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New MLB All-Star vote begins with ‘primary’ — Major League Baseball's new format to elect starters for the All-Star Game has been put into place starting with the “primary” vote Tuesday, it was announced. — Voting began Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET with a “primary” phase that includes …
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MLB announces new format for voting in the All-Star Game — This season will bring a new process as to how players are chosen to represent the American and National leagues in the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. — MLB announced Tuesday that the new format will start with a …
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Unlike last season, Rangers have multiple candidates for the All-Star Game. Here are five — The ballot boxes are now open, at MLB.com and various money-making MLB apps, for the 2019 All-Star Game on July 9 in Cleveland. — Every team, even the Texas Rangers, are represented at every position.
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VOTE NOW! There's a new way to pick All-Stars
VOTE NOW! There's a new way to pick All-Stars
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Dodgers' bats come up big vs. Mets, and so does defense — LOS ANGELES - The 275-foot save went to Cody Bellinger who, with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, unleashed a majestic throw from deep right field to third base to nail Carlos Gomez for a rally-killing double play.
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Kershaw relies more nowadays on big support from team — LOS ANGELES - The last time Clayton Kershaw had an earned-run average this high was when he was a 20-year-old rookie. — He is giving up home runs more frequently than ever. — Never has he started a season like this - only that's not entirely negative.
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Mets bullpen implodes in series opener to Dodgers
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Fans chant ‘MVP’ after Bellinger's 2 assists, HR
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Daniel Vogelbach's massive homer highlights Mariners' 6-2 victory over Rangers — Eight days ago, the Seattle Mariners left T-Mobile Park victorious - an occurrence that hadn't happened much in the weeks prior. The hope was that it might kick-start a trend of better play on a road trip against divisional foes.
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Mariners snap 6-game skid with 6-2 win over Rangers
Mariners snap 6-game skid with 6-2 win over Rangers
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Breaking down the slow starts by big-bang additions Goldschmidt, Machado, and Harper — PHILADELPHIA — Along with the usual boatload of trophies and All-Star nods and OPS and Wins Above Replacement, one of the appealing benefits of adding Paul Goldschmidt to the lineup for the Cardinals was his rock-em …
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May 3-5 at Chicago (0-3) — In the first game of a sweep by the Cubs …
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Who is Zach Plesac? Meet the Cleveland Indians' new starting pitcher — On Tuesday, starting pitcher Zach Plesac will make his Major League debut when the Cleveland Indians face the Boston Red Sox. — Through the first few weeks of the 2019 season, the Cleveland Indians' powerhouse pitching staff awarded …
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Odubel Herrera arrested in domestic violence incident — Phillies centerfielder Odubel Herrera was arrested Monday night after a report of a domestic violence incident. The alleged incident involved his 20-year-old girlfriend and took place at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, according to a police report.
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Tim Tebow gets in the middle of skirmish between Mets, Yankees Triple-A teams — New York's baseball rivalry trickled down to Class AAA over the weekend, with the Syracuse Mets and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Yankees affiliate) having multiple-benches clearing incidents.
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Detroit Tigers' infield has struggled and now Josh Harrison is hurt again — BALTIMORE — Daniel Norris might have made it out of the bottom of the third inning on this ground ball, slower than routine, hit by Renato Nuñez, who has above-average speed, with a double play.
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MLB power rankings: Rookie slugger Austin Riley on fire as Braves dream of another NL East title — In a year already defined by standout rookies, Atlanta Braves slugger Austin Riley has joined the fold, providing his team an enormous boost in the weeks since his promotion.
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Who is the Yankees' MVP? They've got plenty of candidates — NEW YORK — Since Luke Voit was called up last August at the end of his most recent minor league stint, the New York Yankees have played 91 regular-season games. — Voit has appeared in nearly all of them.
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Keith Law's 2019 MLB mock draft 2.0 — We are one week away from the MLB draft, and with the college conference tournaments ending this past weekend, scouting departments have begun their meetings in the last 48 hours or so to prepare for draft day. — This projected first round is just one scenario …
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Fantasy baseball points ranks: Is BABIP useful for fantasy managers? — When I was first introduced to baseball by my father as a wide-eyed 7-year-old, there was a very simple standard as to what made a hitter “great” in the eyes of the world. If you hit .300 with 30 homers and 100 RBIs …