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Mets' Iglesias after key slide: `I don’t think the game has treated me fair'
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jose Iglesias changed the tune of the Mets' season, after nearly 1 1/2 years spent languishing in the minor leagues. His personality and Latin pop song helped shake the Mets out of their early funk, and he slid headfirst into a starring role in New York's return to...
In new role, former catcher Buster Posey plans to bring Giants back to respectability, winning
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In recent weeks and months, Buster Posey began to ponder the possibility of taking on something he insisted he'd never do in joining the baseball operations department for the Giants. The star catcher said he wouldn't do it upon retiring three years ago. Yet...
MLB pitchers threw fewer complete games but dominated batters this year
NEW YORK (AP) — There were a record-low 26 complete games in the major leagues this season — four fewer than Catfish Hunter threw in 1975 — and the big league batting average dropped to .243, among the five-lowest figures since 1900. Pitchers threw just 16 individual shutouts,...
Josh Lowe, Taj Bradley lead Rays to 2-1 victory over Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Josh Lowe hit an RBI double and scored a run in the seventh inning as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Friday night. Right-hander Taj Bradley (8-11) got the win, going six scoreless innings while giving up three hits and a walk with seven strikeouts...
MLB's .300 hitters become endangered species in era of dominant pitching
NEW YORK (AP) — A .300 hitter has become an endangered species, a victim of increased velocity as 100 mph heaters are no longer rarities. “When I got in the league, I’d still see a lot of guys throwing 89, 91,” Baltimore Orioles All-Star slugger Anthony Santander said. ...
Athletics bid emotional farewell to Oakland Coliseum that they called home since 1968
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Kotsay treated this moment, this daunting day, like the World Series he has never had as a player or manager. Kotsay fought tears, just like so many others Thursday, as the Oakland Athletics bid an emotional farewell to their beloved Coliseum they've...
Frazier's pinch-hit, 2-run single lifts the Royals to a series sweep of the Nationals
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kansas City Royals completed a series sweep with a 7-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday. Pinch hitter Adam Frazier’s one-out, line drive hit to left field in the top of the ninth drove in two runs, breaking a 4-all tie and guiding the Royals...
World Series champion Rangers eliminated from postseason contention during final homestand
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The title defense for the Texas Rangers is over. The reigning World Series champions were eliminated from postseason contention during their last homestand of the season. The Rangers went into Saturday night's matchup with Seattle eight games behind...
It was unique debut season for 212 MLB players during pandemic-altered 2020
There were 212 players who made their MLB debuts during the 2020 season that was delayed until late July and shortened to 60 games because of the pandemic. It was certainly the most unique season in which to begin a big league career. All players were constantly being tested for...
Many players who made their MLB debuts in 2020 felt like they were 'missing out'
Garrett Crochet, Tanner Houck and Tarik Skubal made their big league debuts pitching in empty ballparks. No family members were there to share the moment when Ryan Mountcastle and Brent Rooker got their first hits. They were among 212 players who made their MLB debuts during the 2020...
