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MLB moves All-Star Game over Ga. voting law
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Friday, 02 April 2021 13:33
Major League Baseball announced Friday that it is moving the 2021 All-Star Game and 2021 draft out of Atlanta in protest of a new Georgia law that has raised concerns about its potential to disproportionately disenfranchise minority voters.In a statement, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the league is "finalizing a new host city and details about these events will be…
Astros' Correa eyes free agency, 'big' contract
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Friday, 02 April 2021 05:19
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Astros shortstop Carlos Correa says he hasn't seriously discussed a long-term deal with Houston and plans to seek a big payday in free agency next offseason."We were not close at all. There were not really any negotiations," Correa said Thursday before the Astros opened their season against the Oakland Athletics. "It's another year with the Houston Astros.…
Greinke: Hope Astros' wins will silence fans' boos
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Friday, 02 April 2021 01:55
Zack Greinke helped the Houston Astros hush an unwelcoming crowd in Oakland on Thursday night and said he hopes the team can silence some of the haters by continuing to win.Greinke pitched six shutout innings, Michael Brantley and Alex Bregman homered back-to-back in the eighth, and the Astros beat the reigning American League West champion Oakland Athletics 8-1.A's fans had…
Cabrera swinging in the snow, Harper's must-see cleats and takeaways from Opening Day
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Thursday, 01 April 2021 23:33
Happy Opening Day! As the 2021 MLB season officially began, we tracked the key takeaways and signature moments from each game across the country.Beginning with a snow-filled AL Central matchup in Detroit and a Hyun-Jin Ryu vs. Gerrit Cole pitching showdown in New York, there was plenty to talk about right from the start of the new season.It didn't all…
Angels extend Fletcher for 5 years, $26 million
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Thursday, 01 April 2021 15:47
The Los Angeles Angels and second baseman David Fletcher have agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $26 million, the team announced hours before its season-opener on Thursday.Fletcher's deal includes two club options, giving the Angels an opportunity to buy out as many as three free-agent years.Fletcher, 26, has batted .292/.346/.386 with 77 extra-base hits in 283 games from 2018…
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