Posts Tagged ‘MLB’
Busy Brewers shift spring focus from rebuild to winning
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The rebuilding plan for the Milwaukee Brewers is a smashing success, so much so that they’re not really rebuilding anymore. Bold moves to trade for Christian Yelich…
Read MoreBaseball union head says rebuilding teams threaten integrity
NEW YORK (AP) — Players’ union head Tony Clark claims the number of rebuilding teams and unsigned free agents in a historically slow market threatens the sport’s integrity, an assertion…
Read MoreNative Americans: Benching Wahoo step in right direction
Cleveland native Josh Hunt is not a fan of baseball. But he’s showed up at Progressive Field where the Indians play for the past couple of years to protest the…
Read MorePROPOSAL: MLB spring training start 10th with runner on 2nd, All-Star Game do same in 11th
NEW YORK (AP) — A runner would be put on second base at the start of the 11th inning of the All-Star Game and each additional inning, according to the…
Read MoreCleveland Indians dropping Chief Wahoo logo from uniforms
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians announced Monday they are dropping the Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms next year, bowing to decades of complaints that the grinning, red-faced caricature…
Read MoreAfter Yelich trade, Brewers linked to flurry of moves, including biggest FA signing so far
It isn’t often someone goes from Miami to Milwaukee and is happy about it. Enter, Christian Yelich. “Honestly, it was getting exhausting,” the 26-year-old Yelich told reporters of the circus…
Read MoreNBA: Sports leagues deserve a cut of sports betting revenue
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The NBA and other professional athletic leagues deserve a cut of the proceeds if legalized sports betting expands across the country, a league executive told New…
Read MoreColumn: Bonds, Clemens deserve to be in Cooperstown
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens will probably have to wait a little longer to get their plaques in the Baseball Hall of Fame. But that day is coming. As it…
Read MoreBaseball players reject pitch clock, mound limits
NEW YORK (AP) — The players’ association rejected Major League Baseball’s proposal to institute 20-second pitch clocks and limits on mound visits, a move that dares management to unilaterally impose…
Read MoreMinnesota Twins hire retired Justin Morneau as assistant
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have hired the recently retired Justin Morneau as a special assistant. The team said Wednesday Morneau will become the fourth former Twins player from his…
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