BOSTON — And after 1,425 days, Mookie Betts finally returned to the ballpark he once called home. When Betts stepped to home plate to lead off Friday night’s game, the Fenway Park crowd gave him a loud ovation. Betts then tipped his blue Dodgers helmet, and the applause went to a higher decibel level. Then, …
Stephen Strasburg, MVP of the 2019 World Series, is planning to retire from baseball, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand on Thursday. The news was first reported by The Washington Post. The Nationals have a press conference tentatively scheduled for Sept. 9, according to The Post. The Nationals have not confirmed the report. Strasburg has …
The Yankees called up Everson Pereira and Oswald Peraza this week, both as a way to look to the future and in hopes the rookies could spark the team. You know who could best spark the Yankees? The guy who blasted 62 home runs last year. Aaron Judge smoked his fourth home run in the …
ANAHEIM — After he skipped his previous scheduled start because of right arm fatigue, the Angels were hopeful Shohei Ohtani would look like his normal self on the mound against the Reds in Game 1 of Wednesday’s doubleheader. Ohtani looked sharp early and hit his Major League-leading 44th homer of the season in the first …
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