The Yankees made four members of their organization available to reporters before Wednesday’s game against the Orioles: their manager, first baseman, installation technician and, of course, their travel secretary. Because in 2020 you better be aware of hitting, pitching and logistics. But as long as the Yankees wake up in …
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In spring training, when the theft revelations were new and the injuries were fresh, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Alex Wood made a prophetic comment when considering retaliating against the hitters of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Houston Astros this season. “Someone will take it into their own hands,” Wood said, …
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You’ll never believe it, but MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred screwed it up this week. I’m not talking about the way you allowed the Marlins to play amid a coronavirus outbreak that has ultimately affected 16 players and two coaches; is leveraging the league’s COVID test statistics using samples, not people, …
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11:00 pm ET Jeff passanESPN Near ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” After the coronavirus outbreak that infected nearly half of the Miami Marlins roster and caused the team’s season to be temporarily suspended, Major League Baseball is encouraging …
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NEW YORK – Ernie Banks said, “Let’s play two.” Baseball players may not want to play nine innings twice in one day during this delayed pandemic season. While the Cleveland Indians swept the Chicago White Sox in the season’s first double title on Tuesday, union chief Tony Clark called Deputy …
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