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MLB's safety standards are shamefully behind

Yet another kid was injured at a baseball game on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium, which even prompted players to call for better ballpark safety.
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/shame-major-league-baseballs-morally-repugnant-anti-netting-excuses-042555668.html?src=rss

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Red Sox clinch postseason berth for second successive season

This is something we've pretty well assumed for much of the season and have known for at least the past several weeks, but it became officially official late Wednesday on the West Coast: The Boston Red Sox will take part in the 2017 MLB postseason. We still don't know for certain if we'll
Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/red-sox-clinch-postseason-berth-for-second-successive-season/?src=rss

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Orioles left-hander Tanner Scott 'as advertised' in eventful major league debut

Orioles left-hander Tanner Scott introduced himself to the majors with his fastball hitting 100 mph and his slider missing bats during his big league debut Wednesday night. The Boston Red Sox, in turn, introduced him to what a big league lineup can do with velocity like his. Scott allowed a pair of runs
Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bs-sp-orioles-tanner-scott-debut-20170920-story.html?src=rss

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Washington Nationals win fourth MLB division title but don't get the fans

On a glorious Sunday afternoon, 32,627 folks showed up at Nationals Park, where a celebration awaited. What played out was satisfying for the people who paid to attend, and then showed patience enough to stick around — a victory for the Washington Nationals, and then an odd-but-fun wait to watch on the
Source: https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/2017/09/11/washington-nationals-beat-philly-to-win-fourth-mlb-division-title.html?src=rss

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Blue Jays' torrid August performance by the numbers

The Toronto Blue Jays sizzled in August to surge into first place in the American League East. Here's a by-the-numbers look at their monster month: .778: By going 21-6, the Blue Jays' .778 winning percentage matched the 1938 New York Yankees, who own the American League record for victories in
Source: https://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/2015/09/01/blue-jays-torrid-august-performance-by-the-numbers.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter?src=rss

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Gardner could miss time despite saying 'it could be worse'

Brett Gardner extended his hitting streak to 11 games and went 8-for-12 in the series sweep over the Twins, but he left Wednesday's game after getting drilled in the shoulder by a pitch. Gardner initially stayed in the game after he was hit in the fifth inning of the Yankees' 11-3 win in The
Source: http://nypost.com/2017/09/21/gardner-could-miss-time-despite-saying-it-could-be-worse/?src=rss

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Rangers, Mariners still eyeing wild-card spot

More important: The Rangers are just 2 1/2 games behind the Minnesota Twins in the race for the second American League wild card, so the possibility of the playoffs is still very much alive. "Ultimately, it's about getting into the playoffs, then how you play in the playoffs," Banister
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/rangers-mariners-still-eyeing-wild-card-spot-083906905--mlb.html?src=rss

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Rockies continue wild trip with series vs. Padres

The first turnout in Colorado's West Coast excursion was a disaster, though. The last-place San Francisco Giants swept both games and Colorado's hold on the second National League wild-card spot grows more tenuous by the day. The Rockies, who have lost three straight, lead Milwaukee by one
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/rockies-continue-wild-trip-series-vs-padres-083350371--mlb.html?src=rss

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Baseball-Highlights of Wednesday's MLB games

Highlights of Wednesday's Major League Baseball games: Red Sox 9, Orioles 0 Chris Sale became the first American League pitcher with 300 strikeouts in a season since Pedro Martinez in 1999 and the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 9-0 victory on Wednesday
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/baseball-highlights-wednesdays-mlb-games-082209414--mlb.html?src=rss

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Cubs' Arrieta back for opener of showdown in Milwaukee

Jake Arrieta returns to the mound Thursday as the Chicago Cubs try to lock down the National League Central when they open a four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park. "He looked really good," Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said afterward Arrieta'
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/cubs-arrieta-back-opener-showdown-milwaukee-081805231--mlb.html?src=rss

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Severino's takeaway from excruciating battle with Mauer

