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Cormier, longtime lefty, dies after cancer battle
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Monday, 08 March 2021 17:21
PHILADELPHIA -- Rheal Cormier, the durable left-hander who spent 16 seasons in the majors and remarkably pitched in the Olympics before and after his time in the big leagues, died Monday. He was 53.The Philadelphia Phillies said Cormier died of cancer at his home in New Brunswick, Canada.Cormier owned a neat nook in Phillies history: He was the winning pitcher…
Nats mum on why Jeffress cut; Lester returns
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Monday, 08 March 2021 11:51
Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo declined to specify Monday why Jeremy Jeffress was released from a minor league contract by the team, saying only that he considered it an "employment issue" and acknowledging it was not related to the reliever's baseball performance."We're just going to stand by the statement I made yesterday. It's a 'personnel matter,'" Rizzo said in…
Dodgers' Roberts backs Asian Americans in email
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Monday, 08 March 2021 12:26
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, the son of a Black father and a Japanese mother, is speaking out about the rise of violence against Asian Americans in the United States."Over the past year, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of hate crimes against Asian Americans and the Pacific Islander community," Roberts wrote in an internal email…
Chicago to allow 20% capacity for Opening Day
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Monday, 08 March 2021 08:44
CHICAGO -- Chicago is lifting some coronavirus restrictions in time for MLB's Opening Day, allowing fans to attend games at Wrigley Field and Guaranteed Rate Field for the first time in more than a year.The rules, announced Monday by Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration, take effect April 1, Opening Day for the Cubs. The home opener for the White Sox is…
Ranking which 2020 MLB playoff teams are least likely to return this October
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Monday, 08 March 2021 05:10
Last season's 16-team MLB playoffs format with a best-of-three first round drew mixed reviews. Fans seemed to like the bracket-style setup and the elimination of the one-game wild-card matchup, but others feared it was a sign of things to come with an expanded playoffs devaluing the regular season. While an expanded postseason is inevitable due to the money at stake,…
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