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Jeter headlines 18 newcomers on HOF ballot
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Monday, 18 November 2019 09:24
NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter is among 18 newcomers on the 2020 Hall of Fame ballot. He is likely to be an overwhelming choice to join former New York Yankees teammate Mariano Rivera in Cooperstown after the reliever last year became the first unanimous pick by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.A 14-time All-Star shortstop and five-time World Series champion,…
Twins prospect Costello found dead in hotel room
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Monday, 18 November 2019 05:43
Ryan Costello, a Minnesota Twins prospect, was found dead in his Auckland, New Zealand, hotel room.Costello, a native of Wethersfield, Connecticut, was in New Zealand to play for the Auckland Tuatara of the Australian Baseball League."It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Auckland Tuatara third baseman Ryan Costello overnight in Auckland," the team said in a…
Sources: Astros exec asked scouts to spy in '17
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Saturday, 16 November 2019 23:40
A high-ranking Houston Astros official asked scouts to spy on opponents' dugouts leading up to the 2017 postseason, hoping to steal signs and suggesting the potential use of cameras to do so, sources familiar with the request told ESPN.The reaction among those who received an email from Kevin Goldstein, a special assistant to Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, was mixed,…
Vera Clemente, widow of Pirates great, dies at 78
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Saturday, 16 November 2019 19:16
PITTSBURGH -- Vera Clemente, the widow of Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente and a goodwill ambassador for Major League Baseball, has died. She was 78.MLB and the Pittsburgh Pirates announced her death on Saturday. She died in San Juan, Puerto Rico.MLB said she recently had experienced health issues. The Pirates tweeted on Nov. 1 that she had been…
Judge says MASN should pay Nationals millions
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Saturday, 16 November 2019 13:27
NEW YORK -- A judge has ordered lawyers for the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles to submit a proposed judgment of what the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network should pay the Nationals for television rights from 2012 to '16 based on the decision issued in April by an arbitration panel of three baseball executives.New York Supreme Court Justice Joel M. Cohen wrote…
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