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This Date in Baseball
June 27
1917 — Catcher Hank Gowdy of the Braves became...
Braves’ Soroka tears Achilles tendon again, lost for season
ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves right-hander Mike Soroka is facing season-ending surgery after again tearing his right Achilles tendon.
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Former Red Sox star Dustin Pedroia gets final Fenway salute
BOSTON — Dustin Pedroia returned to Fenway Park on Friday, this time to be showered with appreciation from fans and a collection of Red...
Mike Schmidt: Frisk the Pitcher an excuse for poor hitting
So baseball began holding “Frisk the Pitcher Night” at every big league stadium this week. Max Scherzer had the look of a guy who...
Adames, Brewers beat Rockies in 11th, ballpark fully open
MILWAUKEE — Willy Adames hit a tying, two-run homer in the ninth inning and singled to set up Keston Hiura’s sacrifice fly in the...
Indians-Twins postponed because of a forecast of rain
MINNEAPOLIS — Saturday's game between the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins was postponed with heavy rain forecast in the area for much of the...
Nola ties record with 10 straight Ks in Phils’ loss to Mets
Aaron Nola struck out 10 straight batters to match a major league record that stood for 51 years, but the New York Mets rallied...
Short, Mize help Tigers snap Astros winning streak at 11
DETROIT — Zack Short's first home run in the majors broke a fifth-inning tie and helped the Detroit Tigers snap the Houston Astros' 11-game...
Venezuela-Dominican Republic for final Olympic baseball spot
Milwaukee prospect Alexander Palma hit a pair of RBI singles, the New York Yankees’ Robinson Chirinos hit a three-run homer and Venezuela routed the...
Dominicans beat Venzeuela, get final Olympic baseball berth
Melky Cabrera sparked a comeback from a three-run deficit with a two-run homer, and the Dominican Republic claimed the final Olympic baseball berth by...