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Vásquez gets 1st career win, Yanks blank White Sox 3-0 for doubleheader split
NEW YORK (AP) — Randy Vásquez pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning for his first major league win, Billy McKinney hit his first home run with the Yankees and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 on Thursday night for a doubleheader split. Chicago extended its winning...
Rays sweep Twins 4-2 to extend win streak to 6 games, now 46-19 on the season
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Minnesota's Bailey Ober retired all nine batters through three innings against the MLB-best Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. Then the umpires had him wash his hands after a foreign substance inspection before taking the mound in the fourth and before the...
Yanks place Nestor Cortes on 15-day injured list with left rotator cuff strain
NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees placed Nestor Cortes on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a left rotator cuff strain that will sideline the left-hander for at least two starts. The move is retroactive to Monday and Cortes will be shut down for at least 15 days. After...
Appeals court skeptical of Ángel Hernández lawsuit vs Major League Baseball
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appellate court panel expressed skepticism Thursday of umpire Ángel Hernández's attempt to reinstate his race discrimination lawsuit against Major League Baseball. The Cuba-born Hernández, hired as a big league umpire in 1993, sued in 2017. He alleged...
White Sox-Yankees game postponed, Rodón throws simulated game despite hazardous air
NEW YORK (AP) — The hazardous air quality at Yankee Stadium didn't prevent Carlos Rodón from putting in some work. With several members of the New York Yankees' front office watching closely, Rodón threw 20 pitches in a simulated game on the field Wednesday afternoon — the...
MLB, WNBA postpone games due to smoke from Canadian wildfires
NEW YORK (AP) — With the stench of smoke permeating Yankee Stadium and wafting through its walkways, Major League Baseball postponed games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night because of poor air quality caused by Canadian wildfires. A National Women's Soccer League game...
Yankees star Aaron Judge headed to injured list for 2nd time this season
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge is headed to the injured list for the second time this season after the New York Yankees star hurt his right toe making a spectacular catch at Dodger Stadium. The reigning AL MVP missed his second consecutive game Tuesday night. He met with team...
Hendriks gets 1st save, Giolito tosses 6 hitless innings as White Sox edge Yankees 3-2
NEW YORK (AP) — Liam Hendriks earned his first save since returning from cancer, Lucas Giolito pitched six hitless innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Tuesday night for their season-high fourth straight victory. Isiah Kiner-Falefa ended Chicago’s...
Kiner-Falefa's RBI double with 2 outs in 7th for Yankees breaks up White Sox combined no-hit bid
NEW YORK (AP) — Isiah Kiner-Falefa had an RBI double with two outs in the seventh inning off Chicago reliever Joe Kelly, ending a combined no-hit bid by the White Sox against the New York Yankees. Lucas Giolito pitched the first six innings Tuesday night for the White Sox. He...
Jacob deGrom, oft-injured Rangers ace, to have season-ending right elbow surgery
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers signed Jacob deGrom to a $185 million, five-year deal in free agency last winter hoping the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner could help them get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2016 and make a push toward winning a World Series. ...
