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Memo: MLB balls to be 'muddied' the same way
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Tuesday, 21 June 2022 10:44
Major League Baseball is now requiring teams to "muddy" baseballs before games using the exact same technique, according to a league memo sent to all 30 teams on Tuesday and obtained by ESPN.Muddying is the process of removing gloss from new baseballs to give pitchers a better grip. It's been used in the game for decades and is as important…
Inside the closed-door meeting that got the Braves playing like champs again
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Tuesday, 21 June 2022 04:29
Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker was feeling restless. The defending champions were keeping him up at night.When his team dropped the first two games of a series against the Arizona Diamondbacks to close out May, the Braves had fallen four games under .500 and Snitker decided something needed to be done."I was rolling around, not sleeping," he recalled. "Then I…
Rays lose Margot, Kiermaier to injuries in loss
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Monday, 20 June 2022 22:54
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays lost a game and two key players Monday night.Manuel Margot sprained his right knee in the ninth inning, crashing into the right field wall while chasing an RBI triple by the New York Yankees' Aaron Hicks. Margot was taken off the field on a cart after Josh Donaldson scored on the play.After…
Newly promoted Cruz, Madris spark Pirates' rout
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Monday, 20 June 2022 22:54
PITTSBURGH -- Newly promoted Oneil Cruz drove in four runs and Bligh Madris got three hits in his major league debut, sparking the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 12-1 romp over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night.Both rookies were called up from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day, and they delivered right away.Cruz, considered Pittsburgh's top prospect, hit a three-run double…
Cole takes no-hit bid into 8th as Yanks hit 50 wins
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Monday, 20 June 2022 23:26
TAMPA -- Gerrit Cole will continue topping the list of best active major league pitchers without a no-hitter after a spectacular seven-inning performance in the New York Yankees' 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Monday night.The victory put the Yankees a season-high-tying 33 games over .500 at 50-17, matching the historic 1998 club for the…
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