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Willie Mays was baseball's greatest living Hall of Famer — and the heir isn't obvious
Read full article: Willie Mays was baseball's greatest living Hall of Famer — and the heir isn't obviousWillie Mays may have been baseball’s greatest living Hall of Famer — not just at the time of his death this week, but from the moment he was inducted in 1979.
Just 58 single-team players among 273 in Hall of Fame after addition of Todd Helton and Joe Mauer
Read full article: Just 58 single-team players among 273 in Hall of Fame after addition of Todd Helton and Joe MauerTodd Helton and Joe Mauer will become just the sixth pair of players inducted together into the Hall of Fame after spending their big league careers with one organization.
Josh Hader eager to team with Ryan Pressly after reaching $95 million, 5-year deal with Astros
Read full article: Josh Hader eager to team with Ryan Pressly after reaching $95 million, 5-year deal with AstrosHard-throwing reliever Josh Hader and the Houston Astros have finalized a $95 million, five-year contract.
Josh Hader agrees to $95 million, 5-year contract with Astros, AP source says
Read full article: Josh Hader agrees to $95 million, 5-year contract with Astros, AP source saysAa person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that hard-throwing reliever Josh Hader and the Houston Astros have agreed to a $95 million, five-year contract.
Baltimore’s Félix Bautista and Milwaukee’s Devin Williams win MLB's Reliever of the Year Awards
Read full article: Baltimore’s Félix Bautista and Milwaukee’s Devin Williams win MLB's Reliever of the Year AwardsBaltimore’s Félix Bautista is the unanimous winner of the Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Award and Milwaukee’s Devin Williams won the Trevor Hoffman National League honor.
Jeter returns as Yankees honor 1998 team at Old-Timers' Day, Boone booed by some
Read full article: Jeter returns as Yankees honor 1998 team at Old-Timers' Day, Boone booed by someDerek Jeter attended his first New York Yankees Old-Timers’ Day as New York celebrated the 25th anniversary of the 1998 team that won 125 games.
Kimbrel 8th pitcher in MLB history to earn 400 saves, Phillies beat Braves 6-4
Read full article: Kimbrel 8th pitcher in MLB history to earn 400 saves, Phillies beat Braves 6-4Craig Kimbrel became the eighth pitcher in major league history to earn 400 saves, Brandon Marsh hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the sixth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4.
Bronx Boosters: Yankee Stadium becomes mass vaccination site
Read full article: Bronx Boosters: Yankee Stadium becomes mass vaccination sitePeople line up at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Yankee Stadium, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York. Yankee Stadium opened as a COVID-19 vaccination site Friday, drawing lines of people from surrounding neighborhoods in the Bronx. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)NEW YORK – Yankee Stadium was opened as a COVID-19 mass vaccination site Friday by officials trying to boost inoculation rates in surrounding Bronx neighborhoods hard hit by the pandemic. I was registered around town and nobody called me," she said, but her doctor "was on the ball, and found out as soon as Yankee Stadium got the vaccine.”Not everyone had a smooth experience. "So, you know, it’s an issue.”Plans to provide COVID-19 inoculations at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field, the New York Mets’ home in Queens, were delayed by a shortage of vaccine doses.
Roberts guides Dodgers to 1st World Series title in 32 years
Read full article: Roberts guides Dodgers to 1st World Series title in 32 yearsLos Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts celebrates after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 to win the baseball World Series in Game 6 Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Dave Roberts finally has a World Series title to savor. Roberts did what his seven predecessors — including Joe Torre and Don Mattingly — failed to do, bring a championship to long-starved Dodgers fans. In Game 4 of the AL Championship Series, the Red Sox were facing elimination when he entered as a pinch-runner. Boston won in 12 innings, overcame the Yankees and went on to win its first World Series since 1918, although Roberts didn't play in the Series.
LEADING OFF: Giants-Padres slated to resume after COVID PPDs
Read full article: LEADING OFF: Giants-Padres slated to resume after COVID PPDsGames set for Friday and Saturday night were called off to allow time for more testing and contact tracing. Major League Baseball has made no announcement about Sunday's game, although so far this season, no team has resumed its season so swiftly following a positive test. The two-time Gold Glover was hitting .232 with 10 home runs with 25 RBIs in 37 games this year. He batted only .120 (3 for 25) with 17 strikeouts and one walk his last eight games. The A’s could use a combination of recently acquired Tommy La Stella, rookie Vimael Machin and Chad Pinder at third base.
Mark Newman, oversaw Yankees' prospects, dead at 71
Read full article: Mark Newman, oversaw Yankees' prospects, dead at 71NEW YORK – Mark Newman, a key front office executive for the New York Yankees during their run of five World Series titles from 1996 through 2009, was found dead Saturday at his home in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees said it was not clear whether he died Friday or Saturday. Newman was omnipresent for two decades at the Yankees’ minor league complex in Tampa, Florida, his portly frame easily recognizable from a distance. “He was very passionate about all the guys in the minor league system,” Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner said in a statement. “He would come to the Dominican Republic and watch me during tryouts,” Yankees catcher Gary Sánchez said in a statement.
Trump, Mariano Rivera mark Opening Day at White House
Read full article: Trump, Mariano Rivera mark Opening Day at White HouseWASHINGTON President Donald Trump recruited Baseball Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera to help mark baseball's Opening Day with a group of Little League players at the White House on Thursday. Riveras old team was in Washington to open up Major League Baseballs abbreviated season Thursday night against the defending champion Nationals. Trump, for his part, said he'd been invited to toss out the opening pitch on Aug. 15 at Yankee Stadium. The president praised Major League Baseball for moving forward. I think Major League Baseball is setting an example by playing to empty stadiums.