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Verlander: MLB juicing balls for more offense
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Monday, 08 July 2019 13:50
CLEVELAND -- American League All-Star Game starter Justin Verlander told ESPN on Monday that the balls used in Major League Baseball games this season are "a f---ing joke" and that he believes "100%" the league has implemented them to increase offense.The 36-year-old Verlander, an eight-time All-Star who is starting his second All-Star Game on Tuesday, has allowed a major league-high…
Real-life Crash Davis retires after walk-off HR
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Sunday, 07 July 2019 22:34
For Cody Decker, his 204th minor league home run was a walk-off blast in every sense of the word.Yes, the two-run shot gave the Triple-A Reno Aces a 10-9 walk-off win Friday night, but the 32-year-old first baseman also chose that moment to walk off into the sunset, stealing a page from the script for the movie "Bull Durham."Decker, a…
Futures Game gives look at new ASG tiebreaker
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Sunday, 07 July 2019 20:50
CLEVELAND -- On this night, baseball's future stayed undecided.Texas catching prospect Sam Huff's two-run homer in the seventh inning rallied the American League to a 2-2 tie with the National League on Sunday -- and provided the first glimpse of an All-Star tiebreaker -- in a Futures Game that promised to be different and delivered.This year's format was changed with…
Lucroy concussed, breaks nose from collision
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Monday, 08 July 2019 10:08
Los Angeles Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy told ESPN in a text message that he suffered a concussion and a broken nose in a collision at home plate with the Houston Astros' Jake Marisnick on Sunday.Lucroy said he is otherwise doing well and expects to be released from the hospital sometime Monday.The bases were loaded with the game tied at 10…
Verlander gets AL start; Yelich will play for NL
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Monday, 08 July 2019 11:15
Houston Astros right-hander Justin Verlander will get the start for the American League All-Stars on Tuesday, facing the Los Angeles Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu, manager Alex Cora announced Monday.Verlander, an eight-time All-Star, is 10-4 this season, with a 2.98 ERA and 153 strikeouts in 126⅔ innings. It's his second All-Star start.Ryu, a left-hander from South Korea, leads the majors with a…
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