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LEADING OFF: Yankees-Red Sox calm? Arenado awaits decision — A look at what's happening all around the majors Thursday: — FENWAY FISTICUFFS — The Yankees and Red Sox meet in the series finale, a day after their Beantown Brawl. Are the longtime rivals done tangling?
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Alex Cora's ‘bush-league’ gesture toward Yankees third base coach may have stung more than Joe Kelly's fastball — If there's a carryover to the latest Fenway Park brawl, it might have more to do with Red Sox manager Alex Cora's dismissive gesturing toward Yankees third base coach Phil Nevin …
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Yankees, Red Sox fight at Fenway after New York player hit — Boston (AP) — New York Yankees designated hitter Tyler Austin has rushed the mound after being hit by a pitch from Boston Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly, and both players began punching away in a bench-clearing brawl at Fenway Park.
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Real or Not? Bad blood brewing after Wednesday's bevy of brawls — I blame the cold weather. — And testosterone. — And the time-honored baseball tradition that goes back to the days of Old Hoss Radbourn and King Kelly: an eye for an eye, blood will have blood.
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Benches clear twice in Red Sox-Yankees; 3 players, 1 coach ejected — BOSTON — The bad blood is back in baseball's most intense rivalry. — The benches cleared twice in Wednesday night's game at Fenway Park between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, and Yankees designated hitter Tyler Austin was in the middle of everything.
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Dan Martin / New York Post:
Red Sox pitcher on plunking: 'It's one of those that got away'
Red Sox pitcher on plunking: 'It's one of those that got away'
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Mike Shalin / UPI:
Rivalry stoked again as Yankees, Red Sox clash
Alex Putterman / The Comeback:
Benches repeatedly clear at Fenway Park after hard slide from Yankees' Tyler Austin
Benches repeatedly clear at Fenway Park after hard slide from Yankees' Tyler Austin
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Ohtani RBI and pickoff in Angels' 7-2 win for sweep at Texas — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Shohei Ohtani never saw such a quick pickoff move by Chris Martin when they were teammates in Japan. — Ohtani had an RBI single in the second inning that put the Los Angeles Angels ahead to stay …
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Angels' Ohtani takes his show to Kansas City — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City fans will get a chance in the next four games to witness what all the international baseball buzz is about when the Royals host the Los Angeles Angels. — The buzz is not about Angels outfielder Mike Trout …
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Royals Review and Halos Heaven
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Dual threat Shohei Ohtani ‘would like to play more’ for Angels — As if Shohei Ohtani hasn't made a big-enough impact early in his major league career, he wants to do more. — The dual-purpose phenom has started seven of the Angels' first 13 games — twice as a pitcher and five times as designated hitter.
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Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani pushes for more playing time — Los Angeles Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani, who has taken the baseball world by storm as a dual-threat pitcher and designated hitter, told reporters Wednesday he would “like to play more” as the season progresses.
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Rockies, Padres brawl, 5 ejected as Colorado wins 6-4 — DENVER (AP) — Rockies star Nolan Arenado charged the mound after a fastball from Luis Perdomo sailed behind him, setting off a brawl that resulted in five ejections during Colorado's 6-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.
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Rockies, Padres deliver first bench-clearing fight of 2018 season
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Charlotte Carroll / Sports Illustrated:
Watch: Rockies, Padres Get Into Benches-Clearing Scuffle After Nolan Arenado Charges Mound
Watch: Rockies, Padres Get Into Benches-Clearing Scuffle After Nolan Arenado Charges Mound
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Harvey Valentine / UPI:
Rockies hit road to face Nationals
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MLB notebook: Marlins pitcher lifted after six no-hit innings — In first MLB start, Miami pitcher lifted in no-hitter — Marlins lefthander Jarlin Garcia was taken out after allowing no hits in six innings against the New York Mets. — The Marlins led 1-0, and Garcia threw 77 pitches in his first major league start.
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Empty Jeet seats: Marlins outdrawn by Double-A affiliate — The Miami Marlins, who lost 4-1 to the New York Mets on Wednesday night, were outdrawn that day by their Double-A affiliate, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. — The Marlins drew 6,150 fans. The Jacksonville team brought in 6,960 for its home opener Wednesday night.
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Detroit Tigers' send Mikie Mahtook to Triple-A Toledo for bullpen help — CLEVELAND — The Detroit Tigers, in need of immediate bullpen help, sent struggling left fielder Mikie Mahtook down to Triple-A Toledo following a 5-1 loss to the Indians on Wednesday.
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Jarlin Garcia tosses six hitless innings in debut as starter; Marlins' bullpen implodes again — Sun Sentinel — Last year when major league players got to wear nicknames on their jerseys for a weekend series, he was Jarlin the Marlin. — Young left-hander Jarlin Garcia began working …
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While the rest of MLB goes young, the Giants are doubling down on players in their 30s — Editor's note: This story originally ran on Feb. 23, 2018. — The San Francisco Giants sold out 530 straight games before their streak ended in July, and they feel obliged to put a competitive product …
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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants
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Bader blames himself for defeat — Hernan Perez's 441-foot homer off the Cardinals' Adam Wainwright in the second inning Wednesday was a bomb that gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 1-0 lead. Eric Thames' 358-foot homer in the third was a high fly ball that went off the glove of right fielder Harrison Bader …
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Cincinnati Reds swept by Philadelphia Phillies in walk-off — PHILADELPHIA - The Cincinnati Reds are headed home after the first road trip of the season ended in more disappointment. — The Reds went 1-6 on their first road stint and Wednesday fell to the Philadelphia Phillies …
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The Good Phight, Phillies Nation and MLB Baseball News …
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Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Scott Kingery out in left field and almost all the other positions, too
Scott Kingery out in left field and almost all the other positions, too
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Cubs starter Jon Lester aiming to lower his high walk total — Chicago Tribune — A three-run home run to Sean Rodriguez inflated Jon Lester's pitching line Wednesday night, but the Cubs' left-handed ace seemed more concerned with a disturbing trend dating back to last season when his ERA swelled by nearly two runs.
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Rangers' Andrus breaks elbow after getting hit vs Angels — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas shortstop Elvis Andrus broke his right elbow when he was hit by a pitch in the ninth inning of the Rangers' 7-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night. — Texas manager Jeff Banister …
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Joe Maddon loves response from Cubs players to Javier Baez's lack of hustle — Chicago Tribune — Joe Maddon didn't actually see when Javier Baez flipped his bat Wednesday night and was slow to first base after hitting a pop-up. — “I was absorbed in something else,” the Cubs manager said Thursday morning.
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Tracking the so-called greatest free-agent class ever — The so-called greatest free-agent class ever took a hit when Charlie Blackmon signed a long-term deal to remain with the Colorado Rockies rather than hit free agency after this season, but it's still a deep class with lots of volume — if now slightly less star power.
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