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Category: Baseball
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MLB Power Rankings: A brand-new team debuts at No. 1
Detroit continues its meteoric rise up our list … all the way to the top spot in Week 8, bypassing two dominant NL teams.
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How defense has turned Cardinals into contenders — and set up a trade deadline dilemma
St. Louis might have baseball’s best gloves. Does that mean the Cards will hold on to their best arms this summer?
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Rangers’ Heim injures hand, could return Thursday
Rangers catcher Jonah Heim could return to action as soon as Thursday, one day after leaving Texas’ game against the New York Yankees in the second inning due to a right hand injury.
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Rangers catcher Heim exits early with hand injury
Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim left Wednesday night’s game against the Yankees in the second inning due to a right hand injury after making two errant warmup throws.
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Olympic official confident MLB will be in ’28 mix
The organizers of the Los Angeles Olympics remain optimistic that Major League Baseball will find a way to join the NFL in sending the world’s best athletes in their respective sports to the 2028 Games.
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Giants to place Verlander (pec) on 15-day IL
Giants right-hander Justin Verlander will be placed on the 15-day injured list due to a right pectoral injury, manager Bob Melvin said after Wednesday’s 8-4 loss to the Royals.
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Ex-MLB All-Star Segura retires after 12 seasons
Jean Segura, a two-time All-Star infielder who hit .281 over the course of his 12-year major league career, has announced his retirement.
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Nationals place Crews on IL with oblique strain
Nationals slugger Dylan Crews, who leads all MLB rookies with seven home runs, was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain.
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Kirby to debut Thursday, boosting M’s rotation
Seattle workhorse right-handed pitcher George Kirby is expected to start and make his season debut on Thursday night when the Mariners open a four-game series in Houston after being out since spring training.