The 2018 MLB Season is less than 20 days in and the layout of the league is already beginning to take shape. Two teams, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets, are off to hot starts with two of the best records in Major League Baseball. The Red …
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Written and edited by Jordyn Reed and Courtney Mims. “By 1988…I became the country’s second national baseball columnist and we were reinventing the wheel.” A pioneer for women in the sports world and the first female recipient of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award, Claire Smith, has accomplished a great deal …
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On Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Rays won 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox. The Rays jumped out to an early 4-0 lead followed shortly by a solo home run from Carlos Gómez. Blake Snell gave up only 1 hit and 1 run through 6 innings and struck out ten batters. …
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The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins last night after the Marlins led the game twice. Marlins first-baseman Justin Bour smacked two home runs in the 5th and the 7th innings to give the Marlins the lead. Bour’s success at the plate, however, did not push the Marlins past …
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The Boston Red Sox improved their record to an MLB-best 9-1 as they defeated the New York Yankees 14-1. The Red Sox were led by dominant performances from their top two stars, Chris Sale and Mookie Betts. Sale led the Sox on the mound by going 6.0 innings and striking …
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Shohei Ohtani is arguably the best thing to happen to baseball in the last decade. An international superstar who can throw 100 MPH and hit homers halfway to San Francisco is taking the MLB by storm. Ohtani came to the Los Angeles Angels by way of Japan, where he played …
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The New York Mets are gliding through this season, so far. On Monday, New York defeated the Miami Marlins, 4-2, improving their overall record to 8-1. New York needs just one more win to claim the best start in franchise history. https://twitter.com/Mets/status/983546386678472704 New York’s 8-1 starting record matches the 1985 …
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With a 21-minute snow delay on Monday and game time weather of 35 degrees, the snow wasn’t stopping the Tampa Bay Rays (2-8) and the Chicago White Sox (3-6) on Monday. However, maybe the snow was just what the Rays needed to snap a losing streak of eight games. They beat …
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The match-up between the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals was more than the score on the board. The New York Mets are starting off this season strong with a record of 7 and 1. After sweeping the Nationals in a three-game series, the Mets are looking to continue …
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New York Yankees fans thought they were getting an undeniable offensive force who would just add to the already loaded lineup when they acquired Giancarlo Stanton in the offseason. But much to their displeasure, that’s not what they’ve gotten so far this season. Instead of home runs, Stanton continues to pick …
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