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Vogt eager for 'fresh start' managing Guardians
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Saturday, 24 February 2024 16:37
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsGOODYEAR, Ariz. -- New Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt likened Saturday's spring training opener to a new school year."There's something so exciting about the first day," Vogt said before his dugout debut against Cincinnati at Goodyear Ballpark. "It's like the first day of school, you have the new outfit you picked out, haircut, all those things. It's the…
MLBPA: Two-second cut to pitch clock too soon
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Saturday, 24 February 2024 16:37
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Major League Baseball's move to slice two seconds off the pitch clock with runners on base is too much, too soon, according to players' association head Tony Clark.The clock is shortening this season to 18 seconds from 20 with men on base and will stay at 15 seconds with no one on."That's a conversation that…
Pawol first woman to ump spring game since '07
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Saturday, 24 February 2024 16:37
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- It took eight years but Jen Pawol made the leap from the minors to a major league spring training game as umpire at the Grapefruit League opener between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals at CACTI Park of The Palm Beaches on Saturday.Pawol's spring training debut marked the first time since 2007 that…
Robinson statue cleats to be donated to museum
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Friday, 23 February 2024 14:43
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsWICHITA, Kan. -- The bronze cleats from a Jackie Robinson statue that was cut at the ankles and stolen last month will be donated to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, the league's executive director told ESPN on Friday."We thought it was the absolute right thing to do," said Bob Lutz, who founded and operates…
Yanks' Verdugo: No hard feelings toward Cora
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Thursday, 22 February 2024 16:30
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsAlex Verdugo, now with the New York Yankees after being acquired from the Red Sox, insists he has no hard feelings toward Boston manager Alex Cora after twice being benched last year.Verdugo, a left-handed-hitting corner outfielder, played for Cora for three seasons before a rare trade between the AL East rivals in December."It's one of those things that,…
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