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Shohei Ohtani leaves Dodgers game vs. Pirates in 7th inning with left knee inflammation
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (254+ words) Dodgers manager Dave Roberts downplayed the significance of the injury. Roberts said the move was precautionary because the Dodgers did not want to risk Ohtani being injured further. Roberts also said he is optimistic that Ohtani will be ready to…...
Eldridge's grand slam caps wild comeback as Giants rally from 8 down in 8th to stun Nats, 11-10
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (375+ words) San Francisco trailed 9-1 before rallying for five runs in the eighth and five more in the ninth to stun the Nationals and avert a three-game sweep. Big league teams trailing by at least eight runs in the eighth inning or…...
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred worries cap proposal could lead to repeat of 1994-95 strike
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1102+ words) Owners last week made their first cap proposal since 1994, when a 7 1/2-month strike caused the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in 90 years. Manfred was a junior lawyer on the owners" bargaining team in those negotiations. Players…...
Athletics pitchers struggle in their temporary hitter-friendly home ballpark
1+ week, 3+ day ago (584+ words) I didn't play in the PCL. But I feel like I've experienced it a couple times here when it gets hot like this," Boone said Sunday following a 13-8 win against the A's. You're never feeling safe. " Just glad to escape…...
Baseball players' chief says union 'has never been broken' and will fight MLB's salary cap proposal
1+ week, 3+ day ago (976+ words) Major League Baseball proposed a salary cap last week and appears set to start a lockout after the current labor contract expires Dec. 1. "Our union has never been broken and never will be," interim executive director Bruce Meyer said Monday…...
The Yankees score 13 runs in an inning for the 1st time in 21 years
1+ week, 4+ day ago (879+ words) Fueled by a fiery pep talk from captain Aaron Judge, the Yankees scored 13 runs in the third and beat the Athletics 13-8 " finishing one run shy of the largest inning in the storied history of the franchise. "Remarkable," manager Aaron Boone…...
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton takes a key recovery step, running outside as club awaits his return
2+ week, 1+ day ago (293+ words) Stanton has been sidelined since April 24, after he experienced some stiffness while running the bases in a game against Houston. "I think he wants it fully clear, and I think we got enough news today that allows us to take…...
UCLA earns No. 1 seed for NCAA baseball tournament ahead of offensive juggernaut Georgia Tech
2+ week, 3+ day ago (587+ words) The tournament opens Friday with 16 double-elimination regionals. Winners advance to eight best-of-three super regionals. Those winners move on to the College World Series in Omaha beginning June 12. UCLA (51-6), which swept the Big Ten Conference regular-season and tournament titles, was No....
Shohei Ohtani homers on first pitch, then throws 5 sharp innings in Dodgers' 4-0 win over Padres
3+ week, 1+ day ago (382+ words) Ohtani began another remarkable two-way performance by driving Randy V'squez's high fastball 398 feet to center for his eighth homer of the season and his 27th career leadoff homer. On the mound, Ohtani (4-2) struck out four with two walks while lowering his…...
MCC to the Series | Tribunes to play in NJCAA, DII World Series
3+ week, 1+ day ago (393+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " Monroe Community College baseball is heading to the Junior College World Series for the first time since 2019. The Tribunes are 37-8 and went unbeaten in the playoffs to punch their ticket to Oklahoma. They even won 15 straight games at one…...