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ChiSox lament Till inclusion in scoreboard graphic
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Monday, 01 July 2019 11:10
CHICAGO -- A White Sox official says it was "poor form" for the team to show a scoreboard graphic of "famous people from Chicagoland" that grouped lynching victim Emmett Till with game show host Pat Sajak and film icon Orson Welles.Scott Reifert, the team's vice president of communications, said Sunday that he told the staffer who created the graphic shown…
Mets sorry for having 2 living alums in memorial
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Monday, 01 July 2019 10:59
NEW YORK -- In the latest embarrassment for the New York Mets, the team has publicly apologized to two living members of its 1969 World Series championship team who were included in a video montage of dead players during the 50th anniversary celebration.With a message that filled up one Citi Field scoreboard about 15 minutes before Sunday night's game against…
Rays' 2-way player McKay making hitting debut
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Monday, 01 July 2019 14:37
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Rays two-way player Brendan McKay is scheduled to make his hitting debut against the Baltimore Orioles two days after winning his first appearance as a starting pitcher.McKay was in the lineup as the designated hitter Monday night and batting eighth."It's great," McKay said. "You get to get everything out of the way quick and…
Going, going, gone: MLB again hits new HR mark
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Monday, 01 July 2019 10:30
NEW YORK -- A month after setting a record for most home runs in a month, big league batters did it again and are on pace to shatter the season mark.Batters hit 1,142 home runs in June, seven more than they had hit in May.Five of the top six home run months have occurred in the last three years. August…
Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, 27, dies in Texas
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Monday, 01 July 2019 15:02
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died Monday, the team announced. He was 27.Police responded to a report of an unconscious man in a hotel room in Southlake, Texas, and pronounced Skaggs dead at the scene. No foul play is suspected and an investigation is ongoing, police said."It is with great sorrow that we report Tyler Skaggs passed away earlier…
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