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Inside Patrick Wisdom's improbable stretch of home run history
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Sunday, 13 June 2021 04:39
CHICAGO -- He's the backup to the backup, but Chicago Cubs third baseman Patrick Wisdom sure isn't playing like it. As the 29-year-old rookie preps for Sunday Night Baseball -- against the team that drafted him -- Wisdom has already accomplished more than most.In his first 10 starts as a Cub, Wisdom hit eight home runs, tying Aristides Aquino for…
Muncy (oblique) to IL in latest blow for Dodgers
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Saturday, 12 June 2021 20:16
LOS ANGELES -- First baseman Max Muncy is going on the Los Angeles Dodgers' injured list with a right oblique muscle strain.The Dodgers recalled outfielder Luke Raley on Saturday night to take the roster spot of Muncy, who left Friday's game in the second inning with the defending World Series champions' latest significant injury woe.Muncy hit his 14th homer of…
Severino injures groin in rehab start, set for MRI
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Saturday, 12 June 2021 17:14
NEW YORK -- Yankees right-hander Luis Severino was removed from a minor league rehab start Saturday because of a right groin injury and will get an MRI.Severino, 27, was making his second rehab start following Tommy John surgery in February 2020, pitching for High Class A Hudson Valley against Brooklyn.Severino began to hobble quickly after throwing a pitch in the…
Grant, AL's 1st Black 20-game winner, dies at 85
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Saturday, 12 June 2021 16:19
MINNEAPOLIS -- Jim "Mudcat" Grant, the first Black 20-game winner in the American League and a key part of the Minnesota Twins' first World Series team in 1965, has died. He was 85.The Twins announced Grant's death Saturday. No cause was given. Grant's personal assistant, on behalf of the former right-hander's family, informed the Twins of the death.The entire Minnesota…
Brewers acquire reliever Strickland from Angels
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Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:59
MILWAUKEE -- Reliever Hunter Strickland is switching teams again as the Milwaukee Brewers attempt to see if he can regain his early-season form.The Brewers announced Saturday that they have acquired Strickland from the Los Angeles Angels for cash.This marks the second time this season that the 32-year-old right-hander has changed teams. The Angels purchased Strickland from the Tampa Bay Rays…
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