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Ex-MLB IF, Little League star Burroughs dies at 43
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Friday, 10 May 2024 18:47
EmailPrintSean Burroughs, a winner of the Little League World Series, a 2000 Olympic gold medalist and a first-round pick in the MLB draft, has died at the age of 43.The Long Beach Little League based in California said in a statement posted to Instagram that Burroughs "tragically passed away" Thursday afternoon. His mother, Debbie, told the Southern California News Group…
Man pleads guilty to Jackie Robinson statue theft
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Friday, 10 May 2024 12:02
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsRicky Alderete, 45, arrested after a Jackie Robinson statue went missing from a Wichita, Kansas, youth baseball league in January, pleaded guilty Thursday to theft and other charges.Alderete could face more than 19 years behind bars when he's sentenced on July 1, the district attorney's office told ESPN.In addition to theft, he will be sentenced for aggravated burglary,…
Another star traded away?! Peter Bendix has a plan for the Marlins (no, really!)
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Friday, 10 May 2024 12:02
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsFirst pitch of the Miami Marlins' opening game in Oakland last Friday arrived just as they were finalizing their trade of Luis Arráez, creating an awkward scene: Arráez, in full uniform, standing in the dugout among current teammates primed to become former ones, clearly unsure what to do with himself.It was the third day of May. Major League…
Brewers lefty Gasser to make MLB debut Friday
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Thursday, 09 May 2024 19:30
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee left-hander Robert Gasser is expected to make his MLB pitching debut Friday when the Brewers take on the St. Louis Cardinals.Gasser, who turns 25 on May 31, joined the Brewers in the 2022 trade that sent star closer Josh Hader to San Diego.Gasser was with the team Thursday as the Brewers began their four-game series…
Trout: Surgery better than waiting, DH-only role
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Thursday, 09 May 2024 19:30
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mike Trout decided that having surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee was a better alternative than postponing the procedure and being a designated hitter the rest of the season."It was an option they put out there," the Los Angeles Angels slugger said before Thursday night's game against the Kansas City Royals.…
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