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Harper returns to the Phillies' lineup after missing one game with a migraine
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper returned to Philadelphia’s lineup on Wednesday, playing first base and batting third, for the Phillies' game against the New York Mets after missing the last one because of a migraine. Harper, who is batting .259 with nine home runs and 29 RBIs,...
Mariners activate Dominic Canzone off injured list. J.P. Crawford getting closer to return
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners outfielder Dominic Canzone was activated Wednesday after missing a month with a left shoulder injury. Canzone was placed on the injured list on April 15 with a sprained AC joint in his shoulder after crashing into the outfield wall. Canzone played...
White Sox acquire outfielder Corey Julks from Astros, recall outfielder Dominic Fletcher
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox acquired outfielder Corey Julks from the Houston Astros on Wednesday in a trade for minor-league right-hander Luis Rodriguez, then optioned Julks to Triple-A Charlotte. The 28-year-old Julks appeared in 93 games with Houston last season and...
Oakland Ballers make request to purchase old Coliseum bleacher seats used by NFL's Raiders
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The new Oakland Ballers independent baseball team is hoping to incorporate a bit of Oakland sports history in its renovated ballpark as the club prepares for its opener next month. An expansion team in the independent Pioneer League, the “B's” are...
Brewers' Rhys Hoskins goes on 10-day injured list with strained right hamstring
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring. The Brewers recalled utilityman Owen Miller from Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday to fill Hoskins' spot on the roster. “They don't...
Baseball returning to the Atlanta site where Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run
ATLANTA (AP) — Baseball is returning to the site where the Braves first played in Atlanta and Hank Aaron hit his record 715th home run. Georgia State has finalized plans for a new 1,000-seat baseball stadium in a parking lot that includes the footprint of the former Atlanta-Fulton...
College baseball notebook: Sooners' regular-season conference title is their first since 1995
For a program with such a proud history, it seems almost unfathomable Oklahoma hadn't won a regular-season conference championship in nearly 30 years. The Sooners checked that box over the weekend, sweeping Baylor for their first title since Larry Cochell's 1995 squad won the second...
Nimmo shakes off injury, comes off bench and hits 2-run HR in 9th to lift Mets over Braves, 4-3
NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo shook off an injury and came off the bench to hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning that gave the New York Mets a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night. Pete Alonso had two RBIs and the Mets avoided a three-game sweep, a day after they...
Pirates' Paul Skenes hits triple digits 17 times, strikes out 7 in big league debut vs. Cubs
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes' stuff was as electric as advertised. A fastball that reached at least 100 mph 17 times. A slider that left major leaguers shaking their heads. An invention called a “splinker” that is a hybrid of a splitter and a sinker and dips and dives unlike...
Giants trade Daulton Jefferies to Pirates, Mitch White to Brewers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants acquired minor league outfielder Rodolfo Nolasco from the Pirates on Friday in a trade that sent right-hander Daulton Jefferies to Pittsburgh. San Francisco also dealt right-hander Mitch White to the Milwaukee Brewers for cash. ...
