Baseball
Are we witnessing the end of the high-five?
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Friday, 22 May 2020 06:45
Dusty Baker, in 1977, was sitting on 29 home runs on the last day of the season.No MLB team had ever featured four players with 30 or more home runs in a season -- and three of Baker's fellow Los Angeles Dodgers sluggers had already hit their 30th long balls. In the sixth inning, Baker launched a fence-clearing shot off…
If you love traditional baseball, Hyun-Jin Ryu has advice: Watch the KBO!
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Friday, 22 May 2020 06:20
Hyun-Jin Ryu won the gold-medal game for South Korea at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He is the first player to be named KBO Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season. He is the most successful Korean player to make the jump from the KBO to the major leagues. He is the reason the Los Angeles Dodgers became…
Players' reply seeks more COVID-19 testing
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Thursday, 21 May 2020 20:38
NEW YORK -- The Major League Baseball Players Association on Thursday gave management a wide-ranging response to a 67-page proposed set of protocols for a season to be played during the coronavirus pandemic.Management had presented the union and the 30 teams the proposed draft on May 15.The union said Thursday it addressed: protections for high-risk players, access to pre- and…
Rays prospect Honeywell has elbow procedure
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Thursday, 21 May 2020 14:31
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Brent Honeywell had a decompression procedure on his right ulnar nerve and is set to begin strength and mobility exercises.Dodgers head team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache performed the procedure on the 25-year-old right-hander in Los Angeles on Wednesday, working with Dr. Steven Shin to remove scar tissue from the area of…
Cubs institute pay cuts, Pirates trigger furloughs
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Thursday, 21 May 2020 14:49
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates are trimming payroll while they await word on the fate of the Major League Baseball season.The Cubs are instituting pay cuts because of the coronavirus crisis, but there will be no furloughs through the end of June. The Pirates announced Thursday they are instituting furloughs for several employees in business operations beginning…
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