All posts tagged "MLB"
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/ 1 day agoEvery time Paul Skenes starts, an entire sport marvels — but also holds its breath
About once a week last summer, Jim Riggleman found himself checking the Pittsburgh Pirates schedule to see when Paul Skenes pitched...
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/ 2 days agoTorpedo bats are making a lot of noise — but they’ve been quietly in MLB for a few years
Two days after the New York Yankees’ offensive outburst in the Bronx made torpedo bats the talk of baseball, Cincinnati Reds...
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/ 3 days agoMLB Power Rankings: Rangers, Yankees on the rise; Dodgers are right where you think they are
By Tim Britton, Johnny Flores Jr. and Andy McCullough Every week, we ask a selected group of our baseball writers —...
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/ 3 days agoMeet the MIT physicist turned Marlins coach behind the ‘torpedo’ bats used by the Yankees
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees’ bats were the story of the team’s franchise-record nine-home run day against the Milwaukee...
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/ 3 days agoAs Athletics begin their Sacramento residency, a city tentatively opens its arms
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The most glaring difference between a major- and minor-league stadium is in height. The newly renovated home...
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/ 4 days agoYankees’ uniquely designed new bats draw attention during 9-homer barrage
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees’ bats were certainly alive during Saturday’s 20-9 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. And some...
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/ 5 days agoRays prepare for a steamy season of home-field challenges (and maybe home-field advantages)
TAMPA — Dan Moeller’s known for two decades what some of the kids on his staff are about to find out:...
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/ 6 days agoJoe Buck returns to the baseball TV booth: ‘I felt like I hadn’t left’
When a 27-year-old Joe Buck walked into the 1996 World Series booth at the old Yankee Stadium, he was viewed as...
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/ 1 week agoThe top 12 storylines for the 2025 MLB season: A potential Dodger dynasty, Juan Soto’s worth and more
A baseball season consists of 30 different soap operas, each lasting six months. Twelve of the clubs get to extend their...
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/ 1 week agoThe brothers Bednar: Two fairy-tale pitching careers, two MLB crossroads
MARS, Pa. — It’s just after lunch on a snowy January day, and the math teacher in Room 222 is sketching...
