Houston Astros starter Ronel Blanco has been suspended 10 games after his ejection for having a sticky substance in his glove Tuesday night. MLB announced the suspension, which was expected, Wednesday, and it included an undisclosed fine for violating the league’s strict policy on sticky substances for pitchers. Blanco will not appeal MLB’s suspension, GM Dana Brown said via The …
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The Oakland Athletics‘ stadium in Las Vegas will cost an estimated $1.5 billion to build, and the franchise is apparently trying to secure about one-third of that funding from another firm. The organization has reportedly hired Galatioto Sports Partners, an investment firm that specializes in sports financing, to help raise $500 million for the stadium. Taxpayers in Nevada are responsible …
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A wild scene unfolded at Yankee Stadium just five pitches into the game, as home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt tossed New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone from the game. However, it appeared a fan screaming toward Wendelstedt triggered the veteran umpire to eject Boone, who had words with him just seconds earlier, from the game. After the Oakland Athletics won, …
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New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected from Monday’s matinee against the Oakland Athletics before an out was recorded. Upon further investigation, one fan sitting just above the Yankees’ dugout is to blame for the erroneous call by home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt. With a runner on first and Yankees starter Carlos Rodon throwing just five pitches in the …
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Ken Holtzman, a former MLB star pitcher who won multiple World Series titles and threw two no-hitters during his career, has died, the Chicago Cubs announced Monday. He was 78. Holtzman died Sunday night after he was hospitalized for three weeks as he battled heart issues, his brother, Bob, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE …
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Sacramento fans have never had a professional baseball team, but beginning next year, they will when the Oakland Athletics play there. The A’s announced that they will move to the capital of California until at least 2027, as their current stadium lease ends this year, and they await their move to Las Vegas. The team’s future home in Sutter Health …
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The Athletics are one step closer to their new home in Las Vegas, announcing Thursday that the franchise will play its final season in Oakland before moving temporarily to a minor league park in West Sacramento for the next three seasons. The A’s confirmed the team’s move to Sutter Health Park for the 2025-27 seasons ahead of their anticipated move …
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The Oakland Athletics are off to a slow start in 2024 with a 1-4 record through five games. Considering their young roster, it’s the start many expected. One player did well to start the new season, but he’s not being rewarded for it. Instead, he’s been demoted. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Esteury Ruiz of the Oakland …
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Before Eric Byrnes was drafted to Major League Baseball in 1994, he was just a kid from California who loved to play sports. Byrnes, discernibly a star baseball player, also learned karate and played football, tennis and basketball. Thinking back on the baseball memories he was most fond of as a child, he remembers relationships with friends, Jack in the …
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