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Trout goes deep after superfan asks for HR
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Friday, 10 May 2019 19:11
BALTIMORE -- Mike Trout called his shot. Kind of.Ninety minutes before Friday night's series opener against the Baltimore Orioles, 7-year-old superfan Gavin Edelson asked his favorite player to hit a homer for him. Trout, who had gone deep just once in his previous 17 games, responded by telling the youngster, "I need to hit a home run tonight." Then the…
MLB Weekend Watch: Opinions, picks on biggest matchups
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Thursday, 09 May 2019 20:46
All eyes will be on the two hottest teams in baseball, the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs, tangling at Wrigley Field, but there are plenty of other matchups worth watching this weekend. Here's what we're most looking forward to.The Arizona Diamondbacks have been one of baseball's best teams over the past month, running off a 14-4 spurt after a 6-9…
Rays reinstate OF Meadows for return vs. Yanks
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Friday, 10 May 2019 13:11
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays reinstated outfielder Austin Meadows on Friday from the 10-day injured list for the start of a three-game series against the New York Yankees.The Rays also placed catcher Mike Zunino on the 10-day IL with a left quadriceps strain that happened in the eighth inning of Wednesday's 3-2, 13-inning loss to the Arizona…
Cubs' Russell: Have to respect fans' criticism
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Friday, 10 May 2019 12:37
CHICAGO -- Cubs infielder Addison Russell attempted to walk back comments he made to the Chicago Sun-Times on Thursday in which he seemed critical of fans who boo him."Everyone is entitled to doing whatever they want to do, think whatever they want to think, say whatever they want to say," Russell said Friday morning. "The reaction to me, I have…
How a mid-at-bat change to an ax-handle bat helped ignite Kris Bryant
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Friday, 10 May 2019 08:40
CHICAGO -- Kris Bryant is pretty sure it's not the bat, but right now, he isn't leaving anything to chance.After breaking his old bat during a late April plate appearance in Phoenix, Bryant grabbed his backup, an Axe Bat, and homered on his first swing with it. He had never used the unique-looking lumber, but since then, that's all he…
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