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MLB to keep monitoring netting issue after child is hit — Like all major league stadiums, Minute Maid Park has netting to protect fans near the field from foul balls. — HOUSTON — Major League Baseball said Thursday it will keep examining its policy on protective netting at stadiums …
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Cubs player Albert Almora Jr. was visibly shaken after hitting a child with a foul ball — Almora Jr.'s line drive down the third base line hit a young child in the stands. The fan was taken to the hospital. — HOUSTON (AP) — A young fan was taken to the hospital after getting struck …
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Aaron Boone agrees: protect the fans, all teams should extend their nets — Aaron Boone was unequivocal. The Yankees manager thinks the rest of baseball needs to put netting up all around to protect its fans. — “Yeah, that's something going back to my playing days, a handful times a year …
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670 The Score:
Jed Hoyer Calls For Extension Of Protective Netting
Jed Hoyer Calls For Extension Of Protective Netting
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Doug Delony / KHOU-TV:
‘What will it take? Someone dying?’ | Some say the MLB should require full netting 'before it's too late'
‘What will it take? Someone dying?’ | Some say the MLB should require full netting 'before it's too late'
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MLB Baseball News …, CBS New York and CBS Philly
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Foul ball injures a young fan at the Cubs-Astros game and leaves a distraught baseball player in tears
Foul ball injures a young fan at the Cubs-Astros game and leaves a distraught baseball player in tears
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FOX2now.com, NPR, Bleed Cubbie Blue and MLB Baseball News …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
5 takeaways from the Cubs-Astros series, including Kyle Hendricks' May mastery and life without Ben Zobrist
5 takeaways from the Cubs-Astros series, including Kyle Hendricks' May mastery and life without Ben Zobrist
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Cubs' Albert Almora overcome with emotion after foul ball hits child in stands
Cubs' Albert Almora overcome with emotion after foul ball hits child in stands
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Giants avoid sweep by Marlins, beat Miami 3-1 — Fish take 2 out of 3 — MIAMI - Brandon Crawford hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning, and the San Francisco Giants broke a seven-game losing streak by rallying past the Miami Marlins 3-1 Thursday.
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Waiting and working while not starting, backup Wieters swats another homer vs. Phillies — PHILADELPHIA — At least once a series, veteran catcher Matt Wieters likes to get on the field and take batting practice against a pitching machine to get a feel for the ballpark and its background.
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Hudson rewards Shildt's trust as Cardinals beat Phillies, 5-3 — Cardinals closer Jordan Hicks greets catcher Matt Wieters after securing the final out in a 5-3 victory at Philadelphia on Thursday. (AP Photo) — Cardinals relief pitcher Jordan Hicks greets catcher Matt Wieters after defeating …
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Texas Rangers fall to Royals to open 11-game homestand — The Texas Rangers have played well at home all season, and had every reason for optimism beginning an 11-game homestand on Thursday night. — They were facing a Kansas City Royals team that had lost three straight, and six of their last seven.
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Diamondbacks blow late lead, lose to Rockies, fall below .500 for season — ENVER - Almost a year ago to the day, in a deathly quiet visitors' clubhouse in Oakland, Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta spoke of ripping the month of May off the calendar, lighting it on fire and tossing it in a dumpster.
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Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed proving he's more than just a Gold Glove shortstop — DENVER - After watching Nick Ahmed establish a career-high in home runs last year, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo believes he is seeing his Gold Glove shortstop continue to evolve at the plate.
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Red Sox Roster Moves: Hector Velazquez To IL; Mike Shawaryn Recalled From Minors — The Boston Red Sox roster shuffle continued Thursday ahead of a pivotal four-game series in the Bronx. — The Sox placed right-handed pitcher Hector Velazquez on the 10-day injured list with back tightness, the team announced.
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Edwin Diaz overworked and unavailable for Mets series finale against Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — Edwin Diaz is recovering from what he called the “worst day of my career” by taking a day to rest during the Mets series finale against the Dodgers on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium.
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Edwin Diaz, Mets better hope that's their most painful loss of the year
Edwin Diaz, Mets better hope that's their most painful loss of the year
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Angels roll to rare easy victory after scoring in first 5 innings — SEATTLE — The Angels desperately needed a game like this. — The Angels started scoring early and often and cruised to a 9-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night, the first time since May 11 that they'd won …
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Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians 10-4 for season-high 4th straight win — Carlos Carrasco gave up six runs on 10 hits to fall to 4-6 on the season. — CHICAGO (AP) — Yonder Alonso and José Abreu each hit a two-run homer, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 10-4 …
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MLB Baseball News …, South Side Sox and Let's Go Tribe
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Cody Bellinger Was Already Good. Then He Changed His Swing. — PITTSBURGH — The fly-ball revolution began with desperate players hoping to extend their careers with dramatic changes to their swings. Players like Justin Turner, nontendered by the New York Mets after the 2013 season …
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Mock drafts expect the Cincinnati Reds to target pitching in the 2019 MLB Draft — With a few days remaining before the 2019 MLB Draft, which begins at 7 p.m. Monday, Reds scouting director Brad Meador and the organization's amateur scouting department are in meetings essentially all day to put …
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Scott Boras brings Japan into latest attempt to circumvent MLB draft — About a month after Bobby Seay was chosen by the Chicago White Sox in the first round of the 1996 draft, the left-hander filed a grievance to become a free agent, citing an obscure rule that required teams to make written offers …
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Even $1 million won't lure J.D. Martinez to Home Run Derby — NEW YORK — It was a nice try on behalf of Major League Baseball, but J.D. Martinez still isn't taking the bait. — The Red Sox slugger reaffirmed to WEEI.com Thursday at Yankee Stadium that despite MLB offering $1 million …
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Rays vs. Twins lineups for Thursday, with Rocco Baldelli back at the Trop — Longtime Rays player, exec and coach returns with majors-best Twins, and brings some other familiar faces. — The series between the surprising Twins, who have the majors best record at 37-17, and Rays …
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MLB Baseball News …, DRaysBay and Twinkie Town
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Top Cincinnati Reds games: No. 41 - ‘Bumpus’ Jones is first to throw a no-hitter in debut — Mel Queen's debut as a Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher in 1967 was impressive. — Charles “Bumpus” Jones' first start 75 years earlier wasn't just impressive. It was record-setting.