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MLB Roundup: Royals Erase 6-run Deficit, Stun Angels

Samad Taylor’s first major league hit lifted the Kansas City Royals to a 10–9 walk-off, come-from-behind win over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Saturday afternoon. Making his major league debut, Taylor delivered a one-out single to deep center field as the Royals scored twice in the ninth, overcoming a six-run deficit. Bobby Witt Jr….


LA Dodgers Flip-Flop on Including Nun-Mocking Drag Group in Pride Night Festivities

Despite outrage by some fans, the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team has reaffirmed an invitation to the drag ensemble Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to perform at its Pride Night game on June 16. The Dodgers announced the drag group’s appearance, then canceled the appearance after public pressure. The MLB team now has canceled the cancelation…


MLB Roundup: Braves Complete Series Win Over Mets

Michael Harris II drove in the go-ahead run with a seeing-eye double in the seventh inning to send the Atlanta Braves to a 3–2 win over the visiting New York Mets on Thursday. The victory gave the Braves a 3–1 series win and cut the Mets’ lead in the National League East to 3 1/2…


MLB Roundup: Cubs Defeat Reds in Field of Dreams Game

Nick Madrigal singled three times and drove in a run, and starter Drew Smyly tossed five shutout innings to lead the Chicago Cubs past the Cincinnati Reds 4–2 in the second annual Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa. Smyly (5–6) struck out a season-high nine batters in working out of jams in each of…


MLB Roundup: Dodgers Win Season-High 10Th Straight Game

Max Muncy, Chris Taylor and Joey Gallo hit home runs Wednesday and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their season-best winning streak to 10 games with an 8–5 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins. Trea Turner and Will Smith also had RBI hits as the Dodgers improved to 13–4 in interleague play this season. Los Angeles…


Cubs, Reds to Play at Iowa’s ‘Field of Dreams’

David Bell’s grandfather, father and brother played in the majors. Bell spent 12 years in the big leagues himself and worked as a coach and front office executive before taking over as manager of the Cincinnati Reds. So yeah, ” Field of Dreams,” a movie about family and baseball, hits a little differently for him….


COVID-19 Vaccinations Add New Twist to MLB Trade Deadline

PHOENIX—This is always a stressful time of year for Major League Baseball’s 30 general managers, who are evaluating talent, juggling financial implications and trying to figure out ways to make their teams better as Tuesday’s trade deadline approaches. Now there’s another factor in the wheeling-and-dealing calculus—COVID-19 vaccination status. “It’s certainly one of the things that’s…


MLB Talks Continue While Pre-Season on Hold

After two and one-half months of stalemate, Major League Baseball (MLB) Owners and the Players Union made some concessions in negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). It was the ninth straight day of discussion and 16 hours of discussion Monday through the night giving way to the owners extended the deadline to Tuesday 5 p.m….


No Deal; MLB Season Postponed After Failed Negotiations

Update: MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced following the 5 p.m. deadline that the owners of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the players union were unable to come to an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and ceased negotiations. As of now, spring training is suspended, alongside a minimum of the first two regular-season series….