Jen Pawol will make her major league debut this weekend, becoming the first female umpire in a century and a half of big league baseball.
Category: Baseball
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Ticket to reprise: Mets honor Beatles’ Shea 60th
The Mets will honor the 60th anniversary of The Beatles’ performance at Shea Stadium, where they host the Mariners on Aug. 15.
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MLB Power Rankings: Who’s the best team in baseball right now?
Only one club is playing .600 baseball with less than two months left in the season, as a number of contenders are scuffling since the trade deadline.
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Bring on the reinforcements! Returning players who could swing MLB’s playoff races
These injured stars expected to come off the IL could prove as good as any trade deadline blockbuster.
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Ohtani homers for 1,000th career hit, K’s 8 in loss
Shohei Ohtani clobbered his 39th home run for his 1,000th career hit and also struck out eight in his best start this season, but what should have been a banner day for the Dodgers instead turned into a 5-3 defeat to the Cardinals.
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Blue Jays total 45 runs, 63 hits in sweep of Rox
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had four hits, including a home run, and the Blue Jays finished off a three-game sweep of the Rockies in which they had 63 hits and scored 45 runs.
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Kittredge, booed a day ago, has immaculate inning
Less than a day after he was booed off the mound in a loss to the Reds, Cubs reliever Andrew Kittredge threw an immaculate inning Wednesday, Chicago’s first since 2022.
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👀 Passan hands out his trade deadline awards
Here’s what we learned from this year’s deals — and titles for the teams with the most interesting elements of trade season.
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A’s reliever Leclerc undergoes shoulder surgery
Athletics reliever José Leclerc, who was shut down for the season last month, underwent successful surgery on his right shoulder, the team announced Wednesday.
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Red Sox sign rookie Anthony to 8-year extension
Rookie Roman Anthony has signed an 8-year extension with the Red Sox. The deal is worth $130 million and could escalate as high as $230 million, sources told ESPN.