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Cubs ace Lester injured; Taillon hit in head
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Monday, 08 April 2019 13:55
CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs ace Jon Lester left the team's home opener in the third inning due to hamstring tightness, while Pittsburgh Pirates starter Jameson Taillon took a liner off his head.While warming up before the top of the third, Lester grabbed his left hamstring. He then faced two batters, allowing both to reach, before manager Joe Maddon went and…
White House scuttles MLB's Cuban agreement
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Monday, 08 April 2019 15:26
The Trump administration scuttled Major League Baseball's historic agreement with the Cuban Baseball Federation, arguing that the sport's governing body is part of the Cuban government and that the agreement violates United States trade law.In December, MLB and the MLB Players Association announced an agreement with the Cuban federation similar to those for players under contract to clubs in Japan,…
Power Rankings: Who’s our new No. 1?
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Monday, 08 April 2019 06:54
Eleven days into the regular season, you might not expect huge changes in our Power Rankings, but you'd be wrong. Teams and players are already making indelible first impressions on this season, and it's showing in the standings -- and our first regular-season rankings of 2019.You can start with how first-place votes were split between the Dodgers (two), Brewers (two)…
Ottavino feels Ruth's wrath in digital commercial
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Monday, 08 April 2019 11:31
NEW YORK -- Adam Ottavino took the mound, wearing a flannel uniform and a glove half the size of his regular leather.Up to the plate stepped Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat himself. The Bambino hit five thunderous drives as the pitcher turned his head to watch the balls soar.Hey, Babe: Facing baseball's most famous hitter was not quite the…
Study: Young umps top older peers on calls
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Monday, 08 April 2019 04:14
A new study reports that younger umpires are better at calling balls and strikes than older umpires and that umpires selected for recent World Series games have not necessarily been the best performers.Boston University finance professor Mark Williams and a team of BU graduate students studied the results of nearly 4 million pitches from the past 11 seasons of Major…
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