, investors group
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Friday, 30 August 2019 15:34
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- David Glass and his family on Friday announced the sale of the Kansas City Royals to an ownership group led by local entrepreneur John Sherman in a deal expected to be worth about $1 billion.The Royals announced the sale just days after word began to leak that the Sherman group was closing in on an agreement.…
Coroner: Opioids and alcohol in Skaggs' system
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Friday, 30 August 2019 14:06
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died from an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol, a medical examiner in Texas has ruled.The 27-year-old Skaggs was found dead in his hotel room in the Dallas area July 1. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office said in a report released Friday that Skaggs had the powerful painkillers fentanyl and oxycodone, along with…
MLB Weekend Watch: Sizing up clashes with wild-card implications
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Friday, 30 August 2019 16:30
It's Labor Day weekend, so with summer winding down, baseball's playoff chase is heating up.Here's where our attention will be:The four leading contenders for the second National League wild-card spot are paired up this weekend with Brewers-Cubs at Wrigley Field and Mets-Phillies in Philadelphia (that finale is on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball). Rank this foursome by likelihood to make the…
Rays prospect: 'Heart turned to ash' after killings
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Thursday, 29 August 2019 19:31
KEELING, Va. -- Tampa Bay Rays minor leaguer Blake Bivens said his "heart was turned to ash" when his wife, 1-year-old son and mother-in-law were killed this week."My life as I knew it is destroyed," the 24-year-old pitcher wrote Thursday night in an Instagram post, his first public statement since the slayings. "The pain my family and I feel is…
Dodgers' Muncy (wrist) won't play until next week
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Thursday, 29 August 2019 20:17
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy will not play again until next week after being hit by a pitch on his right wrist, manager Dave Roberts said Thursday.Muncy left Wednesday's game against the Padres with what was initially diagnosed as a wrist contusion. He was scheduled to undergo X-rays before Thursday's series opener in Arizona.Roberts said Muncy won't return…
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