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Giants to retire Will Clark's No. 22 next year
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Monday, 12 August 2019 06:29
The San Francisco Giants announced Sunday during a pregame ceremony honoring the 1989 National League championship team that Will Clark's No. 22 will be retired next year.Clark, now a special assistant with the team, was joined on the field for the announcement by several other former Giants from the team that lost to the Oakland Athletics in the '89 World…
ESPN's Mendoza in car wreck, misses broadcast
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Sunday, 11 August 2019 20:16
ESPN baseball analyst Jessica Mendoza was involved in a motor vehicle accident this weekend and had to miss her regular Sunday Night Baseball broadcast.Mendoza's vehicle was rear-ended on Friday but she escaped serious injury.She is recovering at home and is expected to return to the SNB broadcast booth next Sunday for the Cubs-Pirates game in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.Mendoza has been with…
Orioles' upset of Astros one of biggest in 15 years
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Sunday, 11 August 2019 17:35
The Baltimore Orioles pulled off one of the biggest MLB upsets in the past 15 years Sunday.The Orioles, who were listed as high as +420 underdogs at some U.S. sportsbooks, knocked off Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros 8-7.The Washington Nationals beat the Minnesota Twins as +390 underdogs in 2007, according to sports betting database BetLabSports.com, which has data back…
'Oh my God, how can we do this?': An oral history of the 1994 MLB strike
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Wednesday, 10 July 2019 08:16
It was the summer of 1994, and, on the field, baseball was thriving. Pennant races were developing. The Yankees were in a revival. The Expos looked like they might make history -- and, in hindsight, possibly save baseball in Montreal. Players were having spectacular seasons, none better than future Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, who at .394 was chasing the…
Walk-off win for O's day after 23-2 loss to 'Stros
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Sunday, 11 August 2019 15:39
BALTIMORE -- Justin Verlander lasted only five innings against the Baltimore Orioles and walked off the mound in position to take his first loss since early July.His struggle foreshadowed the shocking end of both the game and Houston's lengthy winning streak.Rio Ruiz hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth to carry Baltimore to an 8-7 victory Sunday,…
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