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The rich get richer as Dodgers land ace Tarik Skubal in blockbuster trade

Defending champions send prospects to TigersCy Young-winning Skubal joins stacked rotation in LAThe Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired the biggest prize on the trade deadline market, getting two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.Skubal got …

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Ted Williams, Satchel Paige and the fight to induct Negro Leaguers into baseball’s Hall of Fame

Sixty years ago, the famed Red Sox slugger used his Cooperstown speech to champion Black players who were excluded because of the sport’s color barrierWhen Ted Williams, the last man to hit .400, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, he had an iconic career to reflect on. But he dec…

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Trump hosts champion Dodgers at White House as some players stay away

Betts and Hernández opt against joining team for eventBack-to-back World Series winners gift ring to TrumpMany loyal fans had conflicted feelings over visitDonald Trump hosted the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House on Thursday for the team’s second trip to the White House …

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‘Like pulling a tractor trailer’: what it’s like to play on an awful MLB team

A 162-game season guarantees failure as much as success. Inside a losing clubhouse, staying together and believing can become the hardest part of the jobIf you ask professional athletes, they’ll tell you. Losing is no fun. But in Major League Baseball, losing big can be especially tedious.An MLB se…

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New York Mets reject concerns over in-game AI use after Ottavino claims

Green says Mets follow all MLB AI guidelinesOttavino alleges club used AI for pitch decisionsMLB recently restricted dugout iPad functionsNew York Mets interim manager Andy Green said the club is fully compliant with Major League Baseball when asked about a report that singled out his organization …

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American League pitchers combine for first All-Star Game shutout since 2013

Cease and bullpen combine for three-hitterBellinger named MVP after two-run singleAL record first All-Star shutout since 2013Dylan Cease struck out the side in the first inning, combining with 10 relievers on a three-hitter in a show of pitching dominance that led the American League to a 4-0 win o…

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Jordan Walker tunes out Philadelphia boos to stun Kyle Schwarber in Home Run Derby

St Louis Cardinal homers on final six swings24-year-old outfielder wins $1m and titleSchwarber, Contreras finish second and thirdJordan Walker silenced Philadelphia’s boo birds by homering on his last six swings, chasing down Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber in the final round and becoming the first…

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MLB storylines at the All-Star break: summer surges, the woeful Mets and the first-place White Sox

As the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game take over Philadelphia, we take a spin around the majors with an awards watch, an Ohtani update and lots in betweenWith more than half of the MLB season in the books, the baseball world has convened in Philadelphia for the annual All-Star festivities. What be…

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‘What’s more American than baseball?’: World Cup brings fans, chants and verve to the national pastime

The crossover in the American sports calendar has made for a compelling collision of cultures, from Scots in Boston to a new English folk hero in AtlantaFirst they sang for Harry Kane. Then they sang for Michael Harris II.The Atlanta Braves center-fielder is not someone many Major League Baseball f…

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Nationals’ Cavalli suspended seven games after ‘Sit down, boy’ comment sparks brawl

Red Sox’s Contreras also given seven-game banPitcher apologized for remark, racial overtonesBench-clearing fracas resulted in four ejectionsMajor League Baseball suspended Washington Nationals starting pitcher Cade Cavalli and Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras seven games each on Thurs…

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Last-place Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza: ‘Our fans deserve better’

New York are 34-47 and have lost six straightOwner Cohen calls season a disappointmentTeam have MLB’s second-highest payroll at $377mCarlos Mendoza was fired as manager of the underperforming New York Mets on Friday and replaced by Andy Green.New York are 34-47 following a six-game losing streak, 1…

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I will show you fear in a rainbow baseball cap: the right’s culture wars come to MLB | Howard Bryant

The right’s verdict is in: white, heterosexual, Christian men face the most discrimination in the US. The Giants don’t want to push backOn 19 June, the New York Times published an article on the hostility toward minority members of the military at the Department of Defense and the blocking of sever…

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Manfred defends MLB’s response to Bible verses on players’ Pride caps

San Francisco Giants pitchers wrote Bible verses on hatsMLB had warned players over violation of league rulesMLB commissioner Rob Manfred has defended the league’s policy over Pride celebrations in a letter to Republican senator Josh Hawley.Most of MLB’s 30 teams celebrate Pride month with a themed…

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Brewers ace Misiorowski throws record 47 pitches of 101 mph or faster but ends with loss

24-year-old hits 104.2 mph in defeat to BravesPitcher had given up one earned run over eight startsMilwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy wanted to remind everyone after his team’s 3-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Friday night that Jacob Misiorowski is indeed human.“He was great,” Murphy said of the…

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Justice department says it will investigate MLB amid Pride hats controversy

League referred to EEOC for religious discriminationSan Francisco Giants pitchers wrote Bible verses on hatsMLB had warned players over violation of league rulesThe US justice department has launched a civil rights investigation into Major League Baseball after the league criticized three San Franc…

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Spencer Strider: MLB’s Bernie Bro on veganism, Trash Panda, and fighting homophobia

The Braves pitcher has always been different from the average baseball player. He talks to Joseph Palmer about his motivations on and off the fieldSpencer Strider made an impression in 2022, his first full season in Major League Baseball: he was runner-up for National League Rookie of the Year. In …

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MLB critical of Giants players who wrote Bible verses on Pride Night caps

Players deny their decision comes from place of hateMLB says writing on caps is a violation of league rulesMajor League Baseball has issued a statement critical of players who wrote Bible verses on their Pride Night hats after an incident at a San Francisco Giants game last week.MLB celebrates Prid…

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Two US pilots killed after plane bound to pick up former MLB star crashes

Plane on way to pick up Yadier Molina and his family crashed in Dominican Republic, killing pilot and co-pilotA pilot and co-pilot from the United States have died in a fiery plane crash as they attempted an emergency landing in the Dominican Republic, authorities said.Former major league baseball …

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The strange history of baseball’s superstitions: ‘Magic is in the sport’s very structure’

A new book looks at how rituals, charms and curses are central to the identity of America’s pastimeIt’s a Chicago legend, nurtured like a hot dog with everything except ketchup. During the 1945 World Series, local bar owner William Sianis brought his pet goat, Murphy, to a game between the hometown…

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Rays’ Franco criminally responsible for sexual abuse of minor but will not be jailed

Girl’s mother sentenced to 10 years in prisonShortstop has yet to contact his teamTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was declared criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor, but he will not serve a sentence, a Dominican judge ruled on Monday.In his decision, Judge …