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MLB says zero positive tests for 12 straight days
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Friday, 11 September 2020 16:34
Major League Baseball says no players have tested positive for COVID-19 for 12 straight days and 20 of the last 21.One sample among 11,669 was positive in the week ending Thursday, and that positive test involved a staff member, the commissioner's office said Friday.Since testing started, 86 of 115,337 samples have been positive, a rate of 0.07%.Fifty-five positives involved players…
Phillies' Wheeler rips fingernail putting on pants
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Friday, 11 September 2020 16:34
MIAMI -- Undefeated Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler ripped a fingernail putting on his pants, delaying his next start for two days and perhaps longer.Wheeler might lose the nail on the middle finger of his right hand."Just one of those stupid things," he said Friday. "I tripped a little bit, I lost my balance, and my jeans yanked out of…
Rays make history batting 9 lefties vs. Red Sox
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Friday, 11 September 2020 16:34
The Tampa Bay Rays hold the lead in the American League East, but three losses in their past four games have them looking for some answers.On Friday night, in an effort to get right, the Rays opted to go all left.Manager Kevin Cash batted nine pure left-handers in his order against Boston Red Sox right-hander Andrew Triggs, the first time…
Yanks' Judge, Stanton could return next weekend
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Friday, 11 September 2020 14:32
NEW YORK -- Ailing sluggers Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton might be back in the New York Yankees' lineup as soon as next weekend.Manager Aaron Boone said Friday that both players are at the tail-end of their recoveries and could be sent to the club's alternate site in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this weekend to get at-bats. That would put them on…
Dodgers' Pederson returns from paternity list
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Friday, 11 September 2020 11:46
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have reinstated outfielder Joc Pederson from the paternity list and optioned infielder Matt Beaty to the team's alternate site.Pederson has struggled during the shortened season, hitting .184 with six home runs and 12 RBIs in 34 games. Last year, he set career highs in batting average (.249), homers (36) and RBIs (74), among…
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