Brandon Nimmo rejoins New York Mets after two-month absence for hand injury

Nimmo had been set to bat leadoff and play center field against the Yankees before Friday’s game was postponed due to rain. The game has been rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader on Sunday. “I’m excited about the ability to get on base and giving us the chance to sequence quality at-bats,” Mets manager […]

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Miami Marlins’ Pablo Lopez, Don Mattingly ejected after Atlanta Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr. hit with opening pitch

Miami Marlins starter Pablo Lopez and manager Don Mattingly were both ejected after Lopez hit Atlanta Braves slugger Ronald Acuna Jr. with the first pitch of the game Friday night. The Marlins have a history of hitting Acuna. Miami pitcher Jose Urena hit him in a rivalry that began in 2018, but it did not […]

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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Trevor Bauer placed on 7-day administrative leave amid sexual assault allegations

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer, facing allegations of sexual assault, was placed on seven-day administrative leave by Major League Baseball on Friday, a decision that will prevent him from making his scheduled start from Washington, D.C., on the Fourth of July. Bauer, whose side has denied allegations of sexual assault, has declined to […]

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Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani ups home run total to 30 with two dingers vs. Orioles

ANAHEIM, Calif. — New month, same story for Shohei Ohtani. The Angels slugger, hours after being named American League Player of the Month for June, upped his major-league-leading home run total to 30 with two dingers against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night in Anaheim, California. Ohtani became the third player to have 30 or […]

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Washington Nationals’ Kyle Schwarber exits game with apparent right leg injury

Schwarber singled to the right-center-field gap and grimaced while rounding first. He made a hard stop as Cody Bellinger cut off the line drive and reached for his right hamstring after he returned to first base. Manager Dave Martinez and a team trainer came to check on Schwarber, who immediately walked off the field. Schwarber […]

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What should expectations be for Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence as a rookie?

Lawrence threw for 10,098 yards and 90 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, completed 66.6% of his passes, and ran for 943 yards and 18 more touchdowns in three seasons at Clemson. Winning and championships are part of who he is: Lawrence had four losses total as a starting quarterback in high school and college. He won […]

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Dallas Cowboys to make third appearance on ‘Hard Knocks’

The Dallas Cowboys will become the first NFL team to be featured for a third time on “Hard Knocks” in the show’s 20th anniversary season, it was announced Friday. HBO and NFL Films announced Friday that the five-episode season will debut on Aug. 10 at 10 p.m. ET. “America, America’s game and America’s Team had […]

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