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Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale tests positive for COVID-19

Sale, who will have to sit out a minimum of 10 days under MLB protocols, was scheduled to start against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. “It’s unfortunate, but he’ll be back,” manager Alex Cora said on Zoom. “He feels good. He actually feels great, and hopefully he can come back right away, right after […]

Justin Verlander injury latest caution flag for Houston Astros, MLB

In watching the opening weekend of baseball, what most stood out was how normal the television viewing experience felt. The piped-in crowd noise and cardboard cutouts in some ballparks certainly helped, as did the intensity of the players. Even without fans, they bat-flipped and fist-pumped and walked away dejectedly after crucial strikeouts. To a player, […]

Nats’ Mike Rizzo not satisfied with Astros’ apology, says ‘they cheated’

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Count Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo among those not impressed or satisfied by the Houston Astros’ attempts to apologize for — and put behind them — their sign-stealing scandal. “They cheated. They were found guilty of it. And I haven’t heard it yet,” Rizzo said Friday after Washington’s second […]

One stat that will shape 2020 for every American League team

Former manager Bobby Bragan once described baseball statistics like this: “Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable.” Good one. Nonetheless, baseball is a numbers game. As we peel away from the Astros’ cheating scandal and […]

Pollock RBI single in ninth lifts D-backs over Astros 4-3

View photosArizona Diamondbacks’ Yoshihisa Hirano watches a pitch during the eighth inning of the team’s baseball game against the Houston Astros, Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)MoreA.J. Pollock got the pitch he was looking for, and while his game-winning hit wasn’t a long line drive, it got the job done.” PHOENIX (AP) […]