The Baltimore Orioles picked up their 13th win of the season on Saturday night – a 9-7 victory over the Kansas City Royals that helped give Craig Kimbrel save No. 422 of his career. Kimbrel tied Billy Wagner for seventh on the all-time MLB saves list, which made what Colton Cowser did with the milestone baseball a bit off-putting. Cowser …
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Dave McCarty, a former Boston Red Sox first baseman and outfielder and a member of the 2004 World Series championship team, died in California on Friday after a “cardiac event,” the team confirmed in a statement. He was 54. Dave McCarty #10 of the Boston Red Sox bats during the game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on …
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Ronny Garcia, a former member of the Houston Astros farm system, was killed in a crash at the age of 24. According to MLB insider Hector Gomez, Garcia’s father was also killed in the wreck. El Tiempo reports that a third person also died as a result of the crash. Houston Astros logo floor mat during batting practice prior to …
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It’s been an awesome start for the New York Yankees, but Aaron Judge cannot say the same for himself. The Yankees are 14-7 on the young season, and Juan Soto has been as advertised, but their $360 million man is in a prolonged slump, and fans are worried. Judge, the 2022 AL MVP with a record-breaking 62-home run season that …
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The lead-up to the Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia fight at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center has led to numerous promotional events throughout New York this week, but two have already gone awry. Haney and Garcia were originally slated to fight for the WBC junior welterweight title Saturday night, but Garcia weighed in three pounds over the maximum 140-pound limit. The fight is still …
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Fans have come out of the woodwork to accuse New York Yankees broadcast Michael Kay of saying one of their rivals had pulled off a huge no-no in baseball. Ironically, the Yankees found themselves in a controversy against the Toronto Blue Jays last year when Aaron Judge hit a long home run shortly after noticeably peeking toward his dugout. There …
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Tampa Bay Rays closer Pete Fairbanks allowed two runs in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Angels during their ninth loss of the season, 5-4, on Thursday night. Fairbanks allowed run-scoring singles to Anthony Rendon and Taylor Ward. Fairbanks intentionally walked Mike Trout before Ward’s two-out hit. He has allowed seven earned runs in seven innings of work so …
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MLB announced veteran reliever Aroldis Chapman has been suspended two games after his heated argument with a home plate umpire who ejected him. “Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Aroldis Chapman has received a two-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his inappropriate actions in the bottom of the eighth inning of Monday night’s game against the New York Mets at Citi Field,” …
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Baltimore Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins’ acrobatics on Monday should have him already in the running for “Catch of the Year.” Mullins, a 2021 All-Star, had a run-saving catch in the bottom of the first in the Orioles’ game on “Jackie Robinson Day” against the Minnesota Twins, which had everyone at Camden Yards in awe when the ball entered his …
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Former MLB infielder Yuniesky Betancourt was arrested last week for alleged insurance fraud. Miami-Dade Police say Betancourt is one of four “scam artists,” with the scheme paying out $61,000. Records say Betancourt, Maura Perez, Nancy Mercedes Pena and Abel Vera faked a car crash to collect insurance premiums from a Chicago-based firm, Kemper. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON …
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