20:09 ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close to Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — As the race for the postseason heats up, so do the heat in baseball’s toughest division. The Yankees took a 4-2 win over AL East rival Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon, but not before tensions flared …
NEW YORK — Eight years ago, Paul O’Neill was thanked by the New York Yankees for his contributions to their dynasty with a plaque in Monument Park. On Sunday, the Yankees retired his number 21, making him the 23rd player or manager in franchise history to be honored in such a way. The ceremony was …
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Former Major Leaguer Bill Lee had stopped breathing after collapsing in the bullpen during an exhibition game, but according to a witness at the scene, paramedics and two shocks with a defibrillator helped resuscitate the 75-year-old pitcher. “Without immediate intervention, I don’t believe he would be here today,” Thunderbolt administrator Bob Milie told the Associated …
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Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee had stopped breathing after collapsing in the bullpen during an exhibition game, but paramedics and two shocks with a defibrillator helped resuscitate the 75-year-old pitcher, a witness at the scene said. “Without immediate intervention, I don’t believe he would be here today,” Thunderbolt administrator Bob Milie told the …
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Gerrit Cole did another big inning. It wasn’t the nightmare of six runs two weeks ago, or the five-run frame from the start. But it was enough to send the faltering Yankees to a 5-2 loss against the Blue Jays at the Stadium on Saturday. Cole was booed when he left the mound in the …
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Houston Astros All-Star slugger Yordan Alvarez is rushed to hospital during game against Atlanta after stadium FIREWORKS made him short of breath… as coaches describe ‘scary moment’ when he walked off field The Houston Astros were defeated 2-6 at the Atlanta Braves on Friday night Yordan Alvarez exited the game on his own in the …
Marcell Ozuna told Atlanta police who he was during his arrest Friday morning, his second in 15 months. The Braves outfielder, who was caught on charges of drink driving and failing to maintain his lane, handed over a Major League Baseball ID card, along with his driver’s license, during his traffic stop. “Sorry, sorry, I’m …
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So much for the momentum. If the Yankees’ dramatic extra-inning win over the Rays on Wednesday was any spark, another tough pitching performance by Frankie Montas promptly poured cold water over it on Thursday. Montas was tagged for six runs in six innings — including a five-run second inning — when the Yankees fell flat …
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CHICAGO — The way Alex Bregman waved the bat over the past month has revived thoughts of the 2019 season, when Bregman led one of the best fouls in major league history and flirted with winning the American League Most Valuable Player Award. Injuries to his hamstring in 2020 and quad and wrist in ’21 …
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ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols launched a pinch-hit grand slam and drove in five runs, Adam Wainwright threw seven sharp innings and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Colorado Rockies 13-0 on Thursday for a three-game sweep. “We are playing now, I think as we expected to play early in the year,” said Pujols. “We …
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