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YouTube to broadcast 21 games in 3rd season
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Monday, 15 March 2021 10:31
NEW YORK -- YouTube will broadcast a Major League Baseball package of games for a third season.The series of 21 telecasts starts on Wednesday, April 7, at 1:10 p.m. ET when the Boston Red Sox host the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays in the finale of a two-game series, MLB and YouTube said Monday.The games are exclusive and will not…
How to build a bullpen in 2021 -- Exploring the mystery keeping MLB execs up at night
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Monday, 15 March 2021 05:02
What is the thing most likely to keep a big league executive awake at night?The answer might vary, but high up on the list for all of baseball's decision-makers would surely be innings. Just plain, simple innings. As in, who is going to pitch them and for how long? That issue, by itself and before we even get into how…
It takes 22: Mets SS walks after marathon at-bat
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Sunday, 14 March 2021 22:32
To say New York Mets shortstop Luis Guillorme earned his fifth-inning walk would be an understatement.After going down 0-2 in the count to St. Louis Cardinals righty Jordan Hicks, Guillorme worked a 22-pitch at-bat to take a free path to first.Guillorme fouled off 16 pitches, including nine straight before getting Ball 4, and it wasn't easy. He saw 10 pitches…
Nationals P Strasburg leaves start with calf issue
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Sunday, 14 March 2021 16:44
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg left his second spring training start in the third inning Sunday because of a problem with his left calf that he called "nothing major."The 2019 World Series MVP, whose 2020 season was cut to just five innings because he needed carpal tunnel surgery on his right wrist, said his calf…
Dodgers LHP Kershaw to start on Opening Day
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Sunday, 14 March 2021 19:36
The Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation is as deep and as talented as it has ever been, but Clayton Kershaw remains perched atop it.Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced Sunday that Kershaw will once again start on Opening Day, marking the 11th time he has been bestowed the honor. Kershaw has been named the Opening Day starter every year since 2011 but…
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