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    Two baseball fans needed a name for their newborn son. Then Nolan Arenado delivered.

    Months ago, a couple settled on two potential names for their second child — Everlee or Easton. But when their son arrived, those plans went out the window.

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    Red Sox will play in blue and yellow in Boston Marathon tribute this weekend

    The eye-catching look is part of a special Nike series coming to six other teams.

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    Mariners sweep a pair from Orioles at Camden Yards

    Mitch Haniger homers in both games as Baltimore goes 1-6 on homestand.

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    Stephen Strasburg was shelved with right shoulder inflammation. Wander Suero strained his left oblique in a win over the Diamondbacks on Saturday.

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    The Nationals’ bullpen concerns grow as Wander Suero exits early in a win over Arizona

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    Max Scherzer dominates for seven, Kyle Schwarber comes through in ninth to lift Nats

    Max Scherzer throws seven scoreless innings before Kyle Schwarber makes his introduction to Nationals fans with a 463-foot bomb to win the game in the ninth.

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    Hank Aaron’s name will replace a Confederate general’s on an Atlanta school

    Nathan Bedford Forrest also was an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan.

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    Carlos Rodón of the White Sox pitches no-hitter after coming agonizingly close to perfection

    The 28-year-old lefty was two outs from MLB's first perfect game since 2012 when he hit an Indians batter; he settled for the majors' second no-hitter of the season.

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    In the minors, a major change as the Atlantic League plans to move the mound back a foot

    The change is geared toward increasing action on the base paths and cutting down on strikeouts and home runs.

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    Jacob deGrom is one of the unluckiest aces in baseball history

    Since 2018, the Mets are below .500 when one of the best pitching aces in baseball history takes the mound and delivers.

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    Umpire Joe West awarded $500,000 in defamation lawsuit against former player

    Umpire Joe West feared that the comments might keep him from being inducted to the Hall of Fame.

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    A boutique, brainy vision of fantasy baseball, from an Adams Morgan apartment

    A former Silicon Valley programmer reimagined the limits of fantasy baseball — and turned it into his career.

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    Padres’ Joe Musgrove throws first no-hitter in franchise history

    Joe Musgrove, who grew up a Padres fan in San Diego county, was one hit batsman short of a perfect game in the 3-0 win over the Texas Rangers.

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    Umpire admits mistake on hit-by-pitch call that gave Mets walk-off win

    “The guy was hit by the pitch in the strike zone. I should have called him out," home plate umpire Ron Kulpa said of New York's Michael Conforto after the Mets beat the Marlins.

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    Man’s death after taco-eating contest sparks lawsuit against minor league team

    The Fresno Grizzlies are accused of “grossly negligent conduct” in connection with the 2019 amateur competition.

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    The Braves, now without an All-Star Game, stay quiet as chaos stirs around them

    MLB announced last week that it would move the All-Star Game in response to the passage of Georgia’s sweeping voting law. It's heading to Denver, and the Braves are still winless.

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    Here’s what the largest crowd at a U.S. sports event since the pandemic began looked like

    Texas Rangers fans turned out for the home opener at Globe Life Field. Attendees were required to wear masks or face coverings and to practice social distancing at concession stands and on the concourses.

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    Angels’ Shohei Ohtani throws 100 mph and hits monster home run — in the first inning

    The Japanese star became the first pitcher to bat second in his team's order since 1903 and immediately made the move pay off.

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    Big inning helps Orioles finish sweep of Red Sox

    Baltimore scores seven runs in the third inning to back rookie pitcher Bruce Zimmermann

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    MLB’s decision to move All-Star Game from Atlanta has reach, relevance and ramifications

    The move reflects MLB's evolution when it comes to race relations, and shows the American pastime backing a purely American ideal: Democracy

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    MLB will move its All-Star Game out of Atlanta as backlash to Georgia voting law continues

    “Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement.

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    Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera couldn’t see his home run through the snow. So he slid into second base.

    The wildest homer of the MLB season might have been hit by Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera on Opening Day.

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    As baseball tries to return to normal, a reminder of how fragile the season may be

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    Giants pitchers McGee, Webb go on IL after getting vaccine

    San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee and right-hander Logan Webb have gone on the injured list because they’re feeling lingering effects from the COVID-19 vaccine

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    Nats put Strasburg on IL with right shoulder inflammation

    The Washington Nationals have placed right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg on the 10-day injured list because of right shoulder inflammation

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    Yankees’ Jay Bruce, 34, to retire after Sunday’s game

    Jay Bruce is retiring after the New York Yankees’ game against Tampa Bay

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