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Baltimore squeegee worker on trial for murder acted in self-defense in motorist's death, lawyer says

Attorneys for a Baltimore teen accused of fatally shooting a baseball bat-wielding motorist last summer presented a self-defense argument during opening statements at his first-degree murder trial, which opened Tuesday in Baltimore Circuit Court

The Independent UK

High school baseball players learn about Negro League in South Side tour ahead of Sox’s Double Duty Classic game

The Double Duty Classic game began in 2007 and showcases the history of the Negro League. A group of top high school players from Chicago and the Midwest play in the game Tuesday after a tour to shore up their baseball and South Side history.

Chicago Sun-Times

John Romano: Burn down the house? Sell the farm? Whatever it takes to get Ohtani

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s reckless. It’s foolish. It’s perilous.

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Pirates finalize contract with No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates officially signed No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes on Tuesday, another step in a new era of Pittsburgh baseball a day after the debut of pitcher Quinn Priester and catcher Endy Rodriguez.

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Ben Frederickson: Cardinals, now set to sell, must overcome pitching failures in costly recovery plan

ST. LOUIS — They say the first (and most important) step in recovery is admitting you have a problem.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Reds Have Another New Star You Need to Add Now

First it was Elly De La Cruz. Now it’s Christian Encarnacion-Strand who is ready to take the majors by storm.

Sports Illustrated

MLB takes over Diamondbacks broadcasts Tuesday from Diamond Sports

Major League Baseball will take over broadcasts of Arizona Diamondbacks games after a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday granted a motion for Diamond Sports to reject its rights agreement

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Wiz Khalifa throws first ball at baseball game high on mushrooms: ‘Shroomed out throwin’ a baseball is crazy’

‘Finna get stoned af and throw this first pitch at the pirates game,’ rapper tweeted

The Independent UK

Johnny Bench Apologizes For ‘insensitive’ Jewish Penny-pinching Remark

Johnny Bench, 75, who is widely considered the best catcher in professional baseball history, had his blooper over the weekend

Zenger

Tigers rally with three runs in eighth inning to beat Royals 3-2 in opener

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There's always that moment in a baseball game, that pivotal moment where the outcome hangs in the balance. It can come early, late or somewhere in the middle innings.

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Former Spartan Mitch Jebb officially signs with Pittsburgh Pirates

Former Michigan State baseball shortstop Mitch Jebb has officially signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates

USA Today Sports Media Group

Shohei Ohtani Expands Baseball’s Imagination Once Again With Trade Talks

The Angels have already made it clear they’re not interested in trading, but the question of what could be possible if they did echoes the two-way player’s magic.

Sports Illustrated

ESPN baseball reporter Jeff Passan offered encouraging update after suffering a scary back injury

He plans to break news with a broken back.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Buster Olney Interview Backlash Is Way Off Base

The ESPN reporter had to ask Angels manager about possible Shohei Ohtani trade.

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Braves Are Under Pressure to Be an All-Time Great Team

Atlanta will enter the playoffs on top of the baseball world, but that doesn’t guarantee the team will be anything more than an aside come October.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Carlos Alcaraz Ushers in a New Generation

He prevailed over Novak Djokovic after four hours and 42 minutes of drama.

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Are Seattle's iconic tourist attractions worth a visit? We tried out 5

SEATTLE — Tens of thousands baseball fans flooded into Seattle for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game and surrounding festivities from July 7-11.

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Gary Phillips: The Yankees say they’re championship-caliber, but actions speak louder than words

DENVER — The Yankees have insisted that they’re a championship-caliber team all season. But actions speak far louder than words, and the former has made the latter hard to believe when it comes to this team.

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Mike Sielski: Scott Rolen is about to be a Hall of Famer, and he was never the bad guy with the Phillies

PHILADELPHIA — Scott Rolen will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame next weekend, and the occasion promises to reignite a series of debates around here that have the staying power of a syndicated sitcom. Does Rolen deserve enshrinement? Was he a great player? A very good player?…

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Patrick Reusse: MLB still has Spanish-speaking influence, thanks to voices like Alfonso Fernandez

MINNEAPOLIS — Baseball's All-Star Game was played in Minnesota for the first time in 1965. There were 53 players designated as All-Stars, including those replaced due to injury. Eight of these players came from Latin America and 14 were American-born Black players.

USA Today Sports Media Group

MSU baseball infielder Trent Farquhar signs NDFA with Phillies

Michigan State baseball star infielder Trent Farquhar has signed with the Philadelphia Phillies

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Like the weather in Chicago, the Cubs’ ‘buy or sell’ mode can change by the minute

CHICAGO — As one of baseball’s most prominent in-between teams, the sub-.500 Chicago Cubs have teetered between being buyers and sellers as the Aug. 1 trade deadline nears.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago baseball disappoints again — so why do we settle?

Is this us? If so, is this who we are, having both teams almost in unison singing the same ol’ hopeless song of “Wait Until Next Year,” with an entire city their backing vocalists.

Chicago Sun-Times

Keep blowing the whistle on hazing, racism in high school and college sports

Northwestern’s controversies over hazing and racism in its sports programs took me back to the time my brother laughed off a high school football coach’s racist digs toward him and his friend.

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In one year, Arlington, Texas, will try to put on greatest All-Star celebration in MLB history

SEATTLE — It’s a beautiful morning on Puget Sound. A slight marine layer of haze is leisurely giving way to brilliant sunshine. The breeze, however, isn’t going anywhere. It is a constant and pleasant companion.

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