Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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It was just a little past 10:30 at the new Yankee Stadium, on Aaron Judge’s side of 161st St., when Judge hit No. 60 to left field off a Pirates reliever named Wil Crowe, and the Stadium, the capital of baseball history, had now seen more. And in this moment, nearly 100 years after Babe…
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The Orioles’ struggles against left-handed pitchers have stumped manager Brandon Hyde. For much of his tenure, Baltimore’s roster has been largely right-handed, meaning his club would have the platoon advantage in those matchups. “I feel like in the past few years,” Hyde said, “that was our best shot.” That led to a reshuffled lineup Tuesday…
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Aaron Judge sheepishly climbed up the stairs for the curtain call and ducked back into the dugout as quickly as he could. The Yankees slugger had just tied Babe Ruth with 60 home runs in the season, becoming one of just three Yankees ever to reach that plateau, one behind the American League and team…
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Home Run No. 1: April 13; vs. Toronto Blue Jays; Yankee Stadium; 5th inning off Jose Berrios (solo). — Final: Blue Jays 6, Yankees 4. No. 2: April 22; vs. Cleveland Guardians; Yankee Stadium; 3rd inning off Eli Morgan (2-run). No. 3: April 22; vs. Cleveland Guardians; Yankee Stadium; 5th innings off Tanner Tully (solo).…
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It took a while, but Harrison Bader made it worth the wait. The center fielder the Yankees acquired at the trade deadline made his debut with the Bombers Tuesday night with two singles and three RBI as the Yankees rallied for a 9-8 win over the Pirates at Yankee Stadium. In his first game since…
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Jalen Hill, a former basketball standout at UCLA and Corona Centennial High, has died. The tragic news was confirmed by Hill’s high school basketball coach Josh Giles, who coached Hill for four years. He was 22 years old. Giles and Hill grew very close during Hill’s time at Centennial. “He lived on the same block…
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He’s one away. Aaron Judge led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a 430-foot shot to left-center field for his 60th home run of the season. Judge tied Babe Ruth’s 1927 record as the Yankees came back against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 9-8 walk-off victory at Yankee Stadium. Judge is one shy…
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LOS ANGELES — During the series in San Francisco last weekend, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he did not expect his team to lower its standard of play despite having clinched a division title so early. And, if there are signs of that happening, “then come talk to me,” he said. Let’s talk. The Dodgers…
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The Guaranteed Rate Field crowd knew the magnitude of the moment as José Abreu faced Emmanuel Clase with the tying run on second in the 10th inning Tuesday. Abreu singled to right-center, scoring Elvis Andrus to give the Chicago White Sox hope in a must-win situation against the Cleveland Guardians. The game went to the…
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