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The legend of Tuffy Rhodes

TEst 4 April 4, 2020 - 6:34am
On Opening Day 1994, he hit three homers, prompting a teammate to drive home that night thinking "This guy might be better than Strawberry or Bonds." It was part of a weird run on Opening Day three-homer games.

Harper, Matz latest MLBers to aid in virus relief

TEst 4 April 3, 2020 - 9:59pm
Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper and Mets pitcher Steven Matz are the latest baseball players to make donations to coronavirus relief efforts.

PA to pay those at camp on minor league deals

TEst 4 April 3, 2020 - 3:56pm
About 370 players who were at big league spring training with minor league contracts will get advance payments of up to $50,000 each from the MLBPA.

Judge nixes fantasy players' lawsuit against MLB

TEst 4 April 3, 2020 - 12:56pm
While scolding the Astros and Red Sox for "shamelessly" breaking baseball's rules concerning sign stealing, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff dismissed a class-action lawsuit against MLB by a group of daily fantasy sports contestants.

Ex-Astro Gattis: Obviously cheated baseball, fans

TEst 4 April 3, 2020 - 9:56am
Evan Gattis, who was a catcher and DH as the Astros won the World Series in 2017 amid a sign-stealing scandal, said he understands why it's "not ... good enough to say sorry."

Second-Chance World Series: The best from every MLB franchise not to win it all

TEst 4 April 3, 2020 - 6:56am
Our 32-team bracket is revealed. The tournament begins Monday.

Bryant: AJ Hinch, Dusty Baker now on different sides of the same coin

TEst 4 April 3, 2020 - 6:56am
The Houston Astros fired one manager after a sign-stealing scandal and hired the other to help the club rebound. Now both managers are finding their respective ways while baseball has been removed from circulation.

Muhammad Ali didn't know Tom Seaver was a pitcher

TEst 4 April 3, 2020 - 6:56am
Tom Seaver was undeniably the best New York Mets player ever. Yet, Muhammad Ali thought he worked for a newspaper when the two met.

A Pirate with pitch: Inside the singing career of an MLB pitcher

TEst 4 April 3, 2020 - 6:56am
Steven Brault can make a baseball dance, but he can also make his voice sing. That's why he is not only a full-time pitcher but a part-time singer -- for now. One day, his voice, not his arm, will be his career.

Betting roundtable: Our experts reflect on their most regrettable bets

TEst 4 April 3, 2020 - 6:56am
With the sports betting world essentially on hold, our experts look back on some of the worst overall bets they made over the past year.

Cooperstown's annual baseball dreams in jeopardy

TEst 4 April 3, 2020 - 6:56am
From the Hall of Fame to Main Street to youth camps, baseball lifts the Cooperstown economy. What would it mean to the village if there is a summer without baseball?

Virus likely to extend delay for Japanese baseball

TEst 4 April 3, 2020 - 12:50am
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to extend the postponements of the Japanese pro baseball and soccer seasons.

L.A.'s Turner: Once back, end extras in HR derby

TEst 4 April 2, 2020 - 6:47pm
Dodgers slugger Justin Turner proposes going to a home run derby to end games tied after 10 innings this season.

Ex-Angels, Cards All-Star Edmonds OK after virus

TEst 4 April 2, 2020 - 3:47pm
Former Angels. Cardinals slugger Jim Edmonds said he's symptom-free after being diagnosed with coronavirus.

For rent: 7 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, only title winners allowed

TEst 4 April 2, 2020 - 3:47pm
It's the house The Captain built and now the GOAT will live there. But will Derek Jeter charge Tom Brady the estimated $44,000 rent?

Source: Brady rents Jeter's waterfront mansion

TEst 4 April 2, 2020 - 12:47pm
New Bucs QB Tom Brady has rented the 30,000-square-foot home belonging to Marlins CEO Derek Jeter on Davis Islands, located just a short drive from the NFL team's facility.

Farmer, White Sox All-Star and broadcaster, dies

TEst 4 April 2, 2020 - 9:47am
Ed Farmer, an All-Star reliever who spent nearly three decades as a radio broadcaster for the Chicago White Sox, has died at age 70.

If only Twitter had existed: The most meme-worthy moments ever for all 30 MLB teams

TEst 4 April 2, 2020 - 6:46am
Beer flights. Knife fights. Planes, trains ... and parachutes? These stories would have broken the internet.

Ichiro's love of hamburgers, math and his bats

TEst 4 April 2, 2020 - 6:46am
Ichiro Suzuki enjoyed one of America's staple meals. He could figure out an equation in seconds. And he never, ever threw his bat -- ever.

Sources: Astros bans end in '20 even if no games

TEst 4 April 2, 2020 - 6:46am
Because AJ Hinch's and Jeff Luhnow's suspensions are tied to the end of the 2020 postseason rather than a specific number of games, MLB will view them as having served their discipline this year no matter what, sources told ESPN.

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