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Trevor Bauer

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MLB places Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer on leave amid investigation

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Major League Baseball placed Trevor Bauer on seven-day administrative leave Friday amid its investigation into sexual assault allegations made against the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, the league announced. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner has denied the allegations, which were made by a woman earlier this year. The woman filed a request for a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Bauer earlier this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Bauer was scheduled to […]

todayJuly 2, 2021 88

Francisco Lindor Indians

MLB News

Mets acquire Lindor, Carrasco in trade

NEW YORK (UPI) -- The Cleveland Indians traded four-time All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor and veteran pitcher Carlos Carrasco to the New York Mets, the teams announced Thursday. The cash-strapped Indians sent Lindor and Carrasco to the Mets in exchange for infielders Andres Gimenez and Amed Rosario, right-handed pitcher Josh Wolf and outfielder Isaiah Green. "These are people we care about, not just players, and guys that loved the organization and have great memories here," Indians president of baseball operations Chris […]

todayJanuary 7, 2021 117

MLB News

VIDEO: This MLB Opening Day essay will bring tears to your eyes

The long postseason wait -- 266 days -- has ended as Major League Baseball has their annual MLB Opening Day games. The season will have an abbreviated 60-game schedule kicking off Thursday evening, as a result. MLB analyst Tom Verducci wrote an essay surrounding MLB Opening Day, with a video release available Thursday with narration from actor Jon Hamm. Transcript: We have missed you dearly.266 days passed since we have seen you. Since Daniel Hudson threw the last pitch past […]

todayJuly 23, 2020 104

MiLB News

Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season due to coronavirus pandemic

NEW YORK (UPI) -- While Major League Baseball prepares to start the 2020 season next month, baseball's minor leagues canceled its seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic. The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, the minor league governing body, made the expected announcement Tuesday. The season's fate was essentially sealed when MLB informed minor league clubs that it would not be providing players to them this season because of the COVID-19 outbreak. It is the first time in the history […]

todayJune 30, 2020 31

MLB News

MLB restart likely to include quirky finishes, underdog contenders

NEW YORK (UPI) -- The 2020 MLB season will be unlike any other when it begins in July after a four-month delay. Quirky rules for extra innings will allow for new excitement, while a shorter season could make underdogs World Series contenders. MLB team owners and players agreed this week to safety protocols for a resumed 2020 season after play was suspended during spring training in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 regular season will start July 23 […]

todayJune 26, 2020 79

MLB News

MLB team owners propose 76-game season; July 4 start unlikely

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Major League Baseball (MLB) team owners made a new proposal to players for a resumed season on Monday with a tentative schedule of 76 games and a July 10 start to the suspended 2020 campaign. Sources told ESPN, The Athletic and MLB Network about the proposal. Players would receive 75 percent of their salaries under the terms of the new plan. The offer likely nixes a previous tentative start date of July 4. Owners had considered […]

todayJune 8, 2020 25

MLB News

MLB cancels June series between Cardinals, Cubs in London

NEW YORK/LONDON (UPI) -- Major League Baseball on Wednesday canceled the 2020 London series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs, which had been scheduled for June, because of the coronavirus pandemic. "We are facing an unprecedented situation and nothing is more important than the health and safety of our players, employees and fans," MLB said in a statement. "We send our best wishes to all individuals and communities that have been impacted by COVID-19." The Cubs and Cardinals […]

todayApril 1, 2020 56

MLB News

Cardinals sign renewal contract for ace Jack Flaherty for 2020 season

ST. LOUIS (Heartland Newsfeed/Ambush Sports) — Starting pitcher Jack Flaherty has been renewed for the 2020 season with the St. Louis Cardinals, according to a press release Sunday. MLB sources stated in an interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Flaherty will earn $604,500 in 2020, although the Cardinals organization did not officially release any financial terms. Under team policy, if the club has to renew a contract, a player’s salary is reduced by $10,000. That penalty was offset by a $10,000 […]

todayMarch 8, 2020 34

MLB News

Yankees, All-Star pitcher Cole ink $324 million deal over nine seasons

NEW YORK (UPI) -- All-Star free agent pitcher Gerrit Cole is set to join the New York Yankees with a record-setting $324 million contract. MLB.com, ESPN and The Athletic reported the nine-year pact includes a full no-trade clause and sets new records for total contract value for a free agent pitcher and average annual value for any free agent, at $36 million per season. The $324 million pact eclipsed the seven-year, $245 million contract Stephen Strasburg signed Monday with the […]

todayDecember 11, 2019 73

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