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Mancini gets ovation, hit in return from cancer
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Sunday, 28 February 2021 16:41
Trey Mancini received a standing ovation and applause from both dugouts Sunday during his first live at-bat after missing the 2020 season while recovering from Stage 3 colon cancer.When the Baltimore Orioles' first baseman came up in the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates, he drew a nice round of applause as he approached the batter's box and waved to…
Vi Ripken, matriarch of famed O's family, dies
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Sunday, 28 February 2021 19:11
ABERDEEN, Md. -- Vi Ripken, matriarch of the famed Orioles family that includes Hall of Fame son Cal Ripken Jr., has died. She was 82.Family spokesman John Maroon said Sunday that she died on Friday, a day before her birthday, in Aberdeen, where a youth stadium carries the Ripken name.Violet and Cal Ripken Sr. married in 1957, and he spent…
Padres' Pham lucky to be playing after stabbing
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Sunday, 28 February 2021 14:32
SAN DIEGO -- Tommy Pham knows how lucky he was to be in the starting lineup for the San Diego Padres in their spring opener on Sunday, 4½ months after he was stabbed in the lower back during an altercation in the parking lot of a strip club.It could have been much worse."The cut's deep. The doctor here basically told…
Sources: Royals to give Dozier 4-year extension
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Sunday, 28 February 2021 08:11
Third baseman Hunter Dozier and the Kansas City Royals are in agreement on a four-year, $25 million contract extension that includes a fifth-year option for $10 million, sources told ESPN.The deal buys out two potential free-agent years for the 29-year-old and starts this season. The contract has escalators and bonuses that could max it out at $49 million over the…
MLB's noncompetitive behavior issues are now out there for the world to see
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Sunday, 28 February 2021 04:06
What Kevin Mather did last week was to effectively trigger a klieg light over a pitch-dark, rat-infested corner of baseball. Everybody in the sport is aware of the noncompetitive behavior present among many of the 30 teams. Everybody can hear the gnawing on good faith and on the integrity of competition. Everybody recognizes the financial manifestation, the enormous shift in…
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