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11:54 PM ET Benches cleared on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park in Houston after the sixth inning of a highly anticipated matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros. The tension was rooted in Joe Kelly‘s erratic bottom of the sixth, in which he threw a 3-0 fastball behind Alex Bregman and nearly
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3:17 PM ET Major League Baseball has postponed all of the Miami Marlins‘ games through Sunday after the team’s recent coronavirus outbreak. MLB announced that Miami’s next six games, starting with Tuesday night’s home game against the Baltimore Orioles, have been postponed, citing the belief that “it is most prudent to allow the Marlins time
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8:43 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The Marlins‘ coronavirus outbreak could endanger the Major League Baseball season, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday, although he doesn’t believe games need to stop now. More than a dozen Marlins players and staff members tested positive for COVID-19, stranding the team in Philadelphia and raising anew questions about
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9:18 AM ET The Miami Marlins‘ home opener against the Baltimore Orioles Monday night has been canceled, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan, as coronavirus cases continue to pop up among the team. The Marlins remain in Philadelphia and continue to undergo testing after their weekend series there. Eight more players and two coaches with the
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4:36 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco started again. His inspiring comeback from cancer is complete. More than a year since being stricken with leukemia, Carrasco struck out 10 in six-plus innings and Jose Ramirez homered twice as the Cleveland Indians clobbered the Kansas City Royals 9-2 on Sunday to win two of
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7:30 AM ET Bradford Doolittle Close ESPN Staff Writer Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association David Schoenfield Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com
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2:45 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN We dipped our toes into the waters of the 2020 baseball season with two games on Thursday. On Friday, we dove in headfirst with 14 contests — the first time since the regular season ended on Sept. 29, 2019, that we had coast-to-coast baseball. That was 299 days ago, and
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11:26 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — From All-Star MVP to ace, and Shane Bieber‘s only getting better. Bieber struck out 14 over six scoreless innings in a historic outing as the Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 in their delayed home opener on Friday night. The 25-year-old passed Bob Gibson and Lon
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12:21 PM ET ESPN News Services The displaced Toronto Blue Jays will play the majority of their home games in Buffalo, New York, this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, the team announced Friday. The Blue Jays will play at Sahlen Field, home of the team’s Triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons. “We are extremely grateful to
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6:19 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was put on the 10-day injured list because of stiffness in his back and will not make his scheduled start in Thursday’s Opening Day game against the San Francisco Giants, the team announced. The Dodgers recalled right-hander Dustin May, who will make the
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