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Target pauses sales of popular sports cards
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Thursday, 13 May 2021 18:06
Retail store Target released a statement this week stating it will temporarily pause sales of NFL, NBA, MLB and Pokémon cards out of caution for its employees and customers.The increase in demand for trading cards has caused issues for the retailer in its stores that range from massive crowds gathering trying to obtain the cards to, in some cases, violence.These…
Touted prospects Kelenic, Gilbert debut for M's
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Thursday, 13 May 2021 18:06
SEATTLE -- Jerry Dipoto couldn't help but chuckle when Jarred Kelenic went deep in his first at-bat at the Triple-A level.It was yet more evidence Kelenic was ready for the big leagues."I laughed out loud when he had a homer in his first Triple-A at-bat off a lefty, because that's about as appropriate to how Jared Kelenic accepts challenges as…
ESPN extends deal to air MLB games through '28
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Thursday, 13 May 2021 15:01
ESPN and Major League Baseball announced a seven-year contract extension Thursday that will see the network carry 30 regular-season games per year plus wild-card games.The deal, which runs through 2028, allows ESPN to show 25 weeks of Sunday Night Baseball and the MLB Little League Classic. It will also have an Opening Night game and the Home Run Derby around…
Braves' Acuna hurts ankle, avoids serious injury
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Thursday, 13 May 2021 13:23
ATLANTA -- Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. will avoid the injured list after leaving Thursday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a left ankle injury.X-rays on Acuna's ankle were negative. Manager Brian Snitker said Acuna is day to day.Acuna, who led off the game with his 12th homer, the most in the major leagues, suffered the injury when…
Sources: Yanks holding Torres out for 2nd game
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Thursday, 13 May 2021 13:22
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres, who was held out of Wednesday night's game out of "an abundance of caution," will not play in Thursday's series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, sources told ESPN.The Yankees have confirmed seven cases of COVID-19 among their coaching and support staff, and manager Aaron Boone said…
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