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Sources: Sticky stuff in MLB to yield 10-day ban
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Monday, 14 June 2021 20:52
Major League Baseball is expected to announce Tuesday it will suspend players caught with any foreign substance for 10 days with pay to help curtail the widespread use of grip enhancers by pitchers around the league, sources familiar with the plans told ESPN.The league will distribute a memo to teams, which have been briefed on the broad strokes of the…
Royals OF Benintendi hits IL with fractured rib
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Monday, 14 June 2021 16:55
The Kansas City Royals placed outfielder Andrew Benintendi on the 10-day injured list Monday with a fractured right rib.The move means that Benintendi won't be able to face his former team when the Royals host the Boston Red Sox this weekend."He had something grab when he threw yesterday [against the Oakland Athletics] with the ball off the wall," Royals manager…
Indians' Bieber (shoulder) out at least two weeks
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Monday, 14 June 2021 16:55
CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Indians ace Shane Bieber, the reigning AL Cy Young winner, has a strained right shoulder and will not pitch for at least two weeks.Manager Terry Francona said Bieber complained of tightness in his shoulder after pitching Sunday and underwent an MRI. The tests showed the muscle strain, and Bieber will be temporarily shut down.The Indians placed the…
Boone on sliding Yanks: 'We need to step it up'
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Sunday, 13 June 2021 18:21
The New York Yankees' struggles continued on Sunday, this time a 7-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, and manager Aaron Boone said afterwards that it's time for the team to "step it up.""We're going to find out what character we're made of," Boone said. "We're clearly in the midst of incredibly tough times. We've faced it throughout this season. And…
Mariners' Haniger exits; fouled pitch off knee
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Sunday, 13 June 2021 12:57
CLEVELAND -- Seattle right fielder Mitch Haniger, who leads the team in home runs and RBIs, suffered a bruised left knee after fouling off a pitch in the first inning against Cleveland on Sunday.Haniger went to the ground immediately after fouling off the pitch from Shane Bieber, and Cleveland catcher Austin Hedges waved to the Seattle dugout for help. Haniger…
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