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Sabathia to have Yankees logo on Hall of Fame plaque, Wagner the Astros, Suzuki the Mariners
Read full article: Sabathia to have Yankees logo on Hall of Fame plaque, Wagner the Astros, Suzuki the MarinersCC Sabathia will have a New York Yankees logo on the cap of his Hall of Fame plaque and Billy Wagner will have the symbol of the Houston Astros.
Ichiro Suzuki wants to have a drink with writer who left him off Hall of Fame ballot
Read full article: Ichiro Suzuki wants to have a drink with writer who left him off Hall of Fame ballotIchiro Suzuki wants to raise a glass with the voter who chose not to check off his name on the Hall of Fame ballot.
Carlos Beltrán is on the verge of Hall of Fame induction, and next year's ballot is wide open
Read full article: Carlos Beltrán is on the verge of Hall of Fame induction, and next year's ballot is wide openIt now appears it’s a question of when, not if, Carlos Beltrán will be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Read full article: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of FameIchiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.
Suzuki and Sabathia among 14 newcomers on baseball Hall of Fame ballot. Wagner tops holdovers
Read full article: Suzuki and Sabathia among 14 newcomers on baseball Hall of Fame ballot. Wagner tops holdoversOutfielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia are among 14 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot, joining 14 holdovers led by reliever Billy Wagner.
Ichiro Suzuki arrives on next year's Hall of Fame ballot; Sabathia and Hernandez eligible too
Read full article: Ichiro Suzuki arrives on next year's Hall of Fame ballot; Sabathia and Hernandez eligible tooIchiro Suzuki headlines the group of players who are eligible for voting a year from now for baseball's Hall of Fame.
Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
Read full article: Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer elected to baseball's Hall of FameAdrián Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer have been elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame while Billy Wagner and Gary Sheffield fell short.
Baseball Hall of Fame to have retired players in May 25 tribute to Negro Leagues All-Star Game
Read full article: Baseball Hall of Fame to have retired players in May 25 tribute to Negro Leagues All-Star GameKen Griffey Jr. and Ozzie Smith have agreed to manage or coach in a May 25 tribute to he Negro Leagues All-Star Game at the Hall of Fame’s Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, New York.
LEADING OFF: MLB celebrates Robinson 75 years after debut
Read full article: LEADING OFF: MLB celebrates Robinson 75 years after debutPlayers across the majors will don Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 — and all of them in Dodger blue this year — for the 75th anniversary of Robinson’s big league debut.
Quiet GM meetings end without hint of CBA resolution
Read full article: Quiet GM meetings end without hint of CBA resolutionDespite an offseason that figures to be different than any since baseball’s last labor stoppage in 1994-95, the general manger meetings went on as planned in Southern California.
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Voit, Torres homer as Yankees beat Rays 5-1 to force Game 5
Read full article: Voit, Torres homer as Yankees beat Rays 5-1 to force Game 5New York Yankees' Luke Voit, right, celebrates with Gleyber Torres (25) after Voit hit a solo home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the second inning in Game 4 of a baseball American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in San Diego. Asked the Yankees mentality for Game 5, Voit said, “We're going to win it." It's a rematch of last year’s ALDS Game 5 between Houston and Tampa Bay. “We've seen him," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. Tampa Bay loaded the bases in the third but got just one run, on Brandon Lowe’s fielder’s choice.
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Green, Ottavino waste lead, hit hard as Jays top Yanks 12-7
Read full article: Green, Ottavino waste lead, hit hard as Jays top Yanks 12-7New York Yankees pitcher Adam Ottavino walks to the dugout after being pulled during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Green, Ottavino and Luis Cessa needed 67 pitches and 43 minutes to get three outs. Green's ERA jumped to 4.26, and Ottavino allowed six runs without getting any outs as his ERA rose to 7.82. Ottavino (2-3) relieved, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run, opposite-field single that bounced past Voit and down the right-field line. Sean Reid-Foley (1-0) won despite a bases-loaded walk to Aaron Hicks in the sixth that extended the Yankees lead to four runs.
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Yankees reliever Heller ejected for plunking Rays' Renfroe
Read full article: Yankees reliever Heller ejected for plunking Rays' Renfroe(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)NEW YORK Yankees reliever Ben Heller was ejected from Wednesday nights game against the Tampa Bay Rays for hitting Hunter Renfroe in the leg with a pitch, the latest chapter in a simmering rivalry between the top two teams in the AL East. Heller plunked Renfroe with a 95 mph fastball with one out in the fifth inning and was promptly tossed by first base umpire Chad Fairchild. Heller tried to plead his case and so did acting New York manager Carlos Mendoza before Luis Cessa came on to pitch. Yankees manager Aaron Boone and Tampa Bay counterpart Kevin Cash were each given a one-game suspension and served their bans Wednesday. Period.Tensions have run high between the teams in recent years, at least since now-retired Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia was ejected for plunking Jesus Sucre in 2018.
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Judge HR, Montgomery sharp, Yanks top Red Sox in home opener
Read full article: Judge HR, Montgomery sharp, Yanks top Red Sox in home opener(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK His chambers left empty, Aaron Judge still rules right field at Yankee Stadium. Red Sox-Yankees in the Bronx, we knew this place would have been packed, Judge said. Gio Urshela and Brett Gardner hit their first home runs of the season, and New York improved to 5-1. "A breaking ball up and in and somehow he stays inside it and it goes out the other way, Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke said. The left-hander limited the Red Sox to a run, five hits and a walk with four strikeouts.