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A $245 million payroll?! Why the Dodgers are outspending every other MLB team by a mile
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Friday, 05 March 2021 03:46
THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS spent $100 million to renovate Dodger Stadium ahead of the 2020 season, an ambitious undertaking that modified most of the infrastructure in an effort to modernize baseball's third-oldest ballpark."Irony of ironies," Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten said. "After all these years of being the most beautiful stadium ever built to watch the game of baseball,…
Fried scratched due to possible COVID exposure
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Thursday, 04 March 2021 15:19
NORTH PORT. Fla. -- Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried won't make his first scheduled start of spring training because of a potential exposure to someone with COVID-19.Braves manager Brian Snitker said Thursday that Fried hasn't tested positive for the virus, but the team is taking no chances.The left-hander had been scheduled to start Friday against the Minnesota Twins."We're laying him…
Reds' Akiyama returns after wife seriously injured
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Thursday, 04 March 2021 16:31
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- - Cincinnati Reds outfielder Shogo Akiyama returned to spring training after a week away to be with his wife, who was seriously injured when a tree fell on her in a park in Ohio.Akaya Akiyama was hospitalized after being injured by the tree last week while she was walking in Sharon Woods in Cincinnati. Her husband said…
Jays GM 'not aware' of allegations vs. Callaway
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Thursday, 04 March 2021 13:30
Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Thursday he was "absolutely not aware" of any sexual harassment allegations against Mickey Callaway during their time together with the Cleveland Indians organization.Atkins, who was the Indians executive who oversaw Callaway's hiring by Cleveland in 2010, said the team failed by not creating an environment for such allegations to be properly addressed."There…
Study: Heart illness rare for COVID-infected pros
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Thursday, 04 March 2021 09:53
Five of 789 professional athletes infected with COVID-19 were later found to have suffered inflammatory heart disease in the largest study to date on the cardiac impact of the virus in sports.In data published Thursday in JAMA Cardiology, doctors affiliated with six U.S.-based leagues followed the 789 infected players last year between May and October.Before returning to play, the athletes…
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Thursday, 04 March 2021 04:48
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Thursday, 04 March 2021 04:49
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Wednesday, 03 March 2021 11:40
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Wednesday, 03 March 2021 13:44
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Indians prez: 'Not able to' comment on Callaway
Wednesday, 03 March 2021 12:28
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Altobelli, who managed O's to '83 title, dies at 88
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Marlins, Gio González have minor league deal
Wednesday, 03 March 2021 03:58
Return of the white flag trade? How Cubs are setting themselves up for a difficult July dilemma
Tuesday, 02 March 2021 16:14
D-backs' Calhoun (meniscus tear) set for surgery
Tuesday, 02 March 2021 18:23
Phils' Herrera plays 1st game since 2019 arrest
Tuesday, 02 March 2021 15:24
Report: Indians knew about Callaway complaints
Tuesday, 02 March 2021 15:37
Sources: AAA season delayed at least 1 month
Tuesday, 02 March 2021 03:41
State of the AL East: Yankees or Rays? How good are the Red Sox and Blue Jays?
Monday, 01 March 2021 15:37
Red Sox pull plug on inning with new mercy rule
Monday, 01 March 2021 16:22
MLB bringing back in-game video for players
Monday, 01 March 2021 09:13
Alderson: Mets' vetting of Callaway 'shortsighted'
Monday, 01 March 2021 04:46
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