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Baseball Hall Gets No New Members; Schilling 16 Votes Shy
The baseball Hall of Fame won’t have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits — on the field or off — for enshrinement in Cooperstown. Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were the closest in voting by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America released Tuesday, and the trio…
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Why ‘Hammerin' Hank Aaron's Baseball Legacy Will Never Be Forgotten
Aaron made his last public appearance just two weeks ago, when he received the COVID-19 vaccine. He said he wanted to help spread the message to Black Americans that the vaccine was safe.
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Baseball Legend Hank Aaron Dies at 86
Legendary baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron has died at the age of 86
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Baseball Legend Hank Aaron Dead at 86
Baseball icon Henry “Hank” Aaron is dead at 86. The legendary slugger spent 23 years as a player in Major League Baseball.
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Former Pitching Great Tommy John Hospitalized With COVID-19
Tommy John has been battling COVID-19 for at least three weeks, but the former pitching great disputes reports that he is a coronavirus denier.
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Red Sox Hire Bianca Smith, First Black Female Coach in Professional Baseball History
Smith says she hopes her new role will “inspire other women who are interested in this game.”
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Gatorade Finds Its New Derek Jeter in Young Padres Star Fernando Tatis Jr.
The San Diego Padres star shortstop agreed to an endorsement deal with the Pepsi-owned company.
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MLB Tells Managers to Expect on-Time Spring Training Start
Big league managers say Major League Baseball instructed them to prepare for spring training to start on time in mid-February despite uncertainty around the coronavirus.
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MLB Reclassifies Negro Leagues as Major League
Major League Baseball has reclassified the Negro Leagues as a major league and will count the statistics and records of its 3,400 players as part of its history
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Auction of Dr. Fauci's 1st Pitch Baseball to Help Sick Children
The baseball used by Dr. Anthony Fauci for his ceremonial first pitch of the 2020 Major League Baseball season is now soaring to even greater heights. The baseball is going up for auction Tuesday and the proceeds will benefit children facing life-challenging illnesses at the Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health. “We are very excited to be able…
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Miami Marlins Hire Executive Kim Ng, Making Her MLB's First Female General Manager
With Kim Ng’s new appointment, she is now MLB’s highest-ranked woman.
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Dodgers Win 1st World Series Title Since 1988
Mookie Betts came to the Dodgers to make a World Series difference. With a mad dash to home plate, he put Los Angeles over the top.
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Dodgers Win 2020 World Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers were crowned the 2020 MLB World Series champions Tuesday, the first time since 1988.
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MLB Players Extend Streak of No COVID-19 Positives to 54 Days
Major League Baseball’s postseason bubble succeeded as a defense against the novel coronavirus. MLB players extended their streak of consecutive days with no new COVID-19 tests to 54 through Thursday during a time of rising cases in the United States. Players did not have positive tests in 62 of the previous 63 days, the commissioner’s office said Friday. There were…
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LA Dodgers to Face Tampa Bay in 3rd World Series in 4 Years
Game 7 of the National League Championship did not disappoint for Dodgers fans. Enrique Hernandez and Cody Bellinger both homered as Los Angeles came from behind in the series to beat the Atlanta Braves, 4-3, advancing to the World Series for the third time in four years.
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Dodgers Beat Braves 3-1 to Stay Alive and Even NLCS at 3-3
His fist was raised high in the air in triumph. The ball hadn’t even landed yet, but it was as if Walker Buehler already knew what was about to happen. Over 300 feet away Mookie Betts was hastily backpedaling before leaping up at the last second. His eyes closed as he crashed into the wall. He had just made the…
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Landis' Name Pulled Off Baseball MVP Plaques After 75 Years
The name of the former baseball commissioner who never had a Black player in the majors during his long reign is being pulled off all future MVP plaques after more than 75 years
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Bob Gibson, Fierce Hall of Fame Ace for Cards, Dies at 84
Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, the dominating St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who won seven consecutive World Series starts and set a modern standard for excellence when he finished the 1968 season with an earned run average of 1.12, has died
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This Grandpa's Note on a Bucket of Baseballs Will Touch Your Heart
Ethan Anderson’s grandfather Randy Long left a bucket of old baseballs at the batting cages they used to go to together, hoping some future kids would get a little more use out of them. The note Long left on the bucket — of which Anderson’s grandmother sent him a picture and Anderson subsequently tweeted out — is touching hearts all over...
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Local Pro Baseball Pitcher Raising Money by Inviting People to Try and Get a Hit
For Jack Anderson, there’s no competition. When it comes to his favorite thing to do in the entire world, it’s an easy answer. “I’m literally addicted to pitching,” Anderson said. “It’s what drives my day to day work ethic, it’s what drives a lot of the things I pride myself in.” Anderson grew up in Evanston and attended Evanston...