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This week’s baseball quiz: Time to do ‘the hustle’

Some White Sox might be slowing down, but the quizmaster knows only one speed

Chicago Sun-Times

Max Fried shuts down Reds, Braves offense surges late

CINCINNATI — Max Fried shut down the Reds and the Braves’ offense exploded late as Atlanta beat Cincinnati, 9-1, in Friday’s series opener.

Tribune News Service

Peter Angelos built an empire of Orioles baseball, law and Baltimore real estate. Will a family feud break up the kingdom?

BALTIMORE — It is an empire built piece by piece, but reaching expansively across the Baltimore area and beyond — through real estate that includes a downtown landmark and a renowned horse farm, to an aggressive law firm that won billions of dollars for workers harmed by asbestos and smokers…

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Murderer put victim in 'unimaginable fear'

A NSW man was the subject of an apprehended violence order when he used a baseball bat and knife to murder his ex-partner.

AAP

Cubs players, manager react to Rob Manfred’s MLB robo-ump plans

Cubs catcher Yan Gomes, who is opposed to an automated strike zone, says the “best thing in baseball” is the human element.

Chicago Sun-Times

Braves’ Ronald Acuña leads NL in voting, will start All-Star Game

PHILADELPHIA — Major League Baseball on Thursday announced that Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña finished as the top vote-getter for the National League in the first phase of voting for the July 19 All-Star Game. This means Acuña will have a starting spot for the NL team, managed by Brian Snitker.

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MLB thinks ‘robo-umps’ could automate pitch counts by 2024

It's part of a broader shift to speed up the pace of the game and draw in more viewers for a league that's been in steep decline.

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Fantasy Baseball Closer Report and Bullpen Depth Chart

Closers are dropping like flies, so move fast on those emerging to take over.

Sports Illustrated

Rockford Peaches — 30 years after ‘A League of Their Own’ — live on in a new series: ‘We didn’t know we were part of something bigger’

CHICAGO — For many of the women and girls playing baseball this summer, the Rockford Peaches — a team that hasn’t played in more than 60 years — remain a source of inspiration. One of the original four teams in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), the Peaches won…

Chicago Tribune

Rockford Peaches — 30 years after ‘A League of Their Own’ — live on in a new series: ‘We didn’t know we were part of something bigger’

Chicago Tribune

You can still buy the sell out Stranger Things Hellfire Club baseball shirt

The baseball shirt is a massive sell-out thanks to Stranger Things fans but there are a few places where you can still get one

Liverpool Echo

MLB may introduce robot umpires with an automated ball-strike zone by 2024

Baseball fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see robot umps.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Zack Greinke pitches gem, helps Royals beat Rangers in milestone game

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals right-hander Zack Greinke noted last year that the only milestones he cares about involve his hitting, but with the universal designated hitter, his dreams of being a 10-10 guy — a pitcher who hits 10 home runs and steals 10 bases during a career in…

Tribune News Service

Rays partners sue principal owner Stuart Sternberg again, alleging ‘fraudulent’ control of team

TAMPA, Fla. — For the third time in just over a year, a group of minority partners in the Tampa Bay Rays have sued principal owner Stuart Sternberg, alleging he “wrongfully and surreptitiously” transferred control of the team to his own company without those partners’ knowledge.

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Los Angeles Times

MLB's All-Star Game thank you to L.A.: $6 million for the community

LOS ANGELES — In 2020, when the pandemic forced postponement of the All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers and Major League Baseball nonetheless honored a commitment to deliver almost $2 million worth of community benefits.

Sports Illustrated

Kinsler to Manage Team Israel at 2023 World Baseball Classic

The four-time MLB All-Star played for Israel in the Tokyo Games.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Most career home runs in high school baseball history

A historical Home Run Derby

The Independent UK

St. Pete mayor reopens talks on future of Rays stadium site

The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games

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Sports Illustrated

Manfred Said It’s ‘Ridiculous’ People Think He Hates Baseball

He touched on some of the criticisms and hate he has gotten recently.

Sports Illustrated

Freddie Freeman’s Love for Atlanta Shouldn’t Alienate Los Angeles

He is an emotional guy who cares deeply about his organization. Isn’t that what fans want from a star player?

Newsday

Carlos Carrasco, Mets pummeled by Astros

NEW YORK — The first round of boos was directed toward Jose Altuve, a face of the 2017 Astros, the most reviled team in recent baseball history, when he stepped to the plate to begin the game Tuesday night.

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Yankees' Judge says he didn’t mean to call himself ‘best player on the team’

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge may be the best player in baseball and there would be little argument against it, but the Yankees slugger did not mean to say that. He is human after all and just got a little tongue-tied on Sunday.

Sports Illustrated

Senate Judiciary Committee Questions MLB’s Antitrust Exemption

The letter by the Judiciary Committee marks the first substantial step taken by the federal government to question the legality of MLB’s exemption.

AAP

Teen dealer threatened by bat-wielding man

Deepak Chandra Sharma hid in bushes before emerging with a baseball bat in a violent robbery of a 19-year-old drug dealer in Brisbane, a court has heard.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: How Tony La Russa and David Ross are trying to change the script during Chicago’s summer of baseball discontent

It hasn’t exactly been the best of times for Tony La Russa and David Ross, the two baseball managers in a baseball town.

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