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Gerrit Cole a unanimous winner of his 1st AL Cy Young Award. Blake Snell takes the NL prize
Read full article: Gerrit Cole a unanimous winner of his 1st AL Cy Young Award. Blake Snell takes the NL prizeGerrit Cole was a unanimous winner of his first American League Cy Young Award, and Blake Snell took the NL honor in becoming the seventh hurler to earn baseball’s top pitching prize in both leagues.
Yankees’ Gerrit Cole and Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen will start the MLB All-Star Game
Read full article: Yankees’ Gerrit Cole and Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen will start the MLB All-Star GameThe New York Yankees’ Gerrit Cole will start Tuesday night’s All-Star Game for the American League and Arizona’s Zac Gallen will open on the mound for the NL.
Bonds, Clemens, Palmeiro on Hall of Fame committee ballot
Read full article: Bonds, Clemens, Palmeiro on Hall of Fame committee ballotSteroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Rafael Palmeiro are on the eight-man ballot for the Hall of Fame’s contemporary baseball era committee, which meets Dec. 4 in San Diego.
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LEADING OFF: DeGrom down for bit, Soto eases back, Ohtani up
Read full article: LEADING OFF: DeGrom down for bit, Soto eases back, Ohtani upThe Mets will see how ace Jacob deGrom fares this week after being scratched from his scheduled start at St. Louis when he had trouble getting loose during a pregame stretch.
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LEADING OFF: Mets check deGrom, Soto eases back with Nats
Read full article: LEADING OFF: Mets check deGrom, Soto eases back with NatsThe New York Mets will see how ace Jacob deGrom is feeling, a day after he was scratched from his start at St. Louis when he had trouble getting loose during a pregame stretch.
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Riley HR ignites big Braves 9th in 5-1 NLCS win over Dodgers
Read full article: Riley HR ignites big Braves 9th in 5-1 NLCS win over DodgersAtlanta Braves' Austin Riley celebrates a run home against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the ninth inning in Game 1 of a baseball National League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. Freddie Freeman went deep for Atlanta in the first and Kiké Hernández led off the Dodgers fifth with a homer. Game 2 is Tuesday night, with Braves rookie Ian Anderson set to face three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw. That was about 28% of the 40,518 capacity at the new Texas Rangers ballpark where the retractable roof was open for the first NLCS game played at a neutral site. SHORT HOPSIt was the fourth time overall that both teams entered Game 1 of the NLCS without a postseason loss.
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LEADING OFF: Dodgers' Roberts back for Arizona's home opener
Read full article: LEADING OFF: Dodgers' Roberts back for Arizona's home openerFILE - In this July 8, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts pulls down his mask to talk to someone in the dugout during an intrasquad baseball game in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)A look at what's happening around the majors today:ROBERTS RETURNSLos Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will be back from a one-game suspension when the defending NL West champions visit Arizona for the Diamondbacks home opener. Major League Baseball suspended Roberts one game and Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly eight games on Wednesday, the day after benches cleared in the sixth inning of Los Angeles 5-2 victory at Houston. Astros manager Dusty Baker drew an undisclosed fine. We are going to evaluate him today and tomorrow to see what exactly is going on, Rangers manager Chris Woodward said.