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Astros' Reddick: Kids also targeted in threats
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Friday, 21 February 2020 15:37
Houston Astros players have gotten threats "every day" since the team's 2017-18 sign-stealing scheme came to light in recent weeks, according to outfielder Josh Reddick, who said Friday that messages he has received also targeted his family."You just see the first things in your suggested box and it just says, 'I will kill your family. I will kill your kids.…
Indians' Carrasco day-to-day with hip flexor strain
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Friday, 21 February 2020 08:45
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Cleveland Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco has been diagnosed with a mild strain of his right hip flexor after feeling discomfort while doing squats in the weight room during spring training.The team said Friday that Carrasco was considered day-to-day after an MRI revealed the strain.Manager Terry Francona said Carrasco felt something in his upper leg when squatting on…
D-backs' Bradley wins last arbitration case of '20
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Friday, 21 February 2020 09:56
PHOENIX -- Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Archie Bradley won the final salary arbitration case of the year, leaving teams with a 7-5 advantage over players.Bradley, a 27-year right-hander, was given a raise from $1.83 million to $4.1 million Friday by arbitrators Andrew Strongin, Steven Wolf and Jules Bloch. The Diamondbacks had argued for $3,625,000.Bradley was 4-5 with a 3.52 ERA in…
MLB managers, GMs weigh in on sign stealing, proposed playoff format
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Thursday, 20 February 2020 12:07
This has been the busiest spring training in memory -- and it has nothing to do with the action on the field. Baseball has been buzzing with talk of sign stealing and commissioner Rob Manfred's handling of the Houston Astros' transgressions, a proposed change to the playoff format and trade rumors involving some of the game's biggest names.ESPN baseball reporters…
A's Fiers acknowledges receiving death threats
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Friday, 21 February 2020 05:15
Former Houston Astros pitcher Mike Fiers has acknowledged he's received death threats after he exposed Houston's 2017 sign-stealing scheme."Whatever, I don't care. I've dealt with a lot of death threats before. It's just another thing on my plate," he told The San Francisco Chronicle.Fiers revealed to The Athletic in November that the Astros were stealing signs illegally, using cameras during…
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