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Soto slams 426-foot HR in 1st at-bat with Mets
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Saturday, 22 February 2025 11:48
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Juan Soto wasted little time in showing off his power for his new team. Again.Soto homered in his first spring training at-bat for the New York Mets, hitting a solo shot to left-center field in the first inning against Houston on Saturday. The Mets went on to win 6-2."I feel like everybody was…
Changing stripes: Yanks OK well-groomed beards
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Friday, 21 February 2025 06:57
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsTAMPA, Fla. -- The New York Yankees' facial hair and grooming policy, an infamous edict in place for nearly 50 years, was formally amended for the first time Friday.In a statement announcing the decision, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said the organization will allow "well-groomed beards" effective immediately, changing a rule his father, George, established in 1976. The modification…
'He thought of everything': How Mookie Betts' offseason could cement him at shortstop
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Friday, 21 February 2025 11:32
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsGLENDALE, Ariz. -- Sometime around mid-August last year, Mookie Betts convened with the Los Angeles Dodgers' coaches. He had taken stock of what transpired while he rehabbed a broken wrist, surveyed his team's roster and accepted what had become plainly obvious: He needed to return to right field.For the better part of five months, Betts had immersed himself…
ESPN, MLB to end broadcast deal after 2025
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Thursday, 20 February 2025 17:46
EmailPrintESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball games will conclude at the end of the 2025 season, it was announced on Thursday.There was a March 1 deadline for MLB and ESPN to opt out of the final three years of their contract. The sides agreed to a seven-year deal in 2021 that averaged $550 million per season."We are grateful for our…
Cubs RHP Poteet wins first challenge in ABS test
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Thursday, 20 February 2025 17:46
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsGLENDALE, Ariz. -- Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet became the first player to challenge a ball/strike call in a major league game when he asked for a review of a fastball to Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy in the bottom of the first inning of their opening spring game Thursday.Poteet, acquired from the New York Yankees for…
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