Pitching prospect Luis Gil is headed for Tommy John surgery, Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed Saturday. The right-hander left his start with Triple-A Scranton on Wednesday night with what Boone said was a significant elbow injury. Boone said he believes Dr. Christopher Ahmad, the Yankees’ team doctor, will perform the procedure on Tuesday. Gil made…
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Anaheim city officials have been given a June 14 deadline by the buyer to approve the Angel Stadium sale – but if they move forward with the deal, they could face legal action from the state over an unresolved affordable housing dispute. In a letter to the city late Friday, attorney Allen Abshez said Angels…
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History was made Saturday morning when Anaheim’s Jillian Albayati became the first girl to ever pitch in a CIF Southern Section baseball championship game. She took the mound as the starting pitcher for Anaheim (21-9-1) against Estancia (27-5) in the CIF-SS Division 6 championship game that started at 10 a.m. at Cal State Fullerton’s Goodwin…
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Giants wide receiver Kadarius Toney had a minor arthroscopic knee procedure, sources say, which is why he’s been in a red jersey on the side at spring OTA practices. But he is expected to be fine and ready for training camp. Toney, 23, was on his feet on the sidelines at Thursday’s open practice. He…
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The Orioles agreed Saturday to a two-year, $5.925 million contract with left-hander John Means to avoid arbitration, an industry source with direct knowledge of the agreement confirmed. Means, 29, was in his first year of arbitration eligibility and was due to go to a hearing with the Orioles to determine his 2022 salary, deciding between…
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A little less than three years after being selected No. 1 overall by the Orioles in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, catcher Adley Rutschman is heading to the big leagues. Rutschman will make his highly anticipated major league debut Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Rays at Camden Yards, giving the Orioles the young…
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Another file has been added to Bam Adebayo’s motivation folder. And, yes, the Miami Heat center is keeping score, while also appreciating that the most important scores are the ones at the ends of each game in these Eastern Conference finals. Hours after being relegated to the NBA All-Defensive second team, Adebayo spoke ahead of…
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The Miami Dolphins offseason makeover is nearly complete. The Dolphins entered 2022 with the most cap space in the NFL, and that kind of financial freedom allowed the team to have an active offseason. Two of the team’s top free agents — defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah and and tight end Mike Gesicki — were retained,…
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Since the day he joined the Chicago Bears a little more than two years ago, Jaylon Johnson has emphasized the biggest prerequisite for top-tier cornerbacks. “Have a short memory,” he said again Tuesday. So perhaps it was apropos that when Johnson was asked about making notable individual growth during a 2021 season full of failure…
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The Aquarium of the Pacific is about to go into cuteness overload with a new exhibition celebrating the growing aqua babies at the Long Beach venue. With the goal of urging the conservation of their environments, the Aquarium opens “Babies!” on May 27, a new exhibition featuring dozens of tiny sea creatures, adorable rescued sea…
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