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Major League Baseball stars hammer Rob Manfred after tongue-in-cheek comment

Commissioner called championship trophy ‘piece of metal’

DATE: Feb 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Major League Baseball considering expanding playoffs to 14 teams

Postseason reached current format in 2012

DATE: Feb 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Boston Red Sox agree to trade Mookie Betts, David Price to Dodgers

BOSTON – The Red Sox have agreed to trade 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers, packaging the star outfielder with left-hander David Price in a salary dump that is expected to...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Hall of Fame voter who snubbed Jeter keeps ballot private

NEW YORK – The lone baseball writer who did not vote for Derek Jeter for the Hall of Fame chose to keep his or her ballot private. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America rel...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Houston Astros expect to name Dusty Baker as next manager

Baker has won NL Manager of the year three times

DATE: Jan 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign stealing scandal

Move comes one day after he was implicated by Manfred

DATE: Jan 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Astros look ahead after firing of Hinch and Luhnow

Houston still expected to be AL West favorites

DATE: Jan 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Houston Astros fire AJ Hinch, Jeff Luhnow for sign stealing

Pair suspended from baseball for one year

DATE: Jan 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

MLB to investigate reports 2018 champion Red Sox stole signs

BOSTON – Major League Baseball says it will investigate allegations the Boston Red Sox illegally used their video replay room to steal signs between opposing pitchers and catchers during the...

DATE: Jan 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Average MLB salary drops for 2nd straight year

NEW YORK – The average salary in the major leagues has dropped in consecutive years for the first time since the players’ association started keeping records more than a half-century ago. ...

DATE: Dec 20, 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