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Chicago Cubs reliever Luke Little forced to change glove with American flag patch
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Chicago Cubs reliever Luke Little forced to change glove with American ...
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He needs one more day on the roster for an MLB pension. Can the Braves help?: 67-year-old Gary Cooper of Savannah spent 42 days on the Atlanta Braves roster in ...
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He needs one more day on the roster for an MLB pension. Can the Braves ...
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Shohei Ohtani smashes MLB's hardest-hit ball of season with 118.7 mph home run in Dodgers' win vs. Nationals
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Shohei Ohtani smashes MLB's hardest-hit ball of season with 118 ...
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Watch: Jung Hoo Lee slugs first home run at Oracle Park: Jung Hoo Lee sent a letter-high fastball from Zac Gallen over the right field wall for his first homer ...
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Watch: Jung Hoo Lee slugs first home run at Oracle Park
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Three key Giants stats: ’pen ERA, Conforto vs. lefties, team average: The San Francisco Giants took an 11-13 record into Monday’s game against the Mets ...
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Three key Giants stats: ’pen ERA, Conforto vs. lefties, team average
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Giants place Blake Snell on the 15-day IL on day he was due to start: The San Francisco Giants placed Blake Snell on the 15-day IL for an adductor strain ...
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Giants place Blake Snell on the 15-day IL on day he was due to start
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Patrick Bailey’s Splash HR sparks Giants’ win over Diamondbacks: Patrick Bailey pummeled a Splash homer in the fifth that put the San Francisco Giants ahead for ...
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Patrick Bailey’s Splash HR sparks Giants’ win over Diamondbacks
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Mike Trout Takes MLB Home Run Lead With Absolute No-Doubter: Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout officially hit 10 home runs before anyone else in MLB this season ...
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Mike Trout Takes MLB Home Run Lead With Absolute No-Doubter
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Max Scherzer Offered a Simple Solution to MLB's Umpire Problem: Max Scherzer wants to rank umpires.
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Max Scherzer Offered a Simple Solution to MLB's Umpire Problem
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Williams: On sports venues, Richmond balks while Henrico scores: Metro Richmond has the bones to achieve greatness, but our regional setup is designed to ...
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Williams: On sports venues, Richmond balks while Henrico scores
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MLB Likely to Probe Ump’s Bonkers Call Against Yankees Manager Aaron Boone: The ump seemingly mistook a fan’s heckling to be the Yanks leader ...
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MLB Likely to Probe Ump’s Bonkers Call Against Yankees Manager Aaron Boone
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The NBA Just Banned a Player for Life. It Had No Choice.: He did things worse than anything Pete Rose ever got up to.
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The NBA Just Banned a Player for Life. It Had No Choice.
Quick Glance: Lifetime Ban as Warning to NBA Gamblers: Coach
  • Commissioner Adam Silver's firm stance on Raptors bench player Jontay Porter serves as a cautionary tale for potential NBA gamblers.

  • The NBA's decision to ban Jontay Porter due to his involvement in gambling did not come as a surprise to anyone in the league.

  • NBA bit players pose a gambling risk and were seen as an ideal example in this cautionary tale, as mentioned by an NBA coach.

  • Porter's limited significance as a player will lead to the story fading quickly, even though it may be referenced in relation to his brother Michael Porter Jr. and the Nuggets during the playoffs.
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Minority stake in San Francisco Giants targets team at $4 billion valuation: A consortium of investors led by Peter Magowan bought the Giants in 1992 for $100 ...
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Minority stake in San Francisco Giants targets team at $4 billion ...
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Quick Glance: Whitey Herzog, Legendary St. Louis Cardinals Manager, Passes at 92
  • Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog, known for leading the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s, has died at the age of 92.

  • Herzog was famous for his 'Whiteyball' strategy, emphasizing speed, defense, and line-drive hitters.

  • Under Herzog's guidance, the Cardinals secured three pennants and a World Series victory, highlighting his stern yet good-natured style and focus on speed and defense.

  • Herzog was a successful manager and player, with a long career in baseball, earning the respect of many players and colleagues.
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Blake Snell is off to a disastrous start. How did signing so late impact these MLB free agents?
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Blake Snell is off to a disastrous start. How did signing so late impact ...
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Baseball: Cubs' Imanaga wins 3rd straight decision - The Mainichi: CHICAGO (Kyodo) -- Shota Imanaga earned his third straight winning decision at the start of ...
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Baseball: Cubs' Imanaga wins 3rd straight decision - The Mainichi
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Want to see contact, speed and joy? Giants' Jung Hoo Lee is the answer: When the San Francisco Giants signed Jung Hoo Lee, Korea’s Grandson of the Wind promised ...
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Want to see contact, speed and joy? Giants' Jung Hoo Lee is the answer
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Caitlin Clark is worth millions. Why will she only make $76,535 in the WNBA?: Caitlin Clark and other WNBA rookies will make little in base salary ...
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Caitlin Clark is worth millions. Why will she only make $76 ...
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SF Giants’ new ‘Hollywood’-like lighting catches Camilo Doval’s attention: The Giants installed LED lights and 12 spotlights, in addition to 523 speakers and 56 ...
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SF Giants’ new ‘Hollywood’-like lighting catches Camilo Doval’s attention
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What’s happening with Blake Snell? Reigning Cy Young winner clobbered again as Giants lose, 17-1, to Arizona
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What’s happening with Blake Snell? Reigning Cy Young winner clobbered ...
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Orioles send former No. 1 pick Jackson Holliday back to minors: Jackson Holliday has been optioned to the minor leagues by the Baltimore Orioles after he managed ...
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Orioles send former No. 1 pick Jackson Holliday back to minors
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Introducing Mitch White, the latest local to fulfill his dreams with SF Giants: The Giants' newest reliever grew up rooting for the 2010-14 championship ...
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Introducing Mitch White, the latest local to fulfill his dreams with SF ...
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Cubs Prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong Blasts Home Run for First Career Hit: Chicago's top prospect blasted a go-ahead home run for his first MLB hit.
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Cubs Prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong Blasts Home Run for First Career Hit
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Angel Hernandez Is the Reason MLB Needs a Ball-Strike Challenge System: A ball-strike challenge system is the only way to rein umpires in.
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Angel Hernandez Is the Reason MLB Needs a Ball-Strike Challenge System
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Mets welcome Rachel Robinson, 101, at Citi Field on Jackie Robinson Day: ‘An honor to wear No. 42 today’
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Mets welcome Rachel Robinson, 101, at Citi Field on Jackie Robinson Day: ...
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Logan Webb retires 19 in a row, late offense lifts Giants past D’backs: Logan Webb retired 19 straight batters after a pair of first-inning singles and the San ...
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Logan Webb retires 19 in a row, late offense lifts Giants past D’backs
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Oldest living MLB player turns 100: Art Schallock's total recall: Signed by the Dodgers, Art Schallock won three World Series titles with the Yankees ...
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Oldest living MLB player turns 100: Art Schallock's total recall
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SF Giants minor-league report: Does rotation solution exist in Sacramento?: Mason Black has a 1.53 ERA and hasn't allowed a run in 3 of his first 4 starts ...
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SF Giants minor-league report: Does rotation solution exist in Sacramento?
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Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto Makes Miraculous Catch on 104.8 MPH Comebacker: Yoshinobu Yamamoto made a stunning snare on a screaming line drive back at the mound ...
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Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto Makes Miraculous Catch on 104.8 MPH Comebacker
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Giants’ bullpen catcher trusted Camilo Doval when the lights went out: The debut of the spectacle accompanying Giants reliever Camilo Doval's entrance didn't go ...
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Giants’ bullpen catcher trusted Camilo Doval when the lights went out
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Giants thumped as Blake Snell is shelled in return to face Tampa Bay: In his second start of the season, new Giants pitcher Blake Snell was tagged for seven runs ...
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Giants thumped as Blake Snell is shelled in return to face Tampa Bay
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Why does Major League Baseball have so few Black players?: As another Jackie Robinson Day nears, many ponder the question and seek solutions.
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Why does Major League Baseball have so few Black players?
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Mets’ Jose Butto and Francisco Alvarez gaining confidence speaking English: ‘You feel like, wow, this is different’
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Mets’ Jose Butto and Francisco Alvarez gaining confidence speaking ...
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I love Sacramento but bringing the Oakland Athletics here seems wrong and beneath us | Opinion
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Quick Glance: Bringing Oakland Athletics to Sacramento is Wrong | Opinion
  • Sports radio personality David Weiglein, known as 'Carmichael Dave', opposes the temporary relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Sacramento by Kings owner Vivek Ranadive.

  • Weiglein argues that bringing the Oakland Athletics to Sacramento is wrong due to owner John Fisher being considered one of the worst in sports and advocates for the A's to remain in Oakland.

  • He cautions that Sacramento would receive a bad reputation as game attendance might dwindle after the initial novelty wears off, leaving loyal fans feeling duped.

  • Weiglein draws a parallel to the heroic story of saving the Sacramento Kings from moving to Seattle, emphasizing his refusal to engage with an owner like Fisher.
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Angels’ Announcers Crush Umps After Brutal Call on Game’s Final Out: This might have been the worst call of the MLB season.
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Angels’ Announcers Crush Umps After Brutal Call on Game’s Final Out
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MLB Fans Call for Angel Hernandez’s Job After Another Truly Horrific Game : MLB fans have had it with Angel Hernandez after the veteran umpire missed multiple ...
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MLB Fans Call for Angel Hernandez’s Job After Another Truly Horrific Game
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When can SF Giants expect Alex Cobb back after latest setback?: Transferred to the 60-day IL to open a 40-man roster spot for Mitch White, the earliest Cobb will ...
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When can SF Giants expect Alex Cobb back after latest setback?
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With Alex Cobb in question, SF Giants add starting pitcher in trade with Blue Jays
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With Alex Cobb in question, SF Giants add starting pitcher in trade with ...
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MLB expected to review Aaron Boone, Hunter Wendelstedt incident involving fan: Major League Baseball is expected to look at the Monday incident involving Aaron ...
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Quick Glance: Yankees' Aaron Boone Ejected for Fan-Heckling of MLB Umpire in Unusual Incident: 'I Don't Care Who Said It'
  • Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected early in the game against the A's at Yankee Stadium after a fan yelled something. This marked his 35th career ejection, with a rather unusual reason this time.

  • Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt warned Boone of an ejection after just five pitches if another word was said. A fan behind the dugout shouted something, leading Wendelstedt to toss Boone out of the game.

  • Boone's reactions, including pointing to the crowd, were captured on video. In one clip, Boone can be heard denying he said anything. Despite Wendelstedt's error in judgment, the ejection stood, making for a highly entertaining situation.

  • Although Wendelstedt misinterpreted the situation and Boone was innocent, the ejection remained. Nevertheless, the whole incident was incredibly entertaining, and Boone's 35 ejections in a short span of time is quite an impressive feat.