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Pujols honored to win Ali award for off-field work
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Wednesday, 20 July 2022 19:52
Albert Pujols was named the 2022 recipient of the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award as part of the ESPYS on Wednesday night in Los Angeles, another accolade for the retiring St. Louis Cardinals slugger.The award is given to an athlete whose "continuous, demonstrated leadership has created a measured positive impact on their community through sports. The candidate must embrace the…
MLB All-Star Game viewership down from 2021
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Wednesday, 20 July 2022 17:29
LOS ANGELES -- Major League Baseball's Midsummer Classic remains the most-watched all-star game in the major professional sports, even though it drew record lows in viewership for the fifth time since 2015.Tuesday night's game from Los Angeles -- which the American League won 3-2 -- averaged 7.51 million viewers on Fox, according to Nielsen, a decline of 9.7% from last…
MVP Stanton, Buxton lift AL to 9th ASG win in row
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Tuesday, 19 July 2022 21:44
The first All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium in 42 years featured Clayton Kershaw starting in front of the home fans and appearances from Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera, but the final score looked all too familiar: The American League won 3-2 for its ninth straight All-Star victory and 21st in the past 25 Midsummer Classics.The game turned in the fourth…
Simulated game for Mets P deGrom pushed back
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Tuesday, 19 July 2022 19:06
NEW YORK -- New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom pushed back a simulated game scheduled for Tuesday after experiencing muscle soreness in his right shoulder.New York said deGrom's soreness was mild, and the right-hander's live batting practice was delayed to Thursday "out of an abundance of caution."The two-time Cy Young Award winner has been sidelined since spring training with a…
O's draft 7-foot lefty, would be tallest MLBer ever
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Tuesday, 19 July 2022 19:06
LOS ANGELES -- The Baltimore Orioles aimed high with their 13th-round draft pick.A full seven feet -- and that's before their new pitching prospect gets on the mound.The O's selected 7-foot left-hander Jared Beck from Saint Leo University with the first pick in Round 13 of baseball's amateur draft Tuesday. If Beck makes it to the majors, he'd pass 6-foot-11…
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