Jen Pawol will make history by becoming the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball game. Here’s a look at other female officials who were the first on the floor, court or the field in prominent men’s leagues.
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Everything to know about the MLB’s ball-strike challenge system at spring training
This spring, MLB players can challenge ball and strike calls. The camera-based system is only an experiment for now — but it has the baseball world wondering where to draw the line with technology.
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Jarren Duran’s 2-run homer lifts American League in All-Star Game
Jarren Duran hit a tie-breaking two-run homer for the American League and was named the most valuable player. Pittsburgh rookie Paul Skenes pitched a hitless first inning for the National League.
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Red Sox surprise with split in Seattle
Baseball can seduce us. We fall in love with a team one day, walk away during a losing streak, and then return for an embrace when things get better. We do it over and over, right? Take the Boston Red Sox. The team that everybody expects to slide to last place in the AL East […]
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Red Sox Had No Choice On Firing Manager
The Boston Red Sox had no choice but to fire manager Alex Cora Tuesday, not after a scathing report from Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred that implicated Cora in a cheating scandal while a bench coach with the Houston Astros in 2017 and not after Astros owner Jim Crane axed his manager A.J. Hinch […]
