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REPORTS: REDS RHP CHASE BURNS RECEIVES RECORD $9.25M SIGNING BONUS The Cincinnati Reds signed this year’s No. 2 overall pick Chase Burns and gave him a reported $9.25 million signing bonus on Thursday night, surpassing the mark set last year by fellow right-hander...
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RHP DOMINGO GERMAN EXERCISES OPT OUT, RELEASED BY PIRATES Right-hander Domingo German has exercised an opt-out clause in his contract and has been released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Signed to a minor-league deal, German posted a 4-4 record with a 5.35 ERA in 10...
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JARREN DURAN’S 2-RUN HR GIVES AL A 5-3 WIN OVER NL IN ALL-STAR GAME STARTED BY ROOKIE PITCHER SKENES ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Speedy Jarren Duran describes himself as a player who keeps his head down, works hard and never thinks of himself as being better than anybody...
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TEOSCAR TAKES DOWN WITT TO WIN HOME RUN DERBY Teoscar Hernández is the dinger king of 2024. The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger claimed this year's Home Run Derby in dramatic fashion at Globe Life Field, besting Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. 14-13 in the final...
MLB DRAFT-MONDAY
MONDAY, JULY 15 THIRD ROUND 75. Oakland Athletics, Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, SS, Rutgers. 76. Kansas City Royals, Drew Beam, RHP, Tennessee. 77. Colorado Rockies, Cole Messina, C, South Carolina. 78. Chicago White Sox, Nick McLain, OF, Arizona St. 79. Washington...
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PIRATES’ SKENES AN ALL-STAR JUST 8 WEEKS AFTER DEBUT, AND 7 PHILLIES ARE PICKED FOR JULY 16 GAME Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes was picked for the All-Star Game on Sunday just eight weeks after his debut, and the major league-leading Philadelphia Phillies had...
MLB ROUND-UP
MLB ROUNDUP: RED SOX SEND WHITE SOX TO RECORD 14TH STRAIGHT LOSS Ceddanne Rafaela had four hits and drove in four runs Thursday as the visiting Boston Red Sox handed the Chicago White Sox their 14th consecutive defeat, 14-2. The 14 straight losses represent a White...
MLB ROUNDUP: GUARDIANS BLANK SLUMPING RANGERS
Jose Ramirez went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and five Cleveland pitchers combined for a four-hitter as the Guardians handed the slumping Texas Rangers a fourth straight loss, prevailing 7-0 on Monday night in Arlington, Texas. Ramirez had a pair of two-run singles, walked...
MLB ROUNDUP: AARON JUDGE, YANKEES RIDE 7-RUN INNING TO WIN
Aaron Judge homered early and then triggered a seven-run sixth inning with a handy slide, propelling the visiting New York Yankees to a 15-5 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday to clinch the three-game series win. Judge staked the Yankees to a 1-0 lead with his...
MLB ROUNDUP: BREWERS WIN ON JOEY ORTIZ’S HIT IN 11TH
Joey Ortiz delivered a walk-off single with one out in the 11th inning, giving the Milwaukee Brewers a 7-6 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Friday in the opener of a three-game series. Pinch runner Owen Miller advanced to third on Brice Turang’s leadoff...