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'My numbers are obviously there': Yadier Molina on catching and Cooperstown
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Thursday, 14 May 2020 05:53
The 2020 season was supposed to be the last year that St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina played before calling it a career in Major League Baseball. But then the COVID-19 crisis put everyone's plans on hold, and the career-long Cardinal decided he was going to play beyond this summer and fall, maybe even for another team.A defensive star who…
Draft picks happy to avoid this year's process
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Wednesday, 13 May 2020 11:57
CHICAGO -- Ethan Hearn has some good friends who are eligible for baseball's amateur draft this year. Hearn is just an interested spectator this time around, and he feels pretty fortunate about his situation.The 19-year-old catcher was selected by the Chicago Cubs with the 192nd pick of the 2019 draft. The slot value for his spot was $247,000, but the…
Reports: Marlins will furlough some employees
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Wednesday, 13 May 2020 14:22
MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins will temporarily furlough 90 to 100 baseball operations employees beginning June 1 because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to multiple reports.About 40% of the baseball operations staff will be affected, with the status of those furloughed to be evaluated monthly, the person said. Their health benefits will continue through the end of October.Last month, Marlins…
Rangers' new stadium to host drive-in concerts
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Wednesday, 13 May 2020 07:24
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rangers season-ticket holder Pat Green will be among the Texas artists who will play a series of drive-in concerts in the parking lot of the team's new stadium that has not yet hosted a baseball game because of the coronavirus pandemic.Eli Young Band, Whiskey Myers and Josh Abbott Band with Kevin Fowler will also do hourlong acoustic…
Meet the stay-at-home dad turned international expert
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Wednesday, 13 May 2020 05:29
Dan Kurtz woke up last Tuesday morning to a message he never dreamed of getting. Your site crashed.He opened Twitter on his smartphone and saw that nearly a dozen other people had reported the same issue. While Kurtz slept in Washington state, the Korea Baseball Organization began its season, regaling an entire planet that craved real, live sports in a…
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