Tag: American League
Ohtani becomes 1st 2-way All-Star with perfect 1st inning
DENVER — Shohei Ohtani became the first two-way All-Star in style, featuring a 100 mph fastball to pitch a perfect first inning against the...
Like father, like son: Vlad Guerrero Jr. shines as All-Star
DENVER — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. admired his 468-foot screamer for a moment before bouncing into his triumphant home run trot at the All-Star Game...
Sho-case: Shohei Ohtani gets All-Star win for AL, bats, too
DENVER — A Sho-case for Shohei Ohtani became a grand stage for Vladimir Guerrero Jr., too.
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A uniform opinion: All-Star duds don’t draw All-Star reviews
DENVER — Fernando Tatis Jr., Aaron Judge, Nolan Arenado and the rest of the All-Stars certainly got needled over their new threads.
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This Date in Baseball
July 15
1901 — Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants...
On deck for MLB’s 2nd half: Trades, playoff races and prizes
SAN FRANCISCO — Across the globe, everybody is watching Shohei Ohtani in awe and intrigue.
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Manfred: A’s fate in Oakland to be decided in coming months
DENVER — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the fate of the Athletics in Oakland will be determined in the next few months.
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Angels 1st to select exclusively pitchers in amateur draft
Mike Trout has helped the Los Angeles Angels score a lot of runs over the years. Preventing them has been a bigger issue.
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Barnes guaranteed $18.75M by Red Sox for 2022-23
All-Star closer Matt Barnes is guaranteed $18.75 million as part of his new contract with the Boston Red Sox covering 2022 and 2023.
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Alonso bests Mancini, Ohtani for 2nd straight HR Derby title
DENVER — Pete Alonso danced to his second straight Home Run Derby title, besting Shohei Ohtani, Trey Mancini and Juan Soto on a night...