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Major League Baseball has taken the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta, citing Georgia's new voting law. The Atlanta Braves had been planning to show off their 4-year-old stadium during the midsummer game.
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MLB Moves All-Star Game To Colorado Amid Uproar Over Georgia Voting Law

Apr 06, 2021
The change came in response to Georgia's controversial new voting law, which the MLB says is against its values.
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A mobile ordering sign is seen on March 30 at a vending station in Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals. The Nats, along with many other teams in baseball, are implementing new safety protocols, including for ordering food, as a new season ki
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Baseball Is Back, So Grab Your Hot Dog And A Beer. Just Keep A Safe Distance

Apr 01, 2021
It's Opening Day in baseball, and that means you'll still be able to eat unhealthy food while watching the game. But ordering that hot dog or beer will be different this year.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Negro Leagues baseball veteran Jim Robinson and ESPN/ABC correspondent Ryan Smith attend an event celebrating 100th anniversary of the league in New York in February.
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MLB Recognizes Negro Leagues As 'Major League' — Correcting A 'Longtime Oversight'

Dec 16, 2020
"All of us who love baseball have long known that the Negro Leagues produced many of our game's finest players, innovations and triumphs against the backdrop of injustice," said the MLB commissioner.
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Robinson Canó of the New York Mets bats against the Miami Marlins on August 17, 2020. MLB banned Canó for next season following a positive steroid test.
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MLB Suspends NY Met Robinson Canó For Doping

Nov 18, 2020
Major League Baseball has suspended Robinson Canó of the New York Mets for an entire season. He was found to have used an anabolic steroid that's banned by baseball.
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Los Angeles Dodgers Third Baseman Justin Turner celebrates after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game Six to win the 2020 MLB World Series on Tuesday. Turner was removed from the game in the eighth inning after a positive coronavirus test.
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Dodgers 3rd Baseman Tests Positive For COVID-19 — Then Celebrates With Teammates

Oct 28, 2020
Justin Turner was pulled from Game 6 of the World Series game when his COVID-19 test came back positive. But when the Dodgers won, he joined in the gaiety — and now faces a "full investigation."
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The Tampa Bay Rays practice at Globe Life Field with the roof open as the team prepares for Tuesday's World Series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in Arlington, Texas. First pitch for Game 1 is at 8:09 p.m. ET.
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Game On! The World Series Begins Between The L.A. Dodgers And Tampa Bay Rays

Oct 20, 2020
It's been a short and strange baseball season due to the coronavirus. Most of the playoffs were played at neutral sites to limit travel. Now, it's down to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays.
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Richard Wang, who calls MLB games for Fox Sports Taiwan in Mandarin Chinese, had never called a baseball game in English. This spring, as the pandemic shut down baseball in the U.S., he was tapped to introduce Taiwan's professional baseball league to a g
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For Fans Hungry For Baseball, Taiwanese Announcer Made Right Call In Unusual Season

Oct 19, 2020
Since 2014, Richard Wang has called Major League Baseball games in Chinese for fans in Taiwan. When COVID-19 delayed the MLB season, he had a chance to bring Taiwan baseball to the world in English.
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National Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson arrives for an induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y., in 2017. Gibson died Friday at 84.
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Hall Of Fame Pitcher Bob Gibson Dies At 84

Oct 03, 2020
Two-time Cy Young winner Bob Gibson pitched with the St. Louis Cardinals for 17 years, leading the team to two World Series wins. He died about a year after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
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The Minnesota Twins celebrate being the American League Central Division champions after the game against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday in Minneapolis.
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Baseball Made It, So Far, Through A Pandemic. Football Hopes To Follow

Sep 28, 2020
After a rocky start to the Major League Baseball season, it's on to the playoffs. MLB has gone almost a month without a player testing positive for the coronavirus. The NFL hopes to replicate that.
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Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, pictured in July, was the galvanizing leader of the 'Miracle Mets' 1969 championship team.
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Legendary N.Y. Mets Pitcher Tom Seaver Dies At 75

Sep 02, 2020
Seaver became a household name after helping carry the Mets to their "improbable" 1969 World Series Championship.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
An empty court and bench are shown with no signage following the scheduled start time of Wednesday's NBA playoff series. NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice Wednesday when the Milwaukee Bucks didn't take the floor for
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'Change Doesn't Happen With Just Talk': NBA Playoffs Return. But Athletes Fight On

Aug 27, 2020
The NBA postponed its playoffs for a second night in a row but says it's reached an agreement to resume soon. Players protested continued racial injustice after another police shooting of a Black man.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
Officials stand beside an empty court at the scheduled start of an NBA basketball playoff game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic, Wednesday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Bucks didn't take the floor in protest against racial injustice and
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'Tired Of The Killings': Pro Athletes Refuse To Play Amid Racial Injustice Protests

