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50 years after historic homer, Henry Aaron to get HOF statue
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will memorialize Henry Aaron with a statue in Cooperstown, N.Y., making the announcement on the 50th anniversary of his historic home run No. 715.,It was April 8, 1974, that Aaron, playing for the Braves, broke Babe Ruth's longstanding homer record with ...
Dodgers open series vs. Twins, hope to shake off ugly loss
The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to bounce back from a lopsided loss when they open a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins on Monday night in Minneapolis. ,Los Angeles is coming off an 8-1, three-error defeat to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. The game was interrupted by rain, and sloppy condition...
Blue Jays look to wake up sleepy bats in home opener vs. Mariners
Following a season-opening 10-game trip, the Toronto Blue Jays are ready to return to their remodeled home.,Monday night's game against the Seattle Mariners will be the first at Rogers Centre since a nearly-$400 million renovation in the offseason, turning a multi-purpose stadium into a ballpark. Fi...
Home runs help Red Sox ring up 12-2 win over Angels
Tanner Houck threw six scoreless innings and was backed by an offense that hit four home runs as the Boston Red Sox cruised to a 12-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., in the rubber match of a three-game series. ,Houck (2-0) logged six scoreless innings in h...
Red Sox welcome Orioles in long-awaited home opener
The Boston Red Sox began their season with seven victories during a 10-game road trip, and they'll try to build on that momentum when they play their home opener against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday afternoon.,Boston has displayed power at the plate (13 home runs) and strong starting pitching du...
Diamondbacks SS Geraldo Perdomo to have knee surgery
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo will undergo surgery on Monday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.,Perdomo was placed on the 10-day injured list prior to Sunday's game against the host Atlanta Braves.,"It's definitely a blow to this team but we've got to find a way to overcom...
Royals sweep White Sox, who fall to 1-8 to start season
MJ Melendez and Hunter Renfroe homered, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 5-3 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon, completing a four-game series sweep.,Melendez's third homer of the season -- and of the series -- gave the Royals a 4-3 lead in the seventh. Melendez collected...
Marlins pour it on Cardinals to notch first victory of 2024
Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Nick Gordon hit three-run homers in the first inning as the visiting Miami Marlins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3 Sunday for their first victory of the season.,Jake Burger and Josh Bell each drove in two runs and Luis Arraez went 4-for-5 with three runs for the Marlins, ...
Cubs take advantage of sloppy Dodgers for rain-soaked win
Michael Busch hit a three-run double, Shota Imanaga pitched four shutout innings and the host Chicago Cubs capitalized on the Los Angeles Dodgers' sloppy defense to win 8-1 on Sunday in a game that included a three-hour rain delay.,Cody Bellinger added a solo home run for the Cubs, who took advantag...
Pirates edge Orioles on wild play in bottom of ninth
The host Pittsburgh Pirates plated a pair of runs thanks to an error on the final play of the game to come away with a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.,With Baltimore up 2-1, Ke'Bryan Hayes and Jack Suwinski opened the bottom of the ninth with singles, putting runners at t...
MacKenzie Gore, Nationals hold off Phillies
Washington starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore limited the Philadelphia Phillies to two runs in 5 2/3 innings as the host Nationals held on for a 3-2 victory on Sunday afternoon.,The go-ahead run came on Riley Adams' sacrifice fly in the fifth inning. Three relievers combined on 3 1/3 hitless innings.,E...
Athletics capture series with Tigers behind Zack Gelof's big day
Zack Gelof had four hits, including a three-run homer and an RBI triple, as the visiting Oakland Athletics downed the Detroit Tigers 7-1 on Sunday afternoon.,Gelof scored three times, while Abraham Toro added two hits, two runs and an RBI as the A's won the last two games of the three-game series.,O...
Fresh off no-hitter, Astros' Ronel Blanco aims to subdue Rangers
Houston Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco is making a strong argument to stay in the starting rotation after Justin Verlander and Jose Urquidy return from the injured list.,Blanco (1-0, 0.00 ERA) is set to make his first start since he threw the 17th no-hitter in franchise history when the Astros con...
Yankees' Gerrit Cole set to begin throwing this week
New York Yankees ace right-hander Gerrit Cole will start playing catch this week as he continues to rehab his ailing right elbow.,Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Sunday that Cole could begin throwing Monday or Tuesday.,The team placed Cole on the 60-day injured list prior to Opening Day d...
Giancarlo Stanton hits slam, Yanks top Jays to move to 8-2
Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam in the third inning as the host New York Yankees continued their hot start with an 8-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.,After going 82-80 last season, the Yankees are off to an 8-2 start. It is their best 10-game start since the pandemic 2020...
Guardians-Twins game postponed; DH set for Aug. 9
Sunday's game between the Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins was postponed due to inclement weather in the Minneapolis area.,The game was scheduled to be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Aug. 9. ,Cleveland extended its winning streak to four games by capturing the first two contes...
Cubs place RHP Julian Merryweather on 15-day IL
The Chicago Cubs will miss a key bullpen component for at least a couple of weeks, placing right-handed reliever Julian Merryweather on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Saturday, with a right shoulder strain.,In a corresponding move, the Cubs recalled right-handed reliever Daniel Palencia fro...
Sonny Gray to make debut with Cardinals on Tuesday
Right-hander Sonny Gray will make his debut as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.,The right-hander, who signed a three-year, $75 million free-agent deal in the offseason, opened the season on the injured list with a right hamstring strain.,Manager Oliver Marmol said Gray, 34, will be on...
Nationals P Stephen Strasburg retires: 'I left it all out there'
Stephen Strasburg announced his retirement from baseball on Sunday after a 13-season career with the Washington Nationals that was marred by devastating injuries.,Strasburg, 35, was a three-time All-Star and part of the franchise's only championship team in 2019. He was named MVP of the World Series...
Braves place P Spencer Strider on 15-day IL, recall P Allan Winans
The Atlanta Braves placed Spencer Strider on the 15-day injured list on Sunday, one day after announcing the star right-hander has an ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his pitching elbow.,In a corresponding move, the Braves recalled right-hander Allan Winans from Triple-A Gwinnett. ,Winans, 28, co...