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Cubs Owner Hopes Wrigley Field Feels Like ‘a Regular Baseball Game' by End of Summer
“We’re hoping to have people in Wrigley as soon as we can and have that grow over the course of the summer,” Cubs owner Tom Ricketts told CNBC.
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Why Trevor Bauer's $102 Million Deal With the Dodgers Is Unique
Trevor Bauer agreed to a three-year, $102 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, making him one of the the highest-paid players per-year in sports.
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MLB Players to Wear Electronic Tracers, Face Discipline
Players, on-field staff and non-playing personnel who require access to them at ballparks must wear electronic tracing devices from the start of spring training or face discipline for violations.
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MLB Slightly Deadening Ball Amid HR Surge: AP Source
Major League Baseball has slightly deadened its baseballs amid a years-long surge in home runs.
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MLB to Start on Time After Players Reject Delay
Major League Baseball will proceed with an on-time start to spring training and the season after players rejected a plan Monday night to delay reporting by a more than a month
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NBA Star Chris Paul Starts Goalsetter Campaign to Deposit $40 in a Million Minority Youth Accounts
Goalsetter’s Black History Month campaign will feature athletes selecting 100 minority youths and donating $40 saving accounts to each kid.
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Why ‘Hammerin' Hank Aaron's Baseball Legacy Will Never Be Forgotten
Aaron made his last public appearance just two weeks ago, when he received the COVID-19 vaccine. He said he wanted to help spread the message to Black Americans that the vaccine was safe.
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Mets Fire GM Jared Porter
Mets fire GM Jared Porter after he admits to sending uninvited sexually explicit text messages to a female reporter. Bruce Beck reports.
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Mets Fire GM Jared Porter Following Scandal
Mets General Manager Jared Porter sent graphic, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 when he was working for the Chicago Cubs in their front office, ESPN reported Monday night. Bruce Beck has the story.
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Gatorade Finds Its New Derek Jeter in Young Padres Star Fernando Tatis Jr.
The San Diego Padres star shortstop agreed to an endorsement deal with the Pepsi-owned company.
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Former Yankees Affiliate on Staten Island Shuts Down, Sues Major League Club
The owners of the Staten Island Yankees announced that with “great regret, we must cease operations,” adding they were suing the New York Yankees and MLB regarding “false promises” that they would always keep the team as a farm club
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NBA's Toronto Raptors to Start the Season in Tampa Bay Due to Covid-19
The decision comes after Canada-U.S. border restrictions were extended due to Covid-19
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Money Disputes Expected as MLB and Its Players Union Get Set to Enter Intense Talks for 2021 Season
Major League Baseball claims clubs lost a combined $3 billion in 2020 due to Covid-19 and will need to convince players of that to strike a deal to save 2021.
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Miami Marlins Hire Executive Kim Ng, Making Her MLB's First Female General Manager
With Kim Ng’s new appointment, she is now MLB’s highest-ranked woman.
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Miami Marlins Make Kim Ng MLB's First Female GM
Kim Ng was named the general manager of the Miami Marlins, making her the first female to hold that position in Major League Baseball. Ng has spent more than 30 years in the sport.
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DraftKings Stock Jumps After Reporting Third-Quarter Beat, Surge in Users
DraftKings said it had more than 1 million users in the third quarter.
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Dodgers Win 1st World Series Title Since 1988
Mookie Betts came to the Dodgers to make a World Series difference. With a mad dash to home plate, he put Los Angeles over the top.
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MLB in Final Stages of Postseason Bubble Plans With World Series in Texas
Major League Baseball is closing in on the final stages of a postseason bubble format as it nears completion of its season that’s been shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to people close to discussions, MLB has selected California and Texas as its two neutral locations with ballparks, including Dodger Stadium in Los Angles and Petco Park in San...
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Two COVID-19 Cases Postpone Mets, Yankees Games
The New York Mets received two positive tests for COVID-19 in their organization Thursday, Major League Baseball said, prompting the postponement of two games. NBC New York’s Bruce Beck reports.
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St Louis Series at Detroit Off After Positive Cards Tests
Seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team’s four-game series at Detroit.