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Kelly calls Astros 'snitches' and 'rats' in podcast

TEst 4 August 13, 2020 - 6:53am
Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly says Houston players, who received immunity from discipline in return for cooperating with an MLB investigation, sacrificed their managers, coaches and team executives, who took the hit for the players' transgressions.

Cubs dominate as other teams struggle to deal with the coronavirus

TEst 4 August 13, 2020 - 1:12am
Under new manager David Ross, Chicago has been a model team off the field while racking up the best record in baseball on it.

Injury fill-in Frazier homers for Yanks in '20 debut

TEst 4 August 12, 2020 - 10:12pm
Clint Frazier, who got the call from the Yankees' alternate training site in Moosic, Pennsylvania, after Giancarlo Stanton was injured, went 3-for-4 with a homer in his 2020 debut Wednesday.

Cubs are off to best 15-game start since 1970

TEst 4 August 12, 2020 - 10:12pm
The Chicago Cubs won Wednesday night to match their best start in 50 years.

Seven homers can't lift Blue Jays past Marlins

TEst 4 August 12, 2020 - 10:12pm
Magneuris Sierra hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning and the Marlins overcame Toronto's seven home runs to outlast the Blue Jays 14-11 Wednesday night in the final game of their season-opening, three-week odyssey.

Dodgers' Kelly has suspension reduced on appeal

TEst 4 August 12, 2020 - 7:11pm
Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly had his suspension for throwing pitches near the heads of Astros hitters reduced to five games on appeal, the team confirmed Wednesday.

Sources: Dodgers' Kelly has suspension reduced

TEst 4 August 12, 2020 - 4:09pm
Dodgers hard-throwing reliever Joe Kelly has had his eight-game suspension for throwing at Astros players reduced to five on appeal, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel.

Yankees' Judge ruled out with lower-body injury

TEst 4 August 12, 2020 - 4:09pm
The Yankees ruled Aaron Judge out with lower-body tightness. His status beyond Wednesday's game was uncertain.

Boston's Benintendi on IL after straining rib cage

TEst 4 August 12, 2020 - 4:09pm
Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi, who is hitting just .103 in 52 plate appearances this season, was placed on the 10-day IL on Wednesday after suffering a strained right rib cage on Tuesday.

Mattingly: Marlins sidelined by virus feeling great

TEst 4 August 12, 2020 - 4:09pm
The 17 Marlins players who tested positive for COVID-19 and were transported back to Miami are asymptomatic and "feel like they're ready to go," with some applying for reinstatement, manager Don Mattingly said.

Baseball Hall of Fame opens Inductees Exhibit

TEst 4 August 12, 2020 - 4:09pm
The Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2020 has to wait a year to get inducted because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the careers of Derek Jeter, Ted Simmons, Larry Walker and Marvin Miller are already being celebrated at the shrine.

Rays' Kittredge on 45-day IL with elbow issue

TEst 4 August 12, 2020 - 1:09pm
The Tampa Bay Rays placed Andrew Kittredge on the 45-day injured list Wednesday after he was diagnosed with a sprain of his right ulnar collateral ligament.

Which new MLB rules do we love and which should never be seen again?

TEst 4 August 12, 2020 - 7:08am
From runners on base to start extra innings to the universal DH, 2020 is full of new experiments on the baseball field.

Charlie Blackmon is hitting .500 so far. What if he hits .400 for the 60-game MLB season?

TEst 4 August 12, 2020 - 7:08am
As hard as it is to hit for average in today's game, the professional hitter in the Rockies' lineup could be the man to make shortened-season history.

Rockies' Bard earns 1st big league save since '11

TEst 4 August 12, 2020 - 12:59am
Daniel Bard's save drought is finally over after the righty reliever fanned Arizona Diamondbacks pinch hitter Stephen Vogt to cap the Colorado Rockies' 8-7 comeback win and earn his first save since 2011 while with the Boston Red Sox.

Y. Alonso returns to Padres in trade with Braves

TEst 4 August 12, 2020 - 12:59am
The Padres acquired first baseman Yonder Alonso from the Braves on Tuesday.

Fact checking the Astros' slow start

TEst 4 August 11, 2020 - 9:58pm
How much should we read into Houston's problems at the plate and in the pen after an offseason in the headlines?

Plutko: Clevinger, Plesac need to earn trust back

TEst 4 August 11, 2020 - 9:58pm
Indians starter Adam Plutko said after Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Cubs that pitchers Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac will need to earn the team's trust back.

A's Laureano banned 6 games, Astros coach 20

TEst 4 August 11, 2020 - 3:57pm
Ramon Laureano was suspended six games and Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron 20 games for their roles in Sunday's benches-clearing incident.

Indians pitchers on restricted list after violations

TEst 4 August 11, 2020 - 3:57pm
Starting pitchers Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac were placed on the restricted list Tuesday by the Indians after they broke team rules by leaving their hotel in Chicago last weekend.

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