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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 14, 2022
MLB's playoff series set to swap cities in drama packed weekend
It will be the Phillies' first home playoff game since 2011 when they ultimately fell in five games in the NLDS to the St. Louis Cardinals.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 6, 2022
Fan who caught Aaron Judge's record-setting home run unsure about plans
The Dallas man who caught v 's American League record-breaking 62nd home run ball on Tuesday night said he has not decided what to do with the historic souvenir.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 5, 2022
All rise! Yankees' Aaron Judge becomes AL's new home run king
The popular outfielder clobbered a first-inning offering from Texas right-hander Jesus Tinoco over the left field wall to etch his name into the history books
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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 30, 2022
Yankees' Aaron Judge poised to make history in the Bronx in home run race
While Judge is exceedingly unlikely to break the overall mark, his run for the American League record has nonetheless created a compelling storyline.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 29, 2022
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge connects on 61st home run to tie American League record
Judge had been stuck on 60 home runs after failing to homer in seven straight games and 33 at bats.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 28, 2022
Yankees clinch AL East as Aaron Judge's home run record chase stalls
Despite scoring twice in the win off four walks, the Yankees slugger was unable to equal the American League single-season mark of 61 set in 1961 by Roger Maris.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 23, 2022
Yankees' Aaron Judge captivates baseball with home run pursuit
The debate over who should win American League MVP between Judge and Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani has also invigorated a sport slumping in popularity.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 22, 2022
Yankees Aaron Judge on the brink of MLB history after 60th homer
The feat came in his 147th game of the campaign, which puts him on pace for 66 homers for the entire season.
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Sep 15, 2022
A sports media empire runs on ‘good vibes only’
As Jomboy Media has grown, the startup has kept up the positivity and energy that made them popular in the first place.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 30, 2022
Aroldis Chapman optimistic he'll be back after 'scary' infection
The Yankees had placed Chapman on the 15-day injured list on Saturday thanks to the infection, which set in after he had a portrait of his sister inked on his left calf the previous weekend.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 31, 2022
Yankees' Aaron Judge becomes second-fastest to 200 career home runs
Judge's 364-foot, two-run blast made him the first Yankee to hit 42 home runs before Aug. 1 — breaking a tie with the legendary Babe Ruth, who hit 41 through July 31 in 1928.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 20, 2022
Giancarlo Stanton takes MVP honors as American League wins MLB All-Star Game
Stanton, who has 24 homers in the first half of the season, belted a 457-foot game-tying two-run home run off Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin in the top of the fourth.
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BASEBALL / MLB
May 24, 2022
Yankees' Josh Donaldson suspended for incident with Tim Anderson
The Yankees third baseman called the Orioles shortstop 'Jackie,' a reference to Jackie Robinson, during Saturday's game, leading to a bench-clearing incident between the two teams.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 29, 2022
A pitching contortionist bends his way into shape
Ignoring the routines and patterns of a normal pitcher has allowed the Yankees' Nestor Cortes to become the unlikeliest of breakout stars.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 20, 2021
Yankees bring back manager Aaron Boone on a new contract
Boone will receive a three-year deal with an option after leading the Yankees to the postseason in each of his four seasons in New York, the team announced Tuesday.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 4, 2021
Yankees and Red Sox clinch AL's final wild-card spots
The final day of a 162-game, six-month marathon began with four teams all in contention for two American League wild-card spots.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 1, 2021
Shohei Ohtani steals home as Angels send Yankees to fourth straight loss
The hero of the night for the Angels was journeyman reliever Jake Petricka, whose eighth-inning performance helped Los Angeles hang on victory.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 14, 2021
MLB will return to 'Field of Dreams' in 2022
'I think the reception that this event has received has been so positive that we will be back,' MLB Commissioner Manfred said.
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BASEBALL / MLB
May 20, 2021
Yankees' Corey Kluber stops Rangers to join no-hit parade
It was the second no-no in two days after the Detroit Tigers' Spencer Turnbull accomplished the feat against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Feb 1, 2021
Masahiro Tanaka's return to Rakuten benefits both sides
With the return of its former ace, the Tohoku team gets a player who can help win games on the field and comes with a massive amount of star power.

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