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Ohtani going to be 'ready to go' after surgery
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Tuesday, 24 September 2019 19:59
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Shohei Ohtani will soon navigate through another shortened offseason, this time because of knee surgery that interrupted the late stages of his throwing progression while recovering from Tommy John surgery. But the Los Angeles Angels are hopeful he won't lag too far behind the other pitchers when spring training opens next season."I would imagine he'd be a…
Nats, once 19-31, cap turnaround with wild card
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Tuesday, 24 September 2019 20:51
WASHINGTON -- Washington is wild.The Nationals clinched a wild-card berth with a 6-5 win over old friend Bryce Harper and the division rival Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. Technically, the spot wasn't locked up until three minutes after the last out. That's when the Chicago Cubs lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates, eliminating them from wild-card contention and sending Washington to…
Five reasons the Nats didn't need Bryce Harper after all
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Tuesday, 24 September 2019 20:45
Seven months ago, I boldly declared that the Washington Nationals would be just fine, thanks, without Bryce Harper. It turns out they were more than fine.After missing the playoffs in 2018, Harper's final campaign in D.C., the Nats are back in the postseason for the fifth time in the past eight years. It's the first time they've been there without…
Fan donates Pujols ball to Hall in memory of son
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Tuesday, 24 September 2019 09:23
The home run ball that marked the 2,000th career RBI for Albert Pujols has finally landed in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.Ely Hydes, the Detroit Tigers fan who wound up with the ball at Comerica Park on May 9, at first decided he wanted to keep it. Then, after a few days, he narrowed it down to giving the…
Grading Bryce Harper's and Manny Machado's 2019s -- and predicting their next decade-plus
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Monday, 23 September 2019 14:45
All winter, the baseball world tracked the free agency of Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, with the two stars eventually settling in Philadelphia (13 years, $330 million for Harper) and San Diego (10 years, $300 million for Machado).So how did the first years in their new homes work out? Do their teams have buyer's regret? And what do their futures…
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Cards rally against Cubs to clinch playoff spot
Sunday, 22 September 2019 17:37
Crumbling Cubs lose 5th straight 1-run game
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Astros clinch AL West behind Springer's 3 HRs
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Rays activate 2B Lowe from IL for playoff push
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Braves' Freeman (elbow pain) to miss KC series
Sunday, 22 September 2019 13:29
Cubs' Bryant exits vs. Cards with ankle sprain
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Twins DH Cruz launches 400th career home run
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