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Salt Lake City joins push for expansion MLB team

ESPN MLB insider Author of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” A Salt Lake City consortium led by the former owner of the Utah Jazz plans to pursue a Major League Baseball franchise in the coming years, touting the area’s population growth, strong economy and baseball history as draws for a coveted expansion […]

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How to replace a legend (on a rival team): ‘When you have those shoes to fill, it becomes pretty big’

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES, St. Louis Cardinals catching great Yadier Molina was a fixture in an organization known for churning out pitchers and throwing out runners. Over a Hall-of-Fame worthy career, Molina was the most respected player on his team every time he donned the uniform. For the […]

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Pirates SS Cruz fractures ankle in collision

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz left Sunday’s game against the Chicago White Sox with a left leg injury following a collision at home plate. Cruz suffered a fractured ankle during the collision, Pirates manager Derek Shelton said afterward. Cruz was attempting to score from third on a chopper by Ke’Bryan Hayes when Cruz’s leg bent awkwardly beneath him […]

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Verlander targets April return; Mets still cautious

Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher Report Cornell University graduate NEW YORK — The Mets’ rotation should be getting reinforcements soon. Justin Verlander said he expects to return from a muscle strain before the end of April. The righty upped his throwing intensity to 75% on Friday while throwing on the field before New York faced off against the Miami […]

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Five reasons the Astros will repeat as champions — and five teams that can stop them

A Google search for “Houston Astros” and “evil empire” generates more than 1 million results, with headlines such as: “Are the Houston Astros the new evil empire of baseball?” and “Jose Abreu signing helps Astros approach evil empire status” and “The new evil empire: Houston Astros look to erase stain of cheating scandal.” Back in December 2002, then-Boston Red Sox […]

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Nestor Cortes debuts mustache-themed cleats

New York Yankees starter Nestor Cortes is one of the more colorful players in the game — his hesitation windup alone would qualify, but he’s also capable of incredible heads-up plays, like one against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night when he threw out someone at first from behind home plate. Perhaps Cortes’ most distinctive feature is his mustache. In […]

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