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Indians plan to activate Carrasco on Sunday
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Wednesday, 28 August 2019 16:13
The Cleveland Indians plan to activate right-hander Carlos Carrasco on Sunday when rosters expand as long as his bullpen on Thursday goes well, manager Terry Francona told SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio on Wednesday.Carrasco will be used out of the bullpen when he returns, Francona said.Carrasco has made three minor league appearances during his rehabilitation assignment, most recently pitching for Triple-A…
The six must-see MLB games of the next 5,000 years
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Friday, 23 August 2019 10:12
Great news! I got a baseball time machine. It can take us to any baseball game in any year, so let's just pick our destinations and off we'll go.Except, it can't go back. That's just science.So: No, we can't see Jackie Robinson debut or Babe Ruth pitch or Oscar Charleston hit .451. These all have to be in the future.Beyond…
Passan: Playing 20 Questions with the 2019-20 MLB hot stove season
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Wednesday, 28 August 2019 08:39
The final game of the 2019 regular season is barely a month away. The World Series starts three weeks later. It ends early enough that players will be able to file for free agency in October. And thus will begin another baseball winter -- one primed to drag on deep into the spring, just like the last two.Major League Baseball's…
Family of Rays prospect killed in triple homicide
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Tuesday, 27 August 2019 21:00
The wife, child and mother-in-law of a Double-A pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization were killed Tuesday in a small Virginia town, with police arresting the brother-in-law of right-hander Blake Bivens and charging him with three counts of first-degree homicide, sources told ESPN.Matthew Thomas Bernard, 18, of Keeling, Virginia, was arrested after a manhunt that dispatched dozens of police…
Alonso 1st rookie to set team HR mark since '38
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Tuesday, 27 August 2019 19:06
NEW YORK -- Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, the odds-on favorite to win National League Rookie of the Year, reached another milestone Tuesday night, setting the single-season franchise record by hitting his 42nd home run.Alonso, 24, took an outside fastball from Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish deep to right field to lead off the fourth inning. According to Elias Sports…
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