Mitch Keller, the Pirates' top pitching prospect, will be called up to make his major league debut Monday, according to multiple reports. Keller is 5-0 with Triple-A Indianapolis this season.
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Red Sox starter David Price left Saturday's game at Houston with flu-like symptoms after throwing just 15 pitches.
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Harvey had his shortest outing of the season against the Twins on Thursday, and called the start one of the worst of his career.
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Astros right fielder George Springer has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain after he hurt himself chasing a pop foul during Friday's game.
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The Oakland Athletics have designated relief pitcher Fernando Rodney for assignment, the team announced Saturday.
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Mike Yastrzemski, the grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski who was drafted in 2013, started in left field and went 0-for-3 for the Giants in his major league debut.
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He's one of the five best players in baseball. But the Brewers star isn't actually a "five-tool player." Here's how that term is misunderstood -- and why it could use a refresh.
- 15 hours ago, 25 May 19, 9:18am -

No Giancarlo. No Judge. No Andujar. No Didi. And so on. Even with their roster wracked by injuries, the replacements are nearly matching last year's record power output.
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Powered by blasts such as Albert Almora Jr.'s first slam, the Cubs' offense is exorcising the ghosts of last year's second-half slump.
- 3 days ago, 23 May 19, 1:41am -

It took Baltimore just 48 games to serve up 100 home runs. If that current pace holds, the O's will allow a record 338 dingers this season. We rank 'em from least to most painful.
- 4 days ago, 22 May 19, 11:18am -

As Alex Rodriguez's suspension saga unfolds, the New YorkYankees insist it's business as usual for them.
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Carlos Beltran and Matt Adams homered in the eighth inning, andthe St. Louis Cardinals snapped the Los Angeles Dodgers' 15-gameroad winning streak with a 5-1 victory on Tuesday night.
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Chris Sale allowed one run while outpitching Hiroki Kuroda in tothe eighth inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the New YorkYankees 3-2 on Tuesday night.
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Eric Young made a diving catch to take a go-ahead hit away fromTodd Helton in the sixth inning, then raced home with thetiebreaking run in the eighth, and the New York Mets beat theColorado Rockies 3-2 on Tuesday night.
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Hit by a pitch two innings after homering, Bryce Harper jawedand pointed at Atlanta's Julio Teheran, and the dugouts andbullpens emptied, but the only haymakers thrown during the NLEast-leading Braves' 2-1 victory over the Nationals on Tuesdaynig…
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After more than a year of rehab following Tommy John surgery,Royals left-hander Danny Duffy is ready to make his season debut,pain-free for the first time since high school.
- 6 Aug 13, 7:27pm -

Indians reliever Chris Perez has closed out the local media.
- 6 Aug 13, 7:01pm -

Plate umpire Manny Gonzalez has left Tuesday night's gamebetween the Rockies and Mets after he was struck in what appears tobe the throat by a pitched ball that bounced off the dirt.
- 6 Aug 13, 5:11pm -

After three months out of the Toronto Blue Jays rotation, J.A.Happ is ready to make his return.
- 6 Aug 13, 4:45pm -

Major League Baseball (MLB) has hired London-based Sport Integrity Monitor (SportIM) to investigate suspicious gambling activity in professional baseball. The sport has its share of legal gambling and is among the top three favorites of sports betto…
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Hundreds of thousands of Kansas City fans will celebrate the city's first World Series championship in 30 years Tuesday with a Royals parade and victory rally. The parade will start at noon CT next and will be live streamed for fans who can' t make i…
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UPDATE: 5:21 p.m. EST -- The final Nielsen numbers are in, and Game 5 pulled in 17.2 million viewers total, confirming that it is indeed the highest-rated Game 5 since 2009.Original story:
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(Reuters) - Kansas City ended a 30-year wait for a World Series title as the Royals reigned over Major League Baseball with a 7-2, 12-inning victory over the New York Mets on Sunday.A pinch-hit single by utility infielder Christian Colon scored the…
- 2 Nov 15, 1:27am -

There isn't a hotter player in baseball right now than the New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy, who has hit a home run in a record six consecutive playoff games while leading his team to the World Series. But Murphy, who is married to wife T…
- 22 Oct 15, 4:52pm -

Daniel Murphy, once a largely anonymous second baseman for the New York Mets, has set the baseball world afire by hitting a home run in six consecutive postseason games, along the way propelling the Amazins to a National League pennant and a spo…
- 22 Oct 15, 3:11pm -

The Toronto Blue Jays have waited 22 painfully long seasons since Joe Carter’s magical home run to return to the postseason, but that drought ends with the American League Division Series against the Texas Rangers starting Thursday night.
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Yogi Berra, one of baseball's most well-known figures, who was renowned as much for his skills as a catcher on the field as his dizzying malapropisms off of it, died on Tuesday. He was 90.Berra died of natural causes at his New Jersey home, accordin…
- 23 Sep 15, 3:14am -

JetBlue is just fine if nine innings last the whole flight. JetBlue and MLBAM, the interactive media arm of Major Baseball League (MLB), have teamed up to bring free in-flight access to MLB.TV, the MLB’s streaming platform, JetBlue announced on T…
- 9 Jul 15, 10:45am -

