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Anarchy, ingenuity and a lot to gain: How one team could blow up MLB draft
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Friday, 31 May 2019 17:31
It would have to be the right team.That's where the idea starts. The team would need to be successful -- really good, preferably, enough so that in Major League Baseball's June draft, it picks toward the end of the first round. And that success needs to be sustainable, too, because the idea doesn't make much sense otherwise.So the idea. It's…
Maddon critical of plate umpire Laz Diaz after loss
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Friday, 31 May 2019 23:53
ST. LOUIS -- Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon didn't hold back in his criticism of plate umpire Laz Diaz after what he thought was a missed strike-three call in the 10th inning of Friday night's 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.With a runner on second base and one out, Cubs reliever Dillon Maples threw a 3-2 slider against the…
Cubs' Almora wants change after foul ball hits girl
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Friday, 31 May 2019 18:08
ST. LOUIS -- Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr. is hopeful the young girl who was struck by a foul ball off his bat on Wednesday night will make a "full recovery."Speaking about the incident Friday before the Cubs played the St. Louis Cardinals, he joined in on a chorus of people calling for the MLB to do more to…
Bell's 94 TB most in May since Willie Mays in '58
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Friday, 31 May 2019 20:57
Josh Bell finished off his historic May with two more hits, giving him 94 total bases in May, the most by any player in May since Willie Mays (102) in 1958.Bell went 2-for-5 and drove in a run to help the Pittsburgh Pirates pounce on struggling Milwaukee starter Jhoulys Chacin in a 9-4 victory Friday night.His 94 total bases in…
Homer rate hits monthly high with 1,120 in May
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Friday, 31 May 2019 21:39
More home runs were hit this May than in any other month in Major League Baseball history.Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went deep in the eighth inning at Colorado on Friday, the final day of the month, to set the record with the 1,120th homer in May.That broke the previous mark for the most long balls, which had stood since August…
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