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Giolito gets Opening Day nod via bobblehead
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Sunday, 19 July 2020 17:10
Chicago White Sox manager Rick Renteria let a bobblehead do the talking when naming his Opening Day starter.Asked by reporters whether Lucas Giolito would start in the opener against the Minnesota Twins on Friday, the manager slowly raised a bobblehead figure of the right-hander."I don't know. I'll let you guys figure it out a little bit," he said as he…
Angels' Teheran delayed by positive virus test
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Sunday, 19 July 2020 17:06
Pitcher Julio Teheran said Sunday that his delay in reporting to the Los Angeles Angels' summer camp was because he tested positive for the coronavirus.The right-hander said he began to have symptoms two days before the start of camp. He was later tested and the result came back positive. He made his comments in Spanish during a Zoom call with…
Angels' Ohtani impressive in final tune-up start
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Sunday, 19 July 2020 17:32
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Shohei Ohtani's final tune-up start before the regular season was by far his most encouraging.The Los Angeles Angels' two-way sensation faced 22 batters and struck out six of them over the equivalent of five innings in an intrasquad game Sunday afternoon. Ohtani allowed just five singles, one of which was a high pop-up that should have been…
Pirates 3B prospect Hayes out with coronavirus
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Sunday, 19 July 2020 18:35
Pittsburgh Pirates third base prospect Ke'Bryan Hayes is out indefinitely while dealing with the novel coronavirus.Manager Derek Shelton announced Hayes' illness on Sunday after the 23-year-old Hayes -- the son of former longtime MLB third baseman Charlie Hayes -- gave the team clearance to do so.The diagnosis blunts the momentum that Hayes, considered the top infield prospect within the organization,…
Embrace the sprint: The most exciting themes, teams and players for MLB's 60-game season
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Sunday, 19 July 2020 21:53
There is baseball in just over four days. Real, live major league baseball, with standings and statistics and strikeouts. Max Scherzer will throw the first pitch of the abbreviated 2020 season when the Washington Nationals host the New York Yankees on Thursday night on ESPN. It's going to look weird, with no fans in the stands, although it might sound…
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