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Can the Red Sox repeat despite their rocky start?
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Tuesday, 09 April 2019 06:04
After a season-opening road trip -- a long, miserable, soul-searching trip -- the Boston Red Sox already have learned what the 18 previous World Series winners learned: In the current era of baseball, repeating as champion is a formidable task.Since the Yankees won three World Series in a row from 1998 to 2000, no team has repeated. Only two champions…
Giants get Austin from Twins for minor leaguer
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Monday, 08 April 2019 14:26
SAN FRANCISCO -- First baseman/outfielder Tyler Austin has been traded to the San Francisco Giants from the Minnesota Twins for minor league outfielder Malique Ziegler.The 27-year-old Austin played in two games for the Twins after making the team out of spring training. He will be added to the 25-man roster.San Francisco announced Monday that it has designated infielder/outfielder Connor Joe…
Yanks ace Severino returning to N.Y. for MRI
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Monday, 08 April 2019 15:52
Yankees ace Luis Severino is returning to New York to get an MRI and be re-evaluated by Dr. Chris Ahmad after playing catch in Tampa, Florida, on Monday, manager Aaron Boone said.Severino, who was shut down at the beginning of March due to rotator cuff inflammation in his right shoulder, isn't experiencing pain, but the Yankees want to run tests…
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,…
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