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Aaron Judge hits 18th homer of season, Yankees beat Mariners 10-2
SEATTLE (AP) — Aaron Judge homered for the third time in two games, Anthony Volpe and Greg Allen also went deep and the New York Yankees stretched their winning streak to four with a 10-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Judge hit a towering fly ball on the first...
A's score winning run on a Braves fielding error for 2nd 2-game win streak of season
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — During a season that has been one of the most tumultuous in franchise history, second-year Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay has worked overtime to keep his players positive. It’s starting to pay off. After losing their first nine series...
Seattle catcher Tom Murphy, manager Scott Servais ejected after arguing with umpires
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle catcher Tom Murphy and manager Scott Servais were both ejected by plate umpire Brian Walsh in the sixth inning of Tuesday's game against the New York Yankees. Murphy was ejected after yelling toward first base umpire C.B. Bucknor following a check-swing that...
Ukraine's Kostyuk booed at French Open after no handshake with Belarus' Sabalenka because of war
PARIS (AP) — Unable to sleep the night before her first-round match at the French Open against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, the Grand Slam tournament's No. 2 seed, Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine checked her phone at 5 a.m. Sunday and saw disturbing news back home in Kyiv. At least one...
Yankees' Aaron Boone returns from 1-game suspension, hopes to avoid crossing line with umps
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone returned from a one-game suspension Saturday following his third ejection in the last two weeks and said he will not stop fighting for his team but acknowledged he may need to be more mindful of not crossing a line with umpires. “No,...
Even after his latest ejection, Yankees manager Aaron Boone doesn't want robo umps
NEW YORK (AP) — Ejected for the fourth time this season and second time in a four-game span, Yankees manager Aaron Boone didn't think there was a need for robot umpires. “I don't want that,” Boone said after Thursday night's 3-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. ...
'I'll gut you right here': Man charged with threatening Little League umpire with knife
LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man has been charged with threatening a Little League baseball umpire with a knife and telling him, “I'll gut you right here.” Franklin Darby was charged with brandishing a deadly weapon and assault on an athletic official following Monday's...
Cardinals' Arenado and Marmol ejected against Reds
CINCINNATI (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado and manager Oliver Marmol were ejected in the third inning of Tuesday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds after plate umpire Will Little angered them with his strike zone. With St. Louis leading 4-1, a runner on...
Bader & Torres homer, Yankees sweep Reds as Boone, Bell ejected
CINCINNATI (AP) — The New York Yankees headed back home after a 6-1 trip, completing a three-game sweep with a 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds following a contentious series in Toronto. “I think we learned a lot about ourselves this road trip,” Harrison Bader said after his...
O'Hearn ties career high with 4 RBIs, Orioles beat Blue Jays 6-5 in 10 innings
TORONTO (AP) — Ryan Mountcastle scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning when third baseman Matt Chapman’s throw hit him in the back on Austin Hays’ grounder, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 Saturday to become the second team to reach 30 wins. “Our...
