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Brenly sorry for 'insensitive' Stroman comment
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Wednesday, 02 June 2021 16:05
Television analyst Bob Brenly has apologized for a comment he made about Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman's head covering during Tuesday night's game.Stroman had tweeted that the comment had "racist undertones."Brenly, the former World Series-winning manager who now calls Diamondbacks games for Bally Sports Arizona, made a crack about Stroman's attire during the fourth inning Tuesday."Pretty sure that's the same do-rag…
Nats' Strasburg returns to IL with neck strain
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Wednesday, 02 June 2021 16:05
The Washington Nationals have placed Stephen Strasburg on the 10-day injured list with a neck strain, the team announced Wednesday.The move comes a day after the right-hander exited a start against the Braves after just 1 1/3 innings due to what the team said at the time was a tight right trapezius muscle.It was his third start since returning from…
MLB bans 4 in minors for doctoring baseballs
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Wednesday, 02 June 2021 10:47
Four minor league pitchers have been suspended this season by Major League Baseball after being caught using illegal foreign substances to doctor baseballs, signaling a stronger crackdown in the game's feeder system than in the big leagues during a historically dominant stretch by pitchers.Chicago White Sox organization right-hander Marcus Evey of Low-A Kannapolis received a 10-game ban from MLB after…
'Second Opening Day' for Reds gets washed out
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Wednesday, 02 June 2021 10:47
CINCINNATI -- The series finale between the Phillies and the Reds scheduled for Wednesday -- billed as Cincinnati's "Second Opening Day" -- was postponed because of rain.Wednesday's game was to have been the first time this season that a capacity, mask-less crowd was allowed at Great American Ball Park, and the Reds had planned a slate of festivities. COVID-19 restrictions…
Stroman irked by 'racist undertones' in TV crack
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Wednesday, 02 June 2021 06:30
Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman referred to "racist undertones" in a tweet late Tuesday night after television analyst Bob Brenly made comments about the right-hander's head covering during New York's game against the Diamondbacks.Brenly, the former World Series-winning manager who now calls Diamondbacks games for Bally Sports Arizona, made a crack about Stroman's attire during the fourth inning Tuesday."Pretty sure that's…
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