Tag: MLB World Series
World Series champion Dodgers to visit White House
WASHINGTON — The Los Angeles Dodgers will visit the White House on Friday to celebrate their first World Series championship in 32 years.
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Mudcat Grant, 1st Black 20-game winner in AL, dies at 85
MINNEAPOLIS — Jim “Mudcat” Grant, the first Black 20-game winner in the American League and a key part of Minnesota's first World Series team...
Kershaw’s strong start gives Dodgers 9-2 win over Astros
HOUSTON — Clayton Kershaw pitched into the eighth inning in his first game against Houston since the 2017 World Series, Justin Turner hit a...
Longtime Pirates 2B Stennett dies at 72 after cancer fight
PITTSBURGH — Rennie Stennett, the sure-handed second baseman who was part of the first all-Black starting lineup in major league history and later helped...
Dodgers’ Seager likely out for a few weeks with broken hand
LOS ANGELES — World Series MVP Corey Seager will miss at least a few weeks for the Los Angeles Dodgers after breaking a bone...
Del Crandall, star Braves catcher and ex-manager, dies at 91
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — Del Crandall, a star catcher who played on two Milwaukee Braves teams that reached the World Series in the 1950s...
Nationals put Juan Soto on IL with strained left shoulder
WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals right fielder Juan Soto went on the 10-day injured list with a strained left shoulder on Tuesday, the latest setback...
Nats put Strasburg on IL with right shoulder inflammation
WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals placed right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg on the 10-day injured list Sunday because of right shoulder inflammation. The move is...
Hinch reflects on Astros sign-stealing scam in return
HOUSTON — Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch reflected on the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal that cost him his job as the team’s manager in...
Dick Stockton wraps up memorable 55-year announcing career
Carlton Fisk retired from baseball in 1993 but the announcer who called his famous World Series home run has only just announced his own.
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