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‘What’s more American than baseball?’: World Cup brings fans, chants and verve to the national pastime

The crossover in the American sports calendar has made for a compelling collision of cultures, from Scots in Boston to a new English folk hero in AtlantaFirst they sang for Harry Kane. Then they sang for Michael Harris II.The Atlanta Braves center-fielder is not someone many Major League Baseball f…

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Nationals’ Cavalli suspended seven games after ‘Sit down, boy’ comment sparks brawl

Red Sox’s Contreras also given seven-game banPitcher apologized for remark, racial overtonesBench-clearing fracas resulted in four ejectionsMajor League Baseball suspended Washington Nationals starting pitcher Cade Cavalli and Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras seven games each on Thurs…

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Last-place Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza: ‘Our fans deserve better’

New York are 34-47 and have lost six straightOwner Cohen calls season a disappointmentTeam have MLB’s second-highest payroll at $377mCarlos Mendoza was fired as manager of the underperforming New York Mets on Friday and replaced by Andy Green.New York are 34-47 following a six-game losing streak, 1…

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I will show you fear in a rainbow baseball cap: the right’s culture wars come to MLB | Howard Bryant

The right’s verdict is in: white, heterosexual, Christian men face the most discrimination in the US. The Giants don’t want to push backOn 19 June, the New York Times published an article on the hostility toward minority members of the military at the Department of Defense and the blocking of sever…

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Manfred defends MLB’s response to Bible verses on players’ Pride caps

San Francisco Giants pitchers wrote Bible verses on hatsMLB had warned players over violation of league rulesMLB commissioner Rob Manfred has defended the league’s policy over Pride celebrations in a letter to Republican senator Josh Hawley.Most of MLB’s 30 teams celebrate Pride month with a themed…

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Brewers ace Misiorowski throws record 47 pitches of 101 mph or faster but ends with loss

24-year-old hits 104.2 mph in defeat to BravesPitcher had given up one earned run over eight startsMilwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy wanted to remind everyone after his team’s 3-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Friday night that Jacob Misiorowski is indeed human.“He was great,” Murphy said of the…

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Justice department says it will investigate MLB amid Pride hats controversy

League referred to EEOC for religious discriminationSan Francisco Giants pitchers wrote Bible verses on hatsMLB had warned players over violation of league rulesThe US justice department has launched a civil rights investigation into Major League Baseball after the league criticized three San Franc…

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Spencer Strider: MLB’s Bernie Bro on veganism, Trash Panda, and fighting homophobia

The Braves pitcher has always been different from the average baseball player. He talks to Joseph Palmer about his motivations on and off the fieldSpencer Strider made an impression in 2022, his first full season in Major League Baseball: he was runner-up for National League Rookie of the Year. In …

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MLB critical of Giants players who wrote Bible verses on Pride Night caps

Players deny their decision comes from place of hateMLB says writing on caps is a violation of league rulesMajor League Baseball has issued a statement critical of players who wrote Bible verses on their Pride Night hats after an incident at a San Francisco Giants game last week.MLB celebrates Prid…

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Two US pilots killed after plane bound to pick up former MLB star crashes

Plane on way to pick up Yadier Molina and his family crashed in Dominican Republic, killing pilot and co-pilotA pilot and co-pilot from the United States have died in a fiery plane crash as they attempted an emergency landing in the Dominican Republic, authorities said.Former major league baseball …

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The strange history of baseball’s superstitions: ‘Magic is in the sport’s very structure’

A new book looks at how rituals, charms and curses are central to the identity of America’s pastimeIt’s a Chicago legend, nurtured like a hot dog with everything except ketchup. During the 1945 World Series, local bar owner William Sianis brought his pet goat, Murphy, to a game between the hometown…

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Rays’ Franco criminally responsible for sexual abuse of minor but will not be jailed

Girl’s mother sentenced to 10 years in prisonShortstop has yet to contact his teamTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was declared criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor, but he will not serve a sentence, a Dominican judge ruled on Monday.In his decision, Judge …

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Washington Nationals ban spectator over white nationalist ‘Save America’ banner

Banner was unveiled during Sunday’s gameSuspects fled the stadium after incidentThe Washington Nationals have identified at least one person who will be banned from Nationals Park after a banner promoting a white nationalist website was unfurled in the crowd during Sunday’s game.A team spokesperson…

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From phishing to porn star impersonators: how scamming athletes became a billion-dollar industry

Athletes have always been targets for criminals hoping to profit from their wealth. But a new wave of dangers has cropped up in recent yearsWith exorbitant ticket, travel and hotel prices making fans desperate to find an affordable way of attending this summer’s World Cup, it’s no surprise that sec…

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Bobby Cox, Hall of Fame manager and Atlanta Braves icon, dies at 84

Cox led team to 1995 World Series, 14 division titles in rowFourth all-time in wins as a manager and first in ejectionsBobby Cox, the Baseball Hall of Famer who led the Atlanta Braves to their 1995 World Series title and was a four-time Manager of the Year, has died at the age of 84.The Braves anno…

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John Sterling, beloved voice of Yankees for 36 seasons, dies at 87

Broadcaster called 5,420 regular-season gamesNative New Yorker won 12 Emmys for his workJohn Sterling, whose voice became synonymous with the New York Yankees, has died at the age of 87.Sterling, a native New Yorker, started broadcasting Yankees games on radio in 1989 and continued until he retired…

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The world’s most expensive losers: the New York Mets are very rich … and very, very bad

The Mets have the second-highest payroll in baseball. They also own the worst record in the major leaguesA franchise once known as baseball’s lovable losers are, for the moment, merely baseball’s most expensive losers.The New York Mets wrapped a shocking April by losing 5-4 to the Washington Nation…

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Slumping Phillies fire manager Rob Thomson after losing 11 of last 12 games

Thomson led team to World Series appearance in 2022Phillies are tied for worst record in majors this seasonRob Thomson, who led the Phillies to four straight playoff appearances, including the 2022 World Series, was fired as the team’s manager on Tuesday after Philadelphia lost 11 of 12 games and b…

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Boston Red Sox fire Alex Cora and five coaches with team last in AL East

Cora dismissed despite blowout win in BaltimoreBoston 10-17 after offseason roster upheavalChad Tracy named interim manager from Triple-ARed Sox manager Alex Cora, who rode a roster with Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers and Chris Sale to the most successful season in franchise history a…

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San Diego Padres reportedly set for MLB-record $3.9bn sale to Chelsea co-owner

Clearlake’s José E Feliciano, wife Kwanza Jones win bidPrevious record for club was Cohen’s $2.42bn for MetsEverton owner Dan Friedkin said to be among finalistsThe San Diego Padres are nearing a sale to a group led by José E Feliciano, co-founder of private equity firm Clearlake Capital and co-own…