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Bauer baseball probe concerns Dodgers’ Roberts
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts expressed concern that one of his star pitchers, Trevor Bauer, has been singled out…
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Dodgers’ Turner still feels ‘void’ from WS final out
LOS ANGELES — Justin Turner grew up rooting for the Los Angeles Dodgers, played his college ball 30 miles away…
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Yanks 3B Urshela out with vaccine side effects
3:46 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. TAMPA, Fla. — New…
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Dodgers place Bellinger on IL with calf injury
Los Angeles Dodgers placed former National League MVP Cody Bellinger on the 10-day injured list Friday with a bruised left…
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Five teams that could take down the Dodgers this season
The reigning 2020 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers enter the 2021 season as a favorite to repeat. In fact,…
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Our hottest hot takes one week into the 2021 MLB season
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN The first week of baseball is only a small taste of the 162-game main course…
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Lynn in ‘cruise control’ in 11-K shutout of Royals
CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox hurler Lance Lynn became the first pitcher to throw a complete-game shutout this season, stymieing…
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Mets walk off vs. Marlins with controversial HBP
Even the New York Mets called Thursday’s walk-off 3-2 victory over the Miami Marlins a lucky break. With the bases…
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E-Rod wins in return from heart inflammation
BALTIMORE — For Boston Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez, it felt like his first big league start. The day ended…
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Cubs’ Kimbrel gets 5 outs to notch 350th save
PITTSBURGH — Craig Kimbrel‘s two-year journey through the wilderness appears to be over. The seven-time All-Star stuff is back. And…
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Mets’ Betances to IL; Hildenberger joins bullpen
NEW YORK — Mets reliever Dellin Betances was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a right shoulder impingement.…
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MLB Power Rankings: Who are the biggest risers and fallers in the first week of the season?
How much can really change in one week of a 162-game MLB season? Exactly one week since the excitement of…
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Yankees’ Judge sits out with soreness in left side
NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was held out of New York’s lineup Wednesday night with soreness in his…
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Paxton heads to IL as Mariners await MRI results
SEATTLE — The Mariners placed left-handed starter James Paxton on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a forearm strain in…
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Blue Jays’ Springer now dealing with quad issue
ARLINGTON, Texas — George Springer is now dealing with another issue while waiting to make his debut with the Toronto…
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Survey says: What 28 scouts, GMs and players predict about the 2021 MLB season
Normalcy — sort of — has returned to baseball for the 2021 MLB season. There are still pandemic-related obstacles for…
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Unwritten rules are made to be broken! How a new generation of players is shifting MLB’s culture
CARLOS GOMEZ KNEW he needed to get Fernando Tatis Jr. on the phone. After Tatis hit a controversial grand slam…
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Mariners’ Paxton exits with left elbow discomfort
SEATTLE — Left-hander James Paxton departed the first start of his second stint with Seattle due to discomfort in his…
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Padres GM: Tatis won’t need surgery on shoulder
San Diego Padres star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. has been placed on the 10-day injured list but will not need…
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Braves acquire SS Arcia in trade with Brewers
The Atlanta Braves have acquired versatile infielder Orlando Arcia from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for two pitchers, it was…
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In the cards: Topps to be publicly traded stock
In addition to its trading cards, fans will soon be able to trade company shares of Topps. The company said…
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MLB moves 2021 All-Star Game to Coors Field
Coors Field in Denver will hold the All-Star Game and its surrounding events, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday. MLB opted…
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Scioscia to manage U.S. in Olympic qualifying
CARY, N.C. — Mike Scioscia is taking over as the third manager of USA Baseball team in this Olympic qualifying…
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A Home Run Derby at Coors Field?! Here are the sluggers we want to see hitting blasts in the mile-high air
12:00 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN With the news that MLB is moving its 2021 All-Star festivities to Denver this summer,…
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Where’s the red? Sox unveil blue-yellow uniforms
The Boston Red Sox, known for their traditional white uniforms with red lettering and the iconic “B,” are unveiling their…