Aug 26, 2020
Professional sports players in the NBA, MLB, NFL, WNBA, and MLS protested the police shooting of Kenosha, Wis., resident Jacob Blake. The players refused to play to raise social justice awareness.
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The Phillie Phanatic sits alone in the stands during a game between the Miami Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. During this series, as many as 19 Marlins players and coaches had already been infected with the coronavirus.
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Philadelphia Phillies Put Brakes On Home Games After Coronavirus Cases

Jul 30, 2020
The Philadelphia Phillies are the latest Major League Baseball team to put a halt to games after several coronavirus cases among team personnel. It follows their weekend series against Miami.
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The Miami Marlins celebrate their Opening Day win against the Philadelphia Phillies last week at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
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Miami Marlins Games Postponed Until Sunday Due To Coronavirus Cases

Jul 28, 2020
At least 17 Miami Marlins players and staff members have reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus. The team is currently self-quarantining in Philadelphia.
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The defending World Series champion Washington Nationals will take on the New York Yankees Thursday in the first game of a delayed and shortened regular season on Thursday at Nationals Park.
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Baseball Shouts 'Play Ball!' But For How Long? A Nervous 2020 Season Begins

Jul 23, 2020
Major League Baseball's delayed and shortened regular season gets underway Thursday. There will be no fans in the stands and plenty of health and safety protections for the players and team officials.
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Members of the San Diego Padres meet in the infield during baseball training last week at Petco Park in San Diego. Major League Baseball is taking steps to start the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Nearly Every Major League Baseball Team Has Had A Coronavirus Test Come Back Positive

Jul 10, 2020
So far, 71 players have tested positive for the coronavirus, the MLB said on Friday. "I'm actually kind of pleased it's as low as that," the league's medical director says.
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A bronze baseball player stands outside Coors Field in Denver, one of the stadiums idled during the coronavirus outbreak. The league and players association have agreed to  league is waiting for the players' union to respond to whether it will agree to p
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Baseball Is Coming Back For A Pandemic-Shortened 2020 Season

Jun 23, 2020
Major League Baseball and its Players Association have reached an agreement to play 60 games instead of 162, beginning July 23 or 24. They hope to finish before a second surge of COVID-19.
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A grounds crew member mowed in right field as work continued to keep the Seattle Mariners' field this May. Now the MLB's season may be in jeopardy.
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With Season Still In Jeopardy, Fauci Says MLB Should Finish Before Fall

Jun 17, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci said that while the spread of the coronavirus is still a major threat during the summer months, that period of time does not pose the added threat of the flu season.
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Bubbles And Empty Seats: How Each Pro Sport Plans To Come Back Amid Pandemic

Jun 11, 2020
As cities continue relaxing shelter-in-place mandates and reopening, sports leagues are cautiously readying to compete again.
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Dodger Stadium on what was supposed to be Major League Baseball's opening day on March 26 in Los Angeles.
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Major League Baseball Joins The Fight Against Coronavirus In A Big Way

Apr 15, 2020
Major League Baseball plans to test up to 10,000 players, employees and their families to detect COVID-19 antibodies. The hope is to see how prevalent the infection rate is in the general population.
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The closest fans can get to Major League Baseball during the coronavirus hiatus — a statue outside Great American Ball Park yesterday in Cincinnati.
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Players And MLB Agree To Terms In Case Coronavirus Cancels Entire Baseball Season

Mar 27, 2020
On Friday, players and the Major League Baseball owners ratified a deal fairly quickly and with both sides taking concessions on economic issues in the face of the pandemic complicating the season.
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Kids do calisthenics before starting a baseball clinic in Washington, D.C.
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Baseball Makes An Early Pitch To Catch The Interest Of Black Players

Feb 12, 2020
Baseball is having trouble attracting African-American players, so to increase participation, leaders are trying to get kids interested early, before other sports grab their attention.
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Octavio Dotel, then a pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, seen during a 2007 game. Dominican Republic authorities arrested the former MLB player, saying both he and ex-infielder Luis Castillo were linked with an alleged drug trafficker.
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Ex-MLB Players Luis Castillo, Octavio Dotel Linked To Alleged Dominican Drug Lord

Aug 20, 2019

The Dominican attorney general said Tuesday that the former professional baseball players supported a drug running and money laundering network led by César Emilio Peralta.

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Albert Almora Jr. of the Chicago Cubs is comforted by Jason Heyward after a young child was injured by a foul ball off Almora's bat. The accident happened on May 29 in the fourth inning of a game against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
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After Numerous Foul Ball Fan Injuries, Baseball Reconsiders Protective Netting

Jul 13, 2019
In 2018, all 30 MLB teams extended their netting over stadium dugouts. The protective measure has not done enough to safeguard fans from dangerous foul ball injuries.
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A young child is carried from the stands after being injured by a foul ball off the bat of Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr. during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros Wednesday.
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Child Struck By Foul Ball At Cubs-Astros Game; Player Breaks Down In Tears

May 30, 2019
"As soon as I hit it, the first person I locked eyes on was her," Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr. told reporters. Astros officials said the girl was rushed to the hospital.

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