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Rockies GM: Daniel Murphy probably returned too soon from injury

Colorado didn’t get return on investment it hoped for in 2019

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Inconsistent seams, player behavior behind home run uptick

SAN DIEGO – Baseballs weren’t juiced during a record-setting 2019 regular season, according to a study commissioned by Major League Baseball. They were just flying farther. ...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

MLB instituting 3-batter minimum for 2020 season

SAN DIEGO – Major League Baseball is pushing ahead with a rules change for 2020 that requires pitchers to face at least three batters or finish a half-inning. Baseball Commissione...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Astros probe widens to almost 60 witnesses, 76,000 emails

SAN DIEGO – Major League Baseball has interviewed almost 60 people and obtained tens of thousands of electronic messages in its investigation into allegations the Houston Astros broke rules ...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

22 MLB teams to expand protective netting at ballparks

SAN DIEGO – Seven major league teams will expand protective netting to the foul poles and 15 others will expand their netting generally to the area in the outfield where the stands begin to ...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Strasburg, Nationals reach record $245M, 7-year deal

SAN DIEGO – Stephen Strasburg returned to the Washington Nationals with a record contract on the first day of the winter meetings, a deal that puts fellow free agent pitcher Gerrit Cole in p...

DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Ice bucket challenge inspiration Pete Frates dies at 34

BOSTON – Pete Frates, a former college baseball player whose determined battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million wo...

DATE: Dec 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Testing, no suspensions for opioids considered likely in MLB

MIAMI – Players who test positive for opioids would enter treatment and not be suspended under the change to Major League Baseball’s drug agreement being negotiated by management and the pla...

DATE: Dec 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports