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12:58 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Pete Rose dismissed questions Sunday about his first appearance on the field in Philadelphia since the franchise scrapped plans in 2017 to honor him because of a woman’s allegation that she had sex with baseball’s hit king when she was a minor. “It was 55 years ago, babe,”
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12:30 PM ET Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson reached a settlement with the league this weekend, reducing a three-game suspension to two games after making contact with an umpire late last month. Anderson, 29, will sit out Sunday’s contest against the Texas Rangers and then Tuesday’s first game of a doubleheader against the Kansas
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2:54 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins outfielder Alex Kirilloff will undergo season-ending surgery on his right wrist, the team announced Sunday. Kirilloff, a 2016 first-round draft pick, will travel with Minnesota on its road trip to Los Angeles and undergo ulnar shortening surgery Tuesday. “Any time you’re talking about shaving a bone
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12:59 PM ET ESPN News Services Right-hander Ian Anderson, a big part of the Atlanta Braves‘ rotation last year in their run to a World Series championship, was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday after his struggles this season. Anderson (9-6) has a 5.11 ERA this season in 21 starts. He last pitched on Friday
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11:47 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS — Jordan Montgomery was open and honest with reporters when asked about his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals and how he needed to face his former team less than a week after being traded. “It’s not exactly what you want to do for your first time
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12:51 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Bobby Bonilla’s infamous contract with the New York Mets is still being paid out — in more ways than
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3:08 AM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mickey Moniak had to leave the second game of a doubleheader at the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night after taking a pitch off his finger on a bunt attempt in the ninth inning. Moniak, who was acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies at Tuesday’s trade deadline
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7:49 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Toronto Blue Jays placed All-Star outfielder George Springer on the 10-day injured list with inflammation in his right elbow prior to their game at Minnesota on Saturday night. Springer has been bothered by the elbow for much of the summer. He’s scheduled to receive an anti-inflammatory injection
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11:15 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Tampa Bay Rays already have 15 players on the injured list. Now pitching coach Kyle Snyder might be on the shelf, too. Snyder injured himself walking toward the mound to visit ace Shane McClanahan during the seventh inning of a 9-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers on
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5:58 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Franmil Reyes, who began the season as the cleanup hitter for the Cleveland Guardians, was designated for assignment Saturday. The 27-year-old outfielder/designated hitter had been optioned to Triple-A Columbus earlier in the week after batting .213 with nine home runs and 104 strikeouts in 263 at-bats. Reyes belted
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