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Twins commentator Jim Kaat gives Yankees hurler Nestor Cortes an offensive nickname

NEW YORK — Whether it’s the Sultan of Swat, the Splendid Splitter or The Big Unit, baseball has a storied history of nicknames for its stars.

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2 doctors, a receptionist and a visitor were killed in the Tulsa shooting

Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin says Dr. Preston Phillips performed back surgery on the gunman last month and was the primary target of the shooting.

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Mets owner Steve Cohen tweeted a pun about injury to Francisco Lindor, and it deserves a facepalm

It is a lot harder to make fun of the Mets now that they are one of the best teams in baseball.

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Shohei Ohtani tipping pitches? Joe Maddon promises to be more ‘vigilant’ after loss.

NEW YORK — The House that Ruth Built has been a house of horrors for baseball’s modern-day Babe Ruth.

Los Angeles Times

2 doctors, receptionist and visitor killed in Tulsa shooting

The four people killed in a shooting inside an Tulsa medical building included two doctors, a receptionist and a former soldier who was accompanying his wife during a checkup

The Independent UK

Marcus Hayes: Phillies manager Joe Girardi might live to see another series, but why?

PHILADELPHIA — On the eve of the most important game as Phillies manager, Joe Girardi lost his best all-around player for three months to a fractured finger. Seventy minutes before the game, he lost the reigning MVP as a late scratch due to forearm soreness in a right arm that…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Steve Stone’s first baseball broadcast

On Tuesday, he’ll be in the White Sox’ TV booth with Jason Benetti for the game against the Dodgers. But on June 7, 1982, he sat with Al Michaels and Don Drysdale for the season premiere of ABC’s “Monday Night Baseball.”

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Assessing the Impact of Limiting MLB Rosters to 13 Pitchers

This rule should boost offense and curb pitching dominance, though it’s unclear how much of a difference it will make.

Sports Illustrated

Report: College Baseball Star Tommy White Enters Transfer Portal

The ACC Freshman of the Year will be one of the most sought-after players in the transfer portal this offseason.

Sports Illustrated

Mark Appel was once a can’t-miss prospect. Nine years later, the Phillies could finally make him a major leaguer.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Mark Appel knows people think he’s crazy. The right-handed pitcher was the first overall pick of a draft that produced Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, and Kris Bryant. That draft was nine years ago. Judge is a three-time All-Star. Bellinger was the 2019 National League MVP. Bryant helped…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Lanarkshire musician stabbed and battered with baseball bat after Facebook noise row

Jordan Gray and Alasdair Gray were jailed at the High Court in Glasgow yesterday for the horrific attack on Scott Moran that left him unlikely to regain full use of one of his arms.

Glasgow Live

Jackie Bradley Jr., Garrett Whitlock lead Red Sox over Reds to finish homestand

BOSTON — The Red Sox were encouraged by a better month of May that put them within sniffing distance of the three-team wild card race, but even as they finally emerged to become one of the best offenses in baseball, inconsistency as a whole followed them.

Boston Herald

Derek Jeter Finally Joins Twitter, Instagram: Is It Just To Promote His ESPN Series?

One of the greatest baseball players of the past 40 years joined several social media platforms Tuesday. Was the move him wanting to interact with his fan base or a way to promote his new docuseries?

Benzinga

White Sox, Astros added to ESPN Sunday Night Baseball schedule

White Sox and Astros game in Houston on June 19 has been switched from an afternoon game to a 6:08 p.m. start.

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The Supreme Court ruled against a Baltimore baseball team 100 years ago, leading to MLB’s current antitrust exemption

BALTIMORE — More than a dozen men gathered for a banquet at Baltimore’s Belvedere Hotel in March 1914, and though they were set to embark into challenging, uncharted territory, they were brash and confident. The men were the stakeholders of the new Federal League — a rival to the established…

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SF Giants use extras to beat Phillies for second straight game

PHILADELPHIA — After needing extra innings only three times in their first 46 games, the Giants played extra baseball Tuesday night for the second time in as many games with the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

Tribune News Service

Ex-Mets manager Mickey Callaway fired by Mexican League team

Mickey Callaway has lost yet another managing job in baseball.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ronald Acuña Jr. casually threw a baseball into the stands from across the field and fans were in awe

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This might be the coolest angle of a barehanded scoop and throw that we’ve ever seen

Baseball is beautiful.

Sports Illustrated

Astros Shortstop Jeremy Peña Is MLB’s Most Professional Rookie

Houston’s youngster has the tall task of replacing a franchise icon. So far, he’s doing just fine.

Los Angeles Times

His dad was a cop in the Bronx, but it was baseball that saved Andrew Velazquez

Andrew Velazquez was a teenager in the Bronx, New York, when he reached a crossroads in life, with one track leading toward a potential future in baseball and the other down a path of possible destruction.

Tribune News Service

Jim Souhan: Twins’ anti-vaxxers putting team in bind

MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Falvey, the Twins' president of baseball operations, said he won't pass judgment on his unvaccinated players.

The Guardian - US

Gabe Kapler: MLB’s liberal jock in America’s most conservative league

The Giants manager boycotted the national anthem after recent mass shootings. He is somewhat of a rarity in baseball, a sport not noted for its progressive values

USA Today Sports Media Group

Air Force Baseball: Falcons Headed To Austin For Texas Regional

The Falcons clinched their first Mountain West baseball title ever and now head deep into the heart of Texas for its NCAA regional.

Sports Illustrated

Welcome Back to the New Normal, Hitters

This season the home run rate has taken its biggest drop in 34 years, but baseball is not on its way to another Deadball Era.

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