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3:25 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Rennie Stennett, the sure-handed second baseman who was part of the first all-Black starting lineup in major league history and later helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1979 World Series, has died. He was 72. The team, citing information provided by the Stennett family, said Stennett passed away
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11:06 PM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout exited Monday night’s game after the first inning because of a strained right calf. The outfielder was limping after running to third on an inning-ending popup against Cleveland. The three-time MVP entered the day sixth in the American League with
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11:51 PM ET Gerrit Cole issued his first walk in more than a month Monday night, but he managed to set a big league record first. The New York Yankees‘ ace set the major league record (since 1900) for most consecutive strikeouts without a walk, breaking a mark Corbin Burnes of the Milwaukee Brewers had
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2:14 PM ET The New York Yankees have placed Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 14, with a left quad strain, the team announced Monday. Stanton was scratched about an hour before the first pitch of Friday’s game due to left quad tightness. The slugger told manager Aaron Boone that he
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2:50 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols has signed a major league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, moving 30 miles north to extend his remarkable career after leaving the Los Angeles Angels. Pujols, 41, formalized his one-year deal Monday with the defending World Series champions after agreeing to make the
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4:50 PM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Braves right-hander Huascar Ynoa was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a fractured right hand suffered when he punched the dugout bench in Milwaukee on Sunday. Manager Brian Snitker told reporters on Monday that Ynoa will be sidelined “a couple months” with the injury. “That’s a
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4:18 PM ET The New York Mets have placed right fielder Michael Conforto and second baseman Jeff McNeil on the 10-day injured list Monday with hamstring injuries, further depleting their starting lineup. Both players suffered their injuries in Sunday’s 7-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, who swept a weekend series against the Mets. The
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