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Yankees' Paxton 'full strength' after back surgery
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Saturday, 23 May 2020 07:24
New York Yankees left-hander James Paxton, who had back surgery in February, said he's "back to full strength" and ready to go whenever the season begins.Paxton, who was 15-6 with a 3.82 ERA for the Yankees in 2019, underwent a microscopic lumbar discectomy Feb. 5 in which a herniated disk was repaired and a peridiscal cyst was removed."I think I've…
The clock is ticking on 2020 MLB season talks. Here's what could make a deal work -- or fall apart
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Saturday, 23 May 2020 07:39
Finally the ugliness is starting to abate. Because strife and discord are foundational elements of the relationship between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association, the possibility of them reappearing out of nowhere, like autoimmune diseases intent on wrecking a baseball season, remains palpable. And yet in recent days, the parties have come to the place they were always…
From (Ron) Washington to (Jermaine) Van Buren, baseball's presidential name game
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Friday, 22 May 2020 11:19
You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we'll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history.ON THIS DATE IN 2006, I had dinner at the White House.Former President George W. Bush is a huge and knowledgeable baseball fan. He owned the Texas Rangers from 1989 to…
Are we witnessing the end of the high-five?
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Friday, 22 May 2020 06:45
Dusty Baker, in 1977, was sitting on 29 home runs on the last day of the season.No MLB team had ever featured four players with 30 or more home runs in a season -- and three of Baker's fellow Los Angeles Dodgers sluggers had already hit their 30th long balls. In the sixth inning, Baker launched a fence-clearing shot off…
If you love traditional baseball, Hyun-Jin Ryu has advice: Watch the KBO!
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Friday, 22 May 2020 06:20
Hyun-Jin Ryu won the gold-medal game for South Korea at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He is the first player to be named KBO Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season. He is the most successful Korean player to make the jump from the KBO to the major leagues. He is the reason the Los Angeles Dodgers became…
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