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Manfred: MLB expansion fees could rise to $2.2B
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Tuesday, 27 April 2021 15:05
NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball would consider expansion fees in the range of $2.2 billion for new franchises, though there are no current plans to add teams.Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke Tuesday during SporticoLive's online discussion of its estimates to baseball franchise valuations. The company estimated the average MLB franchise value is $2.2 billion, led the New York Yankees at…
Friendship, memories and a year with the Amazin' Mets
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Tuesday, 27 April 2021 10:52
ON A 68-DEGREE Saturday in late October, Art Shamsky left his apartment to see a friend. He grabbed a baseball and an old glove, and took the subway to a deserted train car on the Long Island Rail Road. New York was still skittish, and Shamsky had been too. He'd never been so vulnerable in his life. But he wasn't…
HR derby to replace extras in Pioneer League
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Tuesday, 27 April 2021 10:30
While Major League Baseball has been experimenting with extra-inning rule changes in recent years, the Pioneer League -- an independent league designated as an MLB Partner League -- is taking things a step further.On Tuesday, the league announced that it will implement a first-of-its-kind "Knock Out" rule that will resolve games tied after nine innings with a sudden-death home run…
Swanson burns sage to spark Braves out of slump
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Monday, 26 April 2021 23:31
ATLANTA -- The Braves were eager to make up for their embarrassing performance the previous day, so they brought in a little extra help. Call it the power of sage.Atlanta scored four runs in the first inning, Freddie Freeman added a three-run homer and Atlanta overcame a grand slam by Kris Bryant to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-7 Monday night.The…
Inside Shohei Ohtani's eventful night on the mound and at the plate
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Tuesday, 27 April 2021 00:02
The last time somebody did what Shohei Ohtani just pulled off -- being a game's starting pitcher while leading the major leagues in home runs -- was June 13, 1921. Babe Ruth had already accumulated 19 homers when he took the mound against the Detroit Tigers that day. Ruth batted third and homered two more times, but he also gave…
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