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A’s announcer sorry after apparent racial slur

The Oakland Athletics said they are “working to address the situation” after play-by-play announcer Glen Kuiper apologized on the air for appearing to use a racial slur during a pregame segment before Friday’s game at the Kansas City Royals. Kuiper appeared to say the slur on NBC Sports California when he referred to a visit to the Negro Leagues Baseball […]

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How mariachi culture in MLB features beyond Cinco de Mayo

Mariachi music blared between innings at Alfredo Harp Helu Stadium last weekend as the San Diego Padres swept the San Francisco Giants during the two-game Mexico City Series. The festive sights and sounds were fitting, given the series marked MLB’s first trek to Mexico since 2019. North of the border, Major League stadiums experience similar scenes during festivities for Cinco […]

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Former Mets star Harvey ends ‘dream’ career

Veteran pitcher Matt Harvey, who lit up New York under his “Dark Knight” moniker while briefly shining for the Mets, announced his retirement from baseball Friday. Harvey addressed his decision in an Instagram post, sharing a photo from an April 2013 appearance with the Mets and discussing how he “pitched to win. To fire up my team and more importantly, […]

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Negro Leagues Museum eyes new $25M facility

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is embarking on a fundraising campaign to raise $25 million for a new building to house its education center and what has become one of the world’s unique collections of baseball memorabilia. Museum president Bob Kendrick said the “Pitch for the Future” campaign is designed to lead to a new 30,000-square […]

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Verlander, Scherzer returning for Mets in Detroit

DETROIT — New York Mets star pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are returning to the mound, perhaps fittingly in Detroit against a team they helped have its last run of success. “It’s funny how baseball works,” Verlander said Tuesday, surrounded by Detroit and New York-area reporters at Comerica Park. The 40-year-old Verlander is scheduled to make his Mets debut […]

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Sources: Harper OK’d 159 days after TJ surgery

ESPN MLB insider Author of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Two-time MVP Bryce Harper was cleared to return to play barely five months after undergoing reconstructive surgery on his throwing elbow and is expected to rejoin the Philadelphia Phillies at designated hitter Tuesday against the Dodgers, sources familiar with the situation told […]

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