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Sexual assault allegations cloud Puig's MLB fate
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Thursday, 11 March 2021 13:14
Major League Baseball investigators have interviewed a woman who said free-agent outfielder Yasiel Puig sexually assaulted her in a Staples Center bathroom, but have not taken further steps due to her desire to remain anonymous and are awaiting further evidence to emerge from the lawsuit, an MLB source told ESPN.With the start of baseball season weeks away, Puig, 30, remains…
'This year opened my eyes': MLB players who opted out of 2020 season return with new purpose
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Thursday, 11 March 2021 03:54
DAVID PRICE CALLED opting out of the 2020 MLB season "the toughest decision I've ever had to make." He felt the strain and the doubt most on Opening Day and at the start of the postseason. But when Price watched from home as Julio Urias struck out Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Willy Adames late into the night of Oct. 27,…
Gambler pleads guilty to threatening Rays players
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Wednesday, 10 March 2021 16:28
TAMPA, Fla. -- A sports gambler faces up to five years in federal prison for sending threatening social media messages to players with the Tampa Bay Rays.Benjamin Tucker Patz, 24, of Napa, California, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Tampa federal court to transmitting threats in interstate or foreign commerce, according to court records. No sentencing date was immediately set.Patz was initially…
Mets uncertain SP Carrasco will start the season
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Wednesday, 10 March 2021 16:22
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Carlos Carrasco is uncertain to be ready for the start of the season after elbow soreness forced him to stop throwing.New York manager Luis Rojas said the right-hander, who turns 34 on March 21, started spring training workouts behind other players after receiving additional medical evaluation. Carrasco is in remission from…
Mets practice WS celebration after defensive drill
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Wednesday, 10 March 2021 13:48
The New York Mets are hoping that positive thinking can manifest their dreams of a World Series title.On a Wednesday with no spring training games on the calendar, the Mets set up a drill called the 27-outs game, which requires a team to record 27 outs without making an error. With coaches Luis Rivera and Tony Tarasco taking turns hitting…
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