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Rockies' Blackmon takes curtain call in last game
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Sunday, 29 September 2024 14:21
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsDENVER -- Charlie Blackmon trotted out to center field all alone and stood above the giant No. 19 that was etched into the grass at Coors Field.The longtime Colorado Rockies outfielder known for his bushy beard tipped his cap to the cheering fans one last time as a player on Sunday before a game against the Los Angeles…
Red Sox groundskeeper retiring; 39 years in MLB
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Sunday, 29 September 2024 13:32
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsBOSTON -- Red Sox longtime head groundskeeper Dave Mellor is retiring Sunday after the club's final game of the season against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park.Mellor has spent 23 years with the Red Sox and 39 in major league baseball. He also worked for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants and then-California Angels. He also spent…
Judge, Rizzo not in Yankees' lineup for finale
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Sunday, 29 September 2024 13:32
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNEW YORK -- Star Aaron Judge was scratched from the New York Yankees' starting lineup Sunday from the rain-delayed regular-season finale against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and first baseman Ben Rice was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre a day after Anthony Rizzo got hurt.Judge was in the original starting lineup playing center field but was replaced by Trent Grisham about…
Twins president: Baldelli to be back as manager
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Sunday, 29 September 2024 13:32
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsRocco Baldelli will return next year as manager of the Minnesota Twins despite a late-season collapse that left the defending American League Central champions out of the playoffs.President of baseball operations Derek Falvey confirmed Sunday before the team's last game that Baldelli's job is safe. The Twins were 12-26 in their past 38 games entering the finale.The 43-year-old…
Twins support Baldelli amid 'Fire Rocco' chants
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Sunday, 29 September 2024 06:14
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMinnesota Twins players backed manager Rocco Baldelli on Saturday after weeks of fans chanting for his firing amid the team's late-season collapse.The Twins, who had a five-game cushion in the American League wild-card race in mid-August, were eliminated from postseason contention with Friday's loss to the Baltimore Orioles.Minnesota was 70-53 at its high-water mark of the season on…
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