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The year of the (very) young pitcher? Four ways teams say they might attack a shortened MLB season
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Friday, 15 May 2020 04:49
Since the coronavirus pandemic shut down baseball in March, an avalanche of daily concerns has cascaded onto club officials and managers. The health of the players and staff. Proper food and shelter for foreign-born players. The daily review of home workouts. Budget problems, and the consideration of who gets furloughed, who gets fired.Only now, after the players' association and Major…
Legendary, dominating, historically wild? There will never be another pitcher like Nolan Ryan
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Friday, 15 May 2020 05:24
On May 15, 1973, Nolan Ryan pitched the first no-hitter of his career in Major League Baseball. As far as Nolan Ryan no-hitters would go, it was a relatively pedestrian effort, with a mere 12 strikeouts, although there were no hard-hit balls against the Angels right-hander until the final couple of innings, including the final out, a fly ball to…
Bob Watson, former All-Star and GM, dies at 74
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Friday, 15 May 2020 01:31
HOUSTON -- Bob Watson, a two-time All-Star as a player who later became the first black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has died. He was 74.The Houston Astros, for whom Watson played his first 14 major league seasons, announced the death Thursday night. Watson died from kidney disease, according to his…
Manfred: Repeated testing key to MLB reopening
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Thursday, 14 May 2020 21:13
Commissioner Rob Manfred on Thursday night outlined the coronavirus-testing protocols Major League Baseball is proposing, telling CNN that frequent tests will be key to the sport's restart and that a positive test won't mean shutting down the entire team.Players who do test positive will be quarantined until they have two negative tests over a 24-hour period, Manfred said."Our experts are…
Ex-Astros manager Howe in ICU with coronavirus
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Thursday, 14 May 2020 18:27
Former Houston Astros manager Art Howe is hospitalized in intensive care with the coronavirus, Howe confirmed to Houston TV station KPRC 2 on Thursday.Howe, 73, told KPRC 2 that he first felt COVID-19 symptoms on May 3 and learned he was positive two days after being tested. After trying to recover at home, he was transported to a hospital by…
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