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Bryant: For MLB, Georgia just wasn’t worth the hassle
Revenge and backlash have always been the American response to defeat, especially in the case of civil rights. Despite the…
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Angels fans toss trash cans, jeer Astros in win
ANAHEIM, Calif. — A gray, life-sized, inflatable garbage can was heaved over the right-field scoreboard and made its way onto…
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Sources: Coors Field to host ’21 All-Star Game
Coors Field in Denver has been chosen to host this year’s All-Star Game, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney on Monday.…
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Black Keys drummer fills in at Indians’ opener
CLEVELAND — Patrick Carney wasn’t nervous before his first live drumming gig in more than a year, just honored. A…
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Nats to play doubleheader, eye roster moves
WASHINGTON — It’s rare for there to be an abundance of intrigue associated with an otherwise mundane workout the day…
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Reds’ Castellanos suspended 2 for sparking brawl
NEW YORK — Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos was suspended for two games and fined Monday for his role in…
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Cohen ‘all-in,’ expecting Mets to make playoffs
NEW YORK — If there was any doubt that the tenure of Steve Cohen would mark a new era of…
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Texas Gov. nixes 1st pitch over MLB’s ASG move
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday afternoon that he will not be throwing out the first pitch at the Texas…
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From drawing to coffee to jigsaw puzzles: What MLB players picked up with so much free time
Baseball players, like the rest of us, have had lots of spare time during the pandemic and in quarantine. “I’ve…
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‘Everything we thought he could be’: The epic debut of Shohei Ohtani, the two-way player
ANAHEIM, Calif. — There was a moment in Sunday’s Chicago White Sox–Los Angeles Angels game that would’ve passed as a…
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Ohtani ‘fine’ after limping off from historic start
ANAHEIM, Calif. — An exhilarating start to a historic night ended prematurely for Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani, who exited…
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Nationals, Braves to play Tue.; Mon. game PPD
WASHINGTON — The Nationals will begin their season on Tuesday by hosting the Atlanta Braves after Major League Baseball postponed…
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Astros make strong opening statement and other observations from MLB’s first weekend
We had a lot happen over the first four days of the 2021 MLB season. The Reds and Cardinals had…
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Yankees’ German cheered, struggles vs. Jays
NEW YORK — Domingo German was cheered by Yankees fans in his return from a domestic violence suspension but struggled…
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Tigers’ Baddoo hits homer on first career pitch
DETROIT — Akil Baddoo had already turned heads with his productive spring. Now he has made his presence felt at…
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Red Sox fall to second 0-3 start ever at Fenway
BOSTON — The Red Sox fell to their second-ever 0-3 start at Fenway Park and their first since 1948 as…
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For now, Nationals plan to host Braves Monday
WASHINGTON — The Nationals and Atlanta Braves still were waiting as of Sunday afternoon to find out whether Major League…
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Suck A Duck Huck: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee Tweets Anti-Asian Racist Rhetoric About “Identifying” As Chinese In Response To Backlash Over GA Voter Law
It’s wild how some folks seem to take such pride in being openly ignorant. Source: Carrie Devorah / WENN /…
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Pirates rookie 3B Hayes to IL with wrist injury
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday because of inflammation in his…
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AL MVP or end of the two-way experiment? Debating Shohei Ohtani’s 2021 potential
7:15 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN We’ve all seen flashes of what Shohei Ohtani can do, both at the plate and…
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Mercedes starts season 8-for-8 to set MLB mark
Welcome to the record books, Yermin Mercedes. The Chicago White Sox rookie got three hits in his first three at-bats…
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Reds-Cards scuffle leads to Castellanos ejection
CINCINNATI — Nick Castellanos stood over, flexed and jawed at St. Louis pitcher Jake Woodford after scoring Saturday, setting off…
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Angels’ Buttrey, 28, says he’s leaving baseball
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels reliever Ty Buttrey is walking away from baseball, saying he has lost his affection…
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Braves patch over ASG logo with contest moved
PHILADELPHIA — The Atlanta Braves looked a little patchwork in their second game of the season. The All-Star Game patch…
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ChiSox’s Mercedes 5-for-5 in historic first start
Yermin Mercedes became the first player in the modern era to go 5-for-5 in his first career start, leading the…
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