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Elvie @Elvie - 11 months ago

14 things you won't believe happened 30 years ago

It's been 30 years since 1994 and some of the biggest moments in news, sports, and entertainment history.

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Minnie @Minnie - over 2 years ago

Claes Oldenburg, who turned the everyday into art, dies at 93 - Reuters.com

Swedish-born artist Claes Oldenburg, who turned everyday objects such as a clothespin, a baseball bat or a flashlight into giant sculptures of public art in the United States and around the world, died on Monday at age 93, the Paula Cooper Gallery said.

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Patrick @Patrick - 5 months ago

MLB disciplines umpire Pat Hoberg following gambling investigation

Umpire Pat Hoberg has been disciplined by Major League Baseball following an investigation that took place over Spring training. The… Continue reading MLB disciplines umpire Pat Hoberg following gambling investigation The post MLB disciplines umpire Pat Hober…

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Torey @Torey - about 3 years ago

Sports card firm Topps shelves $1.3 bln SPAC deal - Reuters

Topps on Friday said its deal to go public through a merger with a blank-check firm had been shelved as Major League Baseball decided against renewing its 70-year old trading card partnership with the firm.

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Hulda @Hulda - over 5 years ago

A Minneapolis suburb got pelted by massive, baseball-sized hail

Minneapolis suburb pelted by massive, baseball-sized hailMassive chunks of hail the size of golfballs and baseballs struck a Minneapolis suburb this week, breaking glass, damaging cars, and alarming residents.The hail lasted only about 10 minutes, but did enough damage to...continued

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Zetta @Zetta - about 3 years ago

Trevor Bauer’s Season Ends With Extension of His Leave

Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed to put off any decisions on punishment of Bauer, who is under investigation for sexual assault, until after the World Series.

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Elaina @Elaina - 6 months ago

MLB opens investigation into ex-Angel Fletcher

MLB opened an investigation Monday into allegations that former Los Angeles Angels infielder David Fletcher gambled with an illegal bookie, an MLB source told ESPN.

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Jessika @Jessika - about 1 year ago

[We put it] right between two of the bases in the baseball field': Engineer told to blindly obey ...

There are those managers out there who think that they know everything, refusing to listen to anything their workers tell them to advise the decision-making process and blindly following the corporate narrative or their own uninformed decisions to their downf…

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Oren @Oren - about 4 years ago

Players’ Alliance Gets $10 Million From M.L.B. and Union to Build Diversity

“The biggest value that we have in the Players Alliance is us, the players,” Maybin said. “It’s not somebody speaking for us. We are the face.”The donation from M.L.B. and the union was timely: Granderson said the Players Alliance had no money in its bank account before t...continued

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Alan @Alan - almost 3 years ago

McDonald's to pay Black store owner $33.5M to end bias suit

McDonald’s will pay $33.5 million to a former baseball player who owns multiple franchises to end a lawsuit he brought against the company accusing it of racial discrimination

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Geovany @Geovany - about 4 years ago

Baseball Had a Successful Season. The Tricky Part Is Doing It Again.

A much longer season, pandemic uncertainty and an expiring collective bargaining agreement are just a few of the hurdles M.L.B. and its players’ union are facing in 2021.

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Hulda @Hulda - over 3 years ago

Houston Astros fans' sign-stealing lawsuit thrown out by Texas appeals court - Reuters

Houston Astros fans struck out in their quest for ticket refunds over the Major League Baseball team's sign-stealing scandal, when a Texas state appeals court found they had no legal basis to collect damages.

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Ezequiel @Ezequiel - over 4 years ago

MLB will decide how many games are played in 2020 as teams unanimously vote to proceed with season

Commissioner Rob Manfred will decide how many games will be played. The league wants to know if the players could be ready to report for spring training camp by July 1 and if the union will agree on health and safety protocols.A source familiar with the talks told CNN tha...continued

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Rose @Rose - about 3 years ago

Dodgers' Trevor Bauer Will Not Pitch Again This Season

Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed to put off any decisions on punishment of Bauer, who is under investigation for sexual assault, until after the World Series.

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Elaina @Elaina - 4 months ago

Sources: Dodgers' May out for '24 after surgery

Dodgers right-hander Dustin May will miss the rest of the 2024 season after having surgery to repair a tear in his esophagus, sources told ESPN.

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Abbie @Abbie - over 4 years ago

MLB confirms National League DH, coronavirus rules - Reuters

Playing with the designated hitter in the National League and starting extra innings with a runner on second base to potentially speed up games were among the rules for the 2020 season announced by Major League Baseball on Monday.The 60-game season also features a number ...continued

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Zetta @Zetta - 10 months ago

Photo Shows Japan's Moon Lander Arrived Upside-Down

"A photo of Japan's robotic moon lander shows that though the spacecraft did make the quarter-million-mile journey to the lunar surface, it landed upside down..." reports Mashable. Because of the lander's now-apparent inverted position, its solar panels wer…

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Hannah @Hannah - 30 days ago

Amid Ownership Dispute, Ohtani’s 50-50 Baseball Sells at Auction for Record $4M

It’s a record high price not just for a baseball but for any ball in any sport, the auctioneer said, though the auction has been overshadowed by disputes over the ball’s ownership.

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Roger @Roger - almost 3 years ago

MLB Lockout: Players Issue Counteroffer to Owners

The players formally rejected the league’s offer — they didn’t believe some of M.L.B.’s ideas would accomplish what the league claimed — and made a counterproposal.

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Marlon @Marlon - 6 months ago

Super Mario Land, Alleyway and Baseball join Nintendo Switch membership

The Nintendo Switch Online subscription library has been expanded once again with the introduction of three classic Game Boy titles.… Continue reading Super Mario Land, Alleyway and Baseball join Nintendo Switch membership The post Super Mario Land, Alleyway …

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Giovanni @Giovanni - over 4 years ago

Lockdown Has Taken Us From Internet Time to Groundhog Time

To quote the great Willie Nelson, who of course was streaming live earlier this week to celebrate 4/20, “Hello walls.” I bet when he wrote that he had no idea that it would become our unofficial national anthem.For now, this weekly column is free for everyone to access. S...continued

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Jessika @Jessika - over 3 years ago

What Can We Learn From a Cat Charging Into a Baseball Game?

A demonstration of grace even in the most baffling of circumstances.

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Erik @Erik - over 2 years ago

MLB is turning to an electronic pitch-calling system to fight cheating

For well over a century, baseball catchers have signaled pitches with their fingers, but that could soon become a thing of the past in the big leagues. Major League Baseball has approved the use of a system that will allow catchers to send directions to t…

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Bobby @Bobby - 4 months ago

A New Jackie Robinson Statue Is Getting Unveiled Six Months After the Original Was Stolen

The bronze statue will be welcomed home Monday six months after the original was destroyed by thieves.

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Jany @Jany - about 2 years ago

Soccer RedBird teams up with Yankees owners to complete AC Milan takeover - Reuters

U.S. investment firm RedBird Capital has teamed up with the owners of the New York Yankees to complete the 1.2 billion euro ($1.20 billion) acquisition of Italian soccer champions AC Milan, it said in a statement on Wednesday.

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