Baseball
Seeding to decide who bats last in World Series
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Monday, 21 September 2020 18:22
NEW YORK -- The higher seeded team reaching the World Series will have last at-bats in Games 1 and 2 and if needed Games 6 and 7, not necessarily the team with the best record.The specification was contained in the July 23 agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association to expand the playoffs following a regular season shortened…
MLB, MLBPA commit $10M for Black programs
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Monday, 21 September 2020 10:06
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association committed $10 million to help fund programs from The Players Alliance, made up of more than 100 active and former MLB players, aimed to increase Black American participation in all levels of baseball."As the stark racial minority in all aspects of our game, The Players Alliance has given a voice and platform…
Everything you need to know for final week of the MLB season
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Monday, 21 September 2020 10:06
Did you think we would get here? With one week remaining in this shortened, 60-game season, without the benefit of a bubble to keep the players completely isolated from the coronavirus, the 30 teams and 1,295 different players who have worn a major league uniform in 2020 are going to make it to the end. With a mandatory quarantine date…
MLB Power Rankings: The 2020 MVP for all 30 teams
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Monday, 21 September 2020 10:06
As we enter the final week of the regular season, the playoff field is taking shape, as are ESPN's Power Rankings. After a period where they slipped out of our top five (and nearly slipped out of a playoff berth), the Yankees righted the ship and have looked like the powerhouse most expected to see all along. The Bronx Bombers…
Cubs sit OF Schwarber after poor defensive play
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Sunday, 20 September 2020 21:58
CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs left fielder Kyle Schwarber was pulled from Sunday's game after he played a double into a triple off the bat of Minnesota Twins center fielder Jake Cave."I think the guy shouldn't have gotten to third base there," a repentant Schwarber said after the Twins' 4-0 win. "It put Yu [Darvish] in a tough spot. ... I…
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Sunday, 20 September 2020 19:17
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Sunday, 20 September 2020 17:23
Phillies star Harper exits with lower back stiffness
Sunday, 20 September 2020 13:46
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Sunday, 20 September 2020 05:05
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Saturday, 19 September 2020 22:32
Astros' Verlander: I need Tommy John surgery
Saturday, 19 September 2020 22:32
Twins' Donaldson: Umps have 'no accountability'
Saturday, 19 September 2020 22:32
Tigers' Gardenhire retires to focus on health
Friday, 18 September 2020 23:31
A's clinch playoff berth, but 'bigger goals' remain
Friday, 18 September 2020 23:31
Pujols homers twice, passes Mays for fifth all time
Friday, 18 September 2020 18:03
Red Sox get Rockies' Wallace as part of Pillar deal
Friday, 18 September 2020 18:03
Rays OF Meadows on IR, could miss postseason
Friday, 18 September 2020 18:03
Cardinals put Hudson on IL with forearm strain
Thursday, 17 September 2020 21:52
Playoffs schedule, bubble locations and how to watch every postseason game
Thursday, 17 September 2020 20:33
Yanks set franchise first with 5 HRs in one inning
Thursday, 17 September 2020 19:03
Cards' Hudson leaves start with elbow tightness
Thursday, 17 September 2020 19:03
Dodgers lefty Ferguson to undergo Tommy John
Thursday, 17 September 2020 19:03
Twins' Donaldson ejected at plate after HR trot
Thursday, 17 September 2020 19:03
White Sox beat Twins 4-3 to clinch playoff spot
Thursday, 17 September 2020 13:17
Padres-Mariners series moved to S.D. due to air
Thursday, 17 September 2020 06:26