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Torpedo-shaped bats draw attention after Yankees hit team-record 9 homers in rout of Brewers

NEW YORK (AP) — New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet on Saturday. Using a strikingly different model…

John McCarthy March 30, 2025

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Bad Bunny agency announces deal with Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr.

MIAMI (AP) — Rimas Sports, the agency co-owned by Puerto Rican musical artist Bad Bunny whose leaders have been suspended by the baseball players’ union, announced a management deal Tuesday…

John McCarthy March 4, 2025

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For Dominican baseball hopefuls, age fraud cases and a curveball from Japan reflect a broken system

BANÍ, Dominican Republic (AP) — There was little sleep in the days leading up to January 15. Dozens of teenage baseball players across the Dominican Republic lay in bed, unable…

John McCarthy February 22, 2025

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Sammy Sosa appears to acknowledge PED use and apologizes. Cubs welcome him back into fold

CHICAGO (AP) — Sammy Sosa appeared to acknowledge using performance-enhancing drugs during a career in which he hit more than 600 home runs, and the Chicago Cubs said they were…

John McCarthy December 20, 2024

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Stars rally for Berríos and Báez’s charity event in Puerto Rico

CAROLINA, Puerto Rico — Brothers-in-law José Berríos and Javier Báez have had their share of face-offs over the years, but none carried as much impact as the one they staged on Saturday night. The…

John McCarthy December 16, 2024

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Wander Franco’s sex abuse trial has been postponed 5 months

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — The trial against Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor, and…

John McCarthy December 12, 2024

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MLB scraps plans to play in Puerto Rico and Mexico City next season

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball scrapped plans to play regular-season games next year in Mexico City and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The season opens on March 18 and…

John McCarthy November 22, 2024

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Los Angeles Dodgers defeat New York Yankees in five games to win World Series

NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 7-6 in Game 5 on Wednesday to win the World Series four games to one. The Dodgers were…

John McCarthy November 1, 2024

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Freeman and Buehler lead Dodgers past slumping Yankees 4-2 for 3-0 advantage in World Series

NEW YORK (AP) — After all that buildup, it’s been all Dodgers so far. Freddie Freeman homered for the third straight game and Walker Buehler pitched another World Series gem…

John McCarthy October 29, 2024

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Yamamoto shuts down Yankees, Freeman homers again as Dodgers win 4-2 for 2-0 World Series lead

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto walked back to his dugout and made the slightest tip of his cap to cheering fans. He left Japan for moments like this, an…

John McCarthy October 27, 2024