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Yankees targeting September return for Stanton
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Thursday, 15 August 2019 19:05
NEW YORK -- Giancarlo Stanton wants to return from his knee injury in time to fine-tune that powerful swing for October.Sidelined nearly all season, the New York Yankees slugger is hitting indoors and throwing as he rehabs from a sprained right knee that's been slow to heal since he got hurt June 25. The next step will be jogging and…
How a fan's viral video turned Aaron Boone's Yankees into 'savages'
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Thursday, 15 August 2019 07:49
NEW YORK -- Jimmy O'Brien's mind began racing.The clock on this mid-July afternoon was ticking past 5 p.m. He needed to work fast. His first thought? This will be big. REALLY BIG. Get something to the masses as quickly as possible. They'll devour it.With his brain flipped into hyperdrive, the 30-year-old New Jersey man and full-time New York Yankees fan…
Bellinger hits NL-best 40th HR, but Dodgers fall
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Thursday, 15 August 2019 18:40
MIAMI -- The rout-filled Dodgers-Marlins season series ended Thursday afternoon, and look who's laughing now.Last-place Miami turned the tables on NL West leader Los Angeles, winning 13-7 despite giving up four home runs, including Cody Bellinger's 40th."It wasn't a good day of pitching for us," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.Despite the drubbing, the Dodgers increased their homer total this week…
Alonso ties NL rookie mark for homers with 39th
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Thursday, 15 August 2019 23:09
ATLANTA -- Pete Alonso and Amed Rosario helped the New York Mets pile up huge totals of hits and runs Thursday.The Mets needed almost all of them to hold off the homer-happy Atlanta Braves.Alonso drove in six runs with five hits, including a three-run homer that helped lead to Julio Teheran's shortest career start, and the Mets held on in…
Darvish historically good but Cubs still crumble
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Thursday, 15 August 2019 22:13
PHILADELPHIA -- The Chicago Cubs wasted a near record-setting outing by right-hander Yu Darvish on Thursday as he became only the second pitcher to go four consecutive starts with eight-plus strikeouts and no walks."He's been doing that for a while," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said after a 7-5 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. "He's been one of the best pitchers…
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