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Yankees overhaul training staff after injury record
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Tuesday, 14 January 2020 09:44
NEW YORK -- Eric Cressey has been hired by the Yankees as director of player health and performance, a move made after New York had a record 30 players make 39 trips to the injured list last year.New York set a big league record for sidelined players. The 2016 Los Angeles Dodgers had 28 players on what was then called…
Olney: 5 biggest victims of Astros’ sign-stealing scandal
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Tuesday, 14 January 2020 08:29
The grumbling around the game was thick after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred rendered discipline in the Houston Astros' sign-stealing case Monday, because while two individuals got hammered, the institution that stood to glean enormous benefit from the systemic illicit behavior was mostly left untouched, the players who participated left unscathed.The Astros are still 2017 World Series champions, a title won…
Why anger is boiling behind the scenes about Astros' sign-stealing punishments
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Monday, 13 January 2020 14:37
The kneecapping of the Houston Astros went off Monday in exquisite fashion. Big names were fired. Draft picks were revoked. A record fine was levied. Pounds of flesh were exacted from egregious cheaters. The optics worked. The Astros' comeuppance was here, and it was severe. Major League Baseball was righting an obvious wrong.As the day rolled on and people around…
Nats pitching prospect Segura dies at age 23
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Monday, 13 January 2020 11:41
WASHINGTON -- The Nationals say pitching prospect Fausto Segura has died. He was 23.The team announced the news in a statement Monday. ESPN Deportes reported that Segura died in a traffic accident Sunday night in his hometown of Barahona, Dominican Republic.The right-hander signed a contract with Washington in 2017 and spent the past three seasons in the team's minor league…
Tigers agree to deal with right-hander Nova
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Monday, 13 January 2020 14:35
The Detroit Tigers announced Monday that they've agreed to a deal with right-handed pitcher Ivan Nova.To make room for Nova on the 40-man roster, the Tigers designated left-hander Matt Hall for assignment.Nova, 34, made a major-league-leading 34 starts for the Chicago White Sox last season, going 11-12 with a 4.72 ERA in 187 innings. The right-hander had 114 strikeouts, posting…
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