BALTIMORE — Gerrit Cole didn’t have his sharpest stuff Wednesday night, but he really didn’t need it. The Yankees bats were not as loud as they have been, but it didn’t matter. It was enough to beat the Orioles 3-2 at Camden Yards Wednesday night. The Yankees (28-9) have won four straight, nine of their…
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Jordan Lyles came to the Orioles with a reputation. By the standards of this Orioles’ rebuild, yes, he’s been an innings eater throughout his career, but his 2021 season was his only campaign truly deserving of that title by league standards. His 2022 is trending toward joining it. The New York Yankees’ big first inning…
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If the Chicago Cubs could bottle moments like Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, they wouldn’t have to worry so much about people calling this a rebuild. Christopher Morel’s bat-flipping celebration after homering in his first major-league at-bat, combined with Brandon Hughes’ five strikeouts in 1 ⅔ innings in his big-league debut, provided Cubs fans with…
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Bryce Harper was the Phillies’ first batter in the eighth inning Saturday night at Dodger Stadium. The reigning National League MVP had doubled in his first at-bat of the night and homered in his second. Now, facing burly right-hander Reyes Moronta, Harper did a strange thing for a slugger. He squared up to bunt. The…
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It didn’t take long for the Orlando Magic’s draft lottery celebration to turn into speculation. Moments after the Magic won the draft lottery Tuesday in Chicago, questions quickly started to surround Orlando, the winner of the No. 1 pick in the June 23 NBA draft. What will be the Magic’s approach to having the top…
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike Gallego has been converted. The Angels’ infield coach spent 13 years as a major-league infielder, and he was skeptical that analytics could position infielders in such a way that they’d take away more hits than they allowed. “I’m going to be honest with you, when they first came out, I didn’t…
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By Lynn Elber Jack and Rebecca. Randall, Kate and Kevin. Six seasons and a combined 23 actors playing the Pearson mom, dad and children over four jumbled decades of love, war and a fatefully malfunctioning slow cooker. Add to that the countless tears shed by devoted fans of “This Is Us” and the oft-cited box…
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BALTIMORE — Aaron Judge made it clear that he did not want his season evaluated series-by-series, day-by-day through the lens of a contract extension he turned down. The Yankees slugger said that is why he wanted it all worked out by Opening Day and why he wouldn’t be talking about it. Through 36 games, it…
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Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner received league-wide recognition for his strong rookie season. Wagner, the No. 8 pick in last year’s draft, was named to the NBA’s All-Rookie first team, the league announced Wednesday. Wagner also finished fourth (two third-place votes) in the voting for Rookie of the Year that was awarded to Toronto Raptors…
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A majority of Anaheim City Council members are now calling on Mayor Harry Sidhu to resign, two days after the revelation he is under federal investigation for alleged corruption, partly in connection with the Angel Stadium sale. The city announced Wednesday that Mayor Pro Tem Trevor O’Neil and councilmen Steve Faessel and Jose Diaz have…
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