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Baseball / MLB Sep 27, 2018
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons won't remain in charge after season
John Gibbons wasn't sure he had the energy to oversee a rebuild in Toronto, so he's moving on from his job as manager of the Blue Jays at the end of the season. "We are going to have a new voice. We are going to ...
Baseball / MLB Jul 31, 2018
The Toronto Blue Jays dealt suspended pitcher Roberto Osuna to the Houston Astros on Monday in exchange for three pitchers, including right-hander Ken Giles. The 23-year-old Mexico native is eligible to return on Sunday from a 75-game ban under MLB's domestic violence policy. Jays general manager ...
Baseball / MLB Jul 15, 2018
Xander Bogaerts relaxed to the beat of his favorite walk-up song. Three pitches later, he was stunned by excitement rounding the bases. Bogaerts