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Red Sox release Thornburg to close chapter
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Wednesday, 10 July 2019 12:34
The Boston Red Sox released pitcher Tyler Thornburg on Wednesday, putting an end to his disappointing career with the team.Thornburg, 30, was acquired at the 2016 winter meetings in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers for infielder Travis Shaw and minor league prospects Mauricio Dubon, Josh Pennington and Yeison Coca.The Red Sox envisioned Thornburg as a key piece, a set-up…
'Robot umpires' debut in Atlantic League ASG
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Wednesday, 10 July 2019 18:38
YORK, Pa. -- "Robot umpires" have arrived.The independent Atlantic League became the first American professional baseball league to let a computer call balls and strikes on Wednesday at its All-Star Game. Plate umpire Brian deBrauwere wore an earpiece connected to an iPhone in his pocket and relayed the call upon receiving it from a TrackMan computer system that uses Doppler…
MLB's first pole-to-pole net up at ChiSox park
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Wednesday, 10 July 2019 15:38
Crews started work this week to extend the protective netting to the foul poles at Guaranteed Rate Field and were expected to complete the project Wednesday, ahead of the Chicago White Sox's next home game July 22.The White Sox and Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, which owns the ballpark, said in a news release that the work started Monday and the…
Bouton, ex-Yankee and 'Ball Four' author, dies
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Wednesday, 10 July 2019 19:57
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. -- Jim Bouton, the former New York Yankees pitcher who shocked and angered the conservative baseball world with the tell-all book "Ball Four," has died. He was 80.Bouton's family said he died Wednesday at the home he shared with wife Paula Kurman. He fought a brain disease linked to dementia and was in hospice care. Bouton also…
Mets' McNeil upset at All-Star scoreboard gaffe
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Wednesday, 10 July 2019 09:22
CLEVELAND -- The only errors on the scoreboard at the All-Star Game were by the scoreboard.At least one player noticed -- and wasn't too pleased.The giant board at Progressive Field was filled with mistakes Tuesday night, including a couple of misspelled names, a wrong picture and a pair of incorrect team logos."They had what, two weeks to get ready for…
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