WASHINGTON – What Hal Steinbrenner dreamed of when he threw an ocean of money at Gerrit Cole in December came true Thursday on a stormy July afternoon. Nothing about this baseball season has been normal. Spring training disappeared in mid-March due to the coronavirus, and invisible COVID-19s dance in all …
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The 2020 baseball season, if it ends, will become The Year of the Pandemic. The year of the Sprint. The year of the impending battle over finance. The year of the ace? Hard to see it. Except for a timeless reality: Whatever the pitcher of the team that pitches as …
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7:00 am ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Near Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK – A week before Christmas last year, the New York Yankees held a press conference at the posh Legends Club at Yankee Stadium to introduce him to Gerrit Cole after signing a …
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Opening day, finally. A baseball season that was on the brink before it started due to the virus outbreak will begin Thursday night when Max Scherzer and World Series champion Washington Nationals welcome prized ace Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees. York. When it starts, the DC forecast calls …
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At the quiet visiting clubhouse in Minute Maid Park last October, just minutes after the Yankees saw their season end overwhelmingly against the Astros at the ALCS, manager Aaron Boone addressed the team and then opened the field. . Aaron Judge spoke up to deliver a message that is still …
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