Pete Rose bet on baseball games as a player, according to a notebook discovered by the U.S.
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Kawhi Leonard had 27 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors into the NBA Finals for the first time with a 100-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. The Raptors overcame a 15-point deficit to win the series in six games an…
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Three people were injured, one critically, when they were ejected from the log ride Saturday afternoon at Castle Park amusement park in Riverside, fire officials said. Riverside Fire spokesman Bruce Vanderhorst said firefighters received a call at 4:…
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After years of blood and torture and every conceivable betrayal of humanity, Lorraine Ali suggests more [“‘Game of Thrones’ Finale Review: The Big Chill,” May 20]? Seriously? She finds fault with Bran on the throne, but Bran is only an inspir…
- 1 hour ago, 25 May 19, 11:00pm -

Before UCLA softball’s postseason began, coach Kelly Inouye-Perez said the key to the Bruins’ success would be depth at pitcher. Freshman Megan Faraimo proved Saturday that she could fill that role. She started at pitcher and helped No. 2 UCLA de…
- 1 hour ago, 25 May 19, 10:50pm -

The San Francisco Police Officers Assn. is calling on Police Chief Bill Scott to step down after he apologized for his officers’ raid of a journalist’s home. “It is time for Chief Scott to go. There’s no other way around it,” union leaders…
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The Angels found a temporary solution to the Matt Harvey dilemma Saturday, placing the struggling right-hander on the 10-day injured list because of an upper-back strain and dousing speculation that the veteran could be demoted to the bullpen or poss…
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It’s no secret that horse racing is a sport that skews old, so it would come as no surprise that most of the 9,621 in attendance at Santa Anita on Saturday afternoon completely understood the background of a horse named for a television character w…
- 2 hours ago, 25 May 19, 10:10pm -

Behind home plate at Dodger Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as shade began to creep over the LA sign on the grass, All-City catcher Johnny Tincher of Lake Balboa Birmingham gathered his teammates in a circle for one last backflip. It’s been his sign…
- 2 hours ago, 25 May 19, 9:55pm -

Officials on Saturday warned some Tulsa residents to prepare to head to higher ground because old levees holding back the swollen Arkansas River are stressed and more rain is expected for the flood-weary region. The river was four feet above flood st…
- 3 hours ago, 25 May 19, 9:25pm -

A savior, Andrew Heaney is not. No matter how effective the Angels left-hander is in his long-awaited return from an elbow injury, he knows it will take more than one pitcher to reverse the fortunes of a rotation that entered Saturday with the second…
- 3 hours ago, 25 May 19, 9:25pm -

The Steelers have a very solid wide receiver group, but that will take a hit next season. The NFL has suspended Martavis Bryant at least one season following a violation of the NFL’s substance abuse policy. In situations like this, you really hope…
- 15 Mar 16, 7:39pm -

With Brock Osweiler officially a Houston Texan, the Broncos QB situation is extremely murky. Many media reports had Robert Griffin III pegged to land in Denver, but alas, Mark Sanchez was traded to the Broncos. Sanchez is not really regarded as an NF…
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In the past few days, promising signs have begun to emerge regarding the potential for undefeated WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder facing his No. 1 contender, Alexander Povetkin. According to Povetkin’s promoter, Andrey Ryanbinsky, the fight…
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Rugby player Haydn Peacock suffered a horrible injury when his penis nearly got ripped off during a game in France. Peacock, a 23-year-old from Australia, was playing in a French Federation of Rugby League Elite 1 match last month when the unthinkabl…
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Los Angeles rookie Branden Dawson was arrested Sunday morning on suspicion of spousal abuse, a felony charge. He was taken into custody at 8:30am and was released after posting $50,000 bond. The arrest involved his live-in girlfriend. “It’s an aw…
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On June 11, Ruslan Provodnikov returns to the site of his memorable 2015 clash with Lucas Matthysse, as he faces John Molina in his Showtime debut. I have covered a lot of fights at Turning Stone, which is one of the premier smaller venues in the Nor…
- 14 Mar 16, 9:11am -

The 2016 Printable Bracket for NCAA Tournament March Madness will be updated below with a version that has all the team names on the evening of Sunday, March 13th. So be sure to bookmark this page and check back in the evening of Selection Sunday to…
- 13 Mar 16, 4:53pm -

The Johnny Manziel era in Cleveland is over. Bottlegate, a website dedicated to all Cleveland area sports, created a Johnny Manziel football tribute video to remember his days with the Browns. Unfortunately there wasn’t a lot of on-the-field highli…
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Prizefighting is an unpredictable activity by its very nature. You never know what’s going to happen when two athletes square off for gloved combat. But sometimes, a fan can have pretty good reason for optimism. Certain combinations of fighters are…
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The writing has appeared to be on the wall for the end of 31-year-old Nate Robinson’s NBA career this season as he was picked up for a short two-game stint with the New Orleans Pelicans and hasn’t sniffed an NBA court ever since. Instead of tryin…
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Rajai Davis, 38, arrived during third inning after 5pm call-upVeteran spent about $230 on Uber to stadium from AllentownRajai Davis took batting practice Wednesday afternoon in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The 38-year-old outfielder ended his night hitti…
- 3 days ago, 23 May 19, 10:13am -

