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Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco placed on indefinite administrative leave

CNN  —  Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was placed on indefinite administrative leave on Tuesday. Major League Baseball (MLB)…

Offseason substitute teacher pitches 7 shutout innings for MLB-best Atlanta Braves

CNN  —  Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Allan Winans tossed seven shutout innings in the team’s 21-3 win against the New…

Bench-clearing fight during White Sox-Guardians game leads to MLB suspensions

CNN  —  Major League Baseball suspended Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson and Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez Monday…

Toronto Blue Jays drop pitcher Anthony Bass following anti-LGBTQ comments

CNN  —  The Toronto Blue Jays have designated pitcher Anthony Bass for assignment following an anti-LGBTQ post the 35-year-old shared…

MLB postpones games as wildfire smoke continues to wreak havoc on US sports

CNN  —  A string of sports games and practices have been postponed as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to choke…

New York Yankees host Chicago White Sox in smoke-shrouded game following Canadian wildfires

CNN  —  In a scene eerily similar to that of a post-apocalyptic movie, the New York Yankees hosted the Chicago…

Nevada governor announces tentative plan to bring the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas

CNN  —  Nevada governor Joe Lombardo announced a tentative agreement on Wednesday with the Oakland Athletics and local and state…

Liam Hendriks returns to the mound after cancer battle

CNN  —  Chicago White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks returned to baseball on Monday night after a battle with cancer. At…

Vida Blue, 3-time World Series champion and AL MVP, dies at age 73

CNN  —  Vida Blue, former American League MVP and three-time World Series champion with the Oakland Athletics, died Saturday at…

Oakland Athletics’ announcer suspended indefinitely after using racial slur

CNN  —  Oakland Athletics announcer Glen Kuiper has been suspended indefinitely after using a racial slur during the team’s pre-game…