In a battle of veteran hitter and young ace, Joe Mauer won out. Luis Severino, on the wrong end of the duel, hopes he can tuck the lesson away for a potential playoff rematch in less than two weeks. It helped contribute to the Twins' knockout punch of Severino, who was forced to throw 46 pitches
Source: http://nypost.com/2017/09/21/severinos-takeaway-from-excruciating-battle-with-mauer/?src=rss

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Indians' Salazar rejoins rotation to face Angels

Some might say the Cleveland Indians have little to play for the last couple of weeks of the regular season. Because they already clinched the American League Central crown, it would seem that playing for the best record in the majors would be their primary motivation. Salazar will start for the Indians
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/indians-salazar-rejoins-rotation-face-angels-081250836--mlb.html?src=rss

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Angels again fall short against red-hot Indians

ANAHEIM, Calif. The Los Angeles Angels have proved they can hang with the American League's best teams. What's still unclear is whether they have enough assembled talent to beat them. They played another tight, tenuous game against the current class of baseball, and again fell short. They lost
Source: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/mlb/charlotte-knights/article174534061.html?src=rss

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Astros' Keuchel starts finale vs. White Sox

Astros manager A.J. Hinch balks at using any one-game performance as a referendum on postseason roster spots or roles, but as Houston's regular season draws to a close, it is difficult to avoid assessing every individual effort through the prism of future opportunities. Left-hander Dallas Keuchel
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/astros-keuchel-starts-finale-vs-white-sox-075910817--mlb.html?src=rss

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Nats' Roark looks to continue strong finish vs. Braves

The final starts of the season carry significance for Tanner Roark of the Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves' R.A. Dickey, pitchers on different trajectories who face each other Thursday night. Roark (13-9, 4.43 ERA) hopes to continue his second-half bounce-back as he readies for a role
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/nats-roark-looks-continue-strong-finish-vs-braves-074222439--mlb.html?src=rss

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Sale joins 300-strikeout club in Major League Baseball

BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Sale struck out 13 to become the first AL pitcher in 18 years to reach the 300 mark, and the Boston Red Sox moved to the brink of clinching a playoff berth by beating the Baltimore Orioles 9-0 on Wednesday night.
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/sale-joins-300-strikeout-club-major-league-baseball-071257522.html?src=rss

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Jays' Happ, Royals' Vargas square off in rubber match

Something must give when left-handers J.A. Happ and Jason Vargas oppose each other Thursday. It will be the rubber match of a three-game series at the Rogers Centre after the Kansas City Royals trounced the Toronto Blue Jays 15-5 on Wednesday to gain a split of the first two games. Vargas (16-10, 4.19
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/jays-happ-royals-vargas-square-off-rubber-match-071152177--mlb.html?src=rss

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Yankees down Orioles to stave off sweep

BALTIMORE—Chase Headley and Austin Romine had two RBIs apiece as the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Sunday to prevent a three-game sweep and remain afloat in the AL wild-card race. After the Yankees were blanked in the first two games of the series, manager Joe Girardi called the finale
Source: https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/2016/09/04/yankees-down-orioles-to-stave-off-sweep.html?src=rss

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Move to MLB could cost Japanese star Shohei Otani more than $100 million

MLB teams are prohibited from circumventing the restrictions, such as with an unannounced agreement for future seasons, and would receive harsh punishment if caught by the commissioner's office. Because of that, Otani has economic incentive to wait two years before leaving for MLB. If Otani is made
Source: https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/2017/09/13/move-to-mlb-could-cost-japanese-star-shohei-otani-more-than-100-million.html?src=rss

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Yankees' Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez to participate in Home Run Derby

NEW YORK—The lineup is set for the Home Run Derby, and here come the Baby Bombers. Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez, the young sluggers who power the New York Yankees' offence, will participate in the long ball contest July 10 during All-Star festivities in Miami. Judge, a rookie who homered in his first
Source: https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/2017/07/04/yankees-aaron-judge-gary-sanchez-to-participate-in-home-run-derby.html?src=rss

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