The 100mph fastball used to be a rarity: now it’s an everyday occurrence in Major League Baseball. But the human body may not be built for such speedsSidd Finch was almost too good to be true. The rookie pitcher, while in spring training with the N…
- 5 days ago, 21 May 19, 5:00am -

After the Toronto Raptors sealed victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at the death, we look at other great deciding moments in sports Coming in the same playoffs as Portland’s Damian Lillard’s 37-foot heave to eliminate the Oklahoma City Thunder,…
- 12 days ago, 14 May 19, 7:48am -

Three young athletes were shot to death in the last week alone. When you factor in race, guns and politics in the US, tragedies are inevitable“A senseless act of violence.” That’s how University of New Mexico athletic director Eddie Nuñez desc…
- 16 days ago, 10 May 19, 4:45am -

Boston to meet Donald Trump after World Series win last yearCora unhappy with response to Hurricane Maria devastationThe Boston Red Sox manager, Alex Cora, will not be with his team on Thursday when they visit the White House to celebrate their victo…
- 20 days ago, 5 May 19, 5:02pm -

Two-time AL Cy Young Award winner breaks arm in 4-2 lossTimetable for Kluber’s return to be clarified on ThursdayCorey Kluber got hit hard again, and the last line drive really hurt. The struggling Cleveland Indians right-hander broke his right for…
- 24 days ago, 2 May 19, 8:05am -

New York Yankees made similar move last weekControversy over song That’s Why the Darkies Were BornThe Philadelphia Flyers removed a statue of the late singer Kate Smith outside the NHL team’s arena on Sunday, two days after covering it amid alleg…
- 34 days ago, 22 Apr 19, 10:22am -

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis just set a new record for the longest hitless streak in MLB history. It’s possible we’ve never seen a hitter this lost at the plateThe beauty of professional baseball is that it has been around for 150…
- 47 days ago, 9 Apr 19, 8:40am -

Four players ejected after confrontation in PittsburghFight sparked after Chris Archer throws behind Derek DietrichCincinnati’s Derek Dietrich admired a home run off Chris Archer in the second inning, and two innings later the Pittsburgh Pirates st…
- 48 days ago, 7 Apr 19, 3:45pm -

Three of the richest contracts in sports history would appear to bust the baseball-is-dying narrative, but underlying trends have exposed a rot within the mechanics of the sport’s economicsThe three generational talents on Major League Baseball’s…
- 50 days ago, 6 Apr 19, 5:45am -

WASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Nationals have activated outfielder Denard Span off the seven-day disabled list after he showed no linger effects from a concussion.Span was in the leadoff spot Saturday against St. Louis. Manager Matt Williams says, '…
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NEW YORK (AP) Aaron Harang threw no-hit ball for seven innings but was pulled after 121 pitches, and reliever Luis Avilan gave up David Wright's two-out single in the eighth as the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 6-0 Friday night.As Harang's p…
- 19 Apr 14, 2:53am -

DETROIT (AP) Albert Pujols hit his 497th home run and Howie Kendrick added two of his own to lead the Los Angeles Angels to an 11-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.The Angels chased Detroit starter Drew Smyly (1-1) after three innings an…
- 19 Apr 14, 1:58am -

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Ricky Nolasco was virtually unhittable a week ago in Minnesota, shutting down the scuffling Royals over eight innings in an easy victory that came amid a three-game sweep.Nothing was easy for Nolasco on Friday night.
- 19 Apr 14, 12:07am -

NEW YORK (AP) The New York Mets traded slumping first baseman Ike Davis to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night, parting ways with a power hitter who proved to be too inconsistent at the plate.Pittsburgh sent minor league right-hander Zack Thornto…
- 18 Apr 14, 11:35pm -

BOSTON (AP) David Ortiz wants to visit the Boston Marathon finish line Monday after the Red Sox are done with their Patriots' Day game against Baltimore.Just more than a year ago, two bombs went off near the finish line, less than a mile from Fenway…
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) In three short years, Sean Doolittle transformed himself from a top first base prospect into a shut-down reliever.The Oakland Athletics are rewarding him for it, giving the left-hander a five-year contract Friday for making the…
- 18 Apr 14, 8:46pm -

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Tanner Scheppers felt discomfort in his pitching elbow long before the Texas Rangers went to spring training with a plan to turn the right-hander into a starter.Scheppers finally said something after the fourth start of his big…
- 18 Apr 14, 8:21pm -

DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Tigers have recalled right-hander Justin Miller from Triple-A Toledo and optioned outfielder Tyler Collins to Toledo.The team announced the moves before Friday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels.
- 18 Apr 14, 7:14pm -

PHOENIX (AP) The Arizona Diamondbacks have reinstated outfielder Cody Ross from the disabled list and designated left-handed reliever Ryan Rowland-Smith for assignment.Ross sustained a dislocated hip while running to first base against the New York…
- 18 Apr 14, 7:12pm -

Fantasy owners have a deep talent pool this season in their search for youth, upside.        
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