Tag:mlb

Tom Seaver, Hall of Fame pitcher behind the Miracle Mets, dies aged 75

Tom Seaver, the galvanizing force who steered the New York Mets from National League laughing stock to a stunning World Series title in 1969,...

September 3, 2020

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MLB games called off as four teams stage protest over racial injustice

Four Thursday night baseball games postponed NBA, WNBA and MLS teams also protesting A Black Lives Matter scoreboard is seen at Oracle Park in San Francisco...

August 28, 2020

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NBA joined by MLB teams in boycott to protest police shooting of Jacob Blake

On an extraordinary day for the NBA, the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Game 5 of their playoff series against the Orlando Magic in protest of...

August 27, 2020

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Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman uses anti-gay slur on air

Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman used an anti-gay slur on air during Cincinnati’s game Wednesday night and later left the broadcast after apologizing.Brennaman used the...

August 20, 2020

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Sports teams tackle voting crisis with plan to turn arenas into polling stations

As the United States reels from Donald Trump’s latest attempt to suppress the vote in November’s presidential election by undermining mail-in voting, an alternative...

August 18, 2020

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Social distancing eschewed with bench-clearing melee at Astros-A’s game

AL West rivals brawl after Laureano charges Houston dugout Harsh discipline looms as social distancing protocol is flouted Oakland win ninth straight game to remain...

August 10, 2020

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Does MLB commissioner Rob Manfred really hate baseball?

There are plenty of duties a sports commissioner is responsible for. Perhaps most important is absorbing nonstop criticism while protecting the various team owners...

August 5, 2020

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