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Home run: Ex-manager Bobby V. in mayoral race
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Friday, 07 May 2021 11:35
STAMFORD, Conn. -- Former Major League Baseball player and manager Bobby Valentine is taking a swing at politics, announcing Friday that he's running for mayor of his Connecticut hometown.Valentine, 70, who currently serves as the athletic director at Sacred Heart University, posted a video on social media and said he'll run as an independent candidate in Stamford."The greatest commodity I…
Giants' Robinson hitless in return to pro baseball
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Thursday, 06 May 2021 23:55
Drew Robinson returned to professional baseball on Thursday night, going hitless in his first game since surviving a suicide attempt and losing his right eye last year.Playing right field and hitting eighth, Robinson struck out in each of his four at-bats for the Sacramento River Cats -- the San Francisco Giants' Triple-A affiliate -- who beat the Las Vegas Aviators…
Rockies minor leaguer gets 80-game drug ban
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Thursday, 06 May 2021 20:07
NEW YORK -- Highly touted Colorado Rockies minor league third baseman Colton Welker was suspended 80 games by the commissioner's office Thursday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.The 23-year-old Welker, drafted in 2016 out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, is currently on the roster for Triple-A Albuquerque. His suspension goes into immediate effect and will…
Altuve's birthday HR answers boos, lifts Astros
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Thursday, 06 May 2021 15:35
NEW YORK -- Jose Altuve responded to jeering fans by marking his 31st birthday with a go-ahead, three-run homer off Chad Green in the eighth inning, and the Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees 7-4 Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.Gleyber Torres made an incredible, daring dash for the Yankees, scoring from first base on an infield single, but…
Mets delay Carrasco's return until late May
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Thursday, 06 May 2021 13:55
ST. LOUIS -- Carlos Carrascowas shifted to the 60-day injured list by the New York Mets on Thursday, a surprise move that pushes back his season debut until May 28 at the earliest.The 34-year-old right-hander has been sidelined by an injured right hamstring since spring training and had been making progress. He threw a simulated game Tuesday at the Mets'…
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