Los Angeles Angels settles lawsuit with family of late pitcher Tyler Skaggs over fatal overdose

Kay, a longtime Angels employee, was convicted in 2022 of providing Skaggs with a counterfeit oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl and sentenced to 22 years in prison. His criminal trial in Texas ...
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MLB player set to make quirky history Monday by playing for two teams in one game

Boston Red Sox player Danny Jansen will make Major League Baseball history Monday by playing for two teams in one game, a team spokesperson confirmed to CNN. The Red Sox take on the Toronto Blue Jays ...
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MLB commissioner hopes Shohei Ohtani investigation is short, ‘but I just don’t know’

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said on Thursday that he hopes the league’s investigation into superstar Shohei Ohtani is short, “but I just don’t know” how long it will take. The build ...
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MLB Thursday round-up: Yankees and Dodgers clinch divisions, White Sox avoid outright futility record

The New York Yankees clinched the American League (AL) East title on Thursday night with a 10-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. The Bronx Bombers were spurred on by the exploits of Aaron Judge, who ...
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MLB Wild Card Game 2 round-up: Brewers force Game 3 as Tigers, Padres and Royals advance

The New York Mets got a taste of their own medicine as the Milwaukee Brewers came from behind to force a winner-takes-all Game 3 in the NL Wild Card series. Down 3-2 in the bottom of the eighth, the ...
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MLB integrates Negro League statistics into all-time record book with Josh Gibson now career batting average leader

Major League Baseball has incorporated the statistics of former Negro Leagues players into its historical records on its website, meaning legendary leaders in some categories like Babe Ruth and Ty ...
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MLB Tuesday round-up: Chicago White Sox avoid becoming the league’s worst ever modern team – for now

The Chicago White Sox narrowly avoided setting the modern MLB record for the most losses in a season Tuesday with a home win against the Los Angeles Angels. Down 2-0 heading into the bottom of the ...
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MLB: ‘Jump on the wagon,’ says Phillies star Bryce Harper as baseball fever hits UK – with a little help from Rob McElhenney

As the sun descended in east London, so did tens of thousands of baseball fans as America’s pastime once again made its way across the Atlantic Ocean to England’s capital. The newish tradition has ...
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MLB owners unanimously approve Baltimore Orioles sale to David Rubenstein

Major League Baseball owners on Wednesday unanimously approved private equity billionaire David Rubenstein as the new owner of the American League’s Baltimore Orioles. The vote conducted earlier on ...
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MLB All-Star Joins Backyard Wiffle Ball Game

Two male flamingos coupled up and achieved a rare feat: successfully hatching an egg together. An MLB catcher made some kids’ days by showing up to play wiffle ball. The FDA just cleared a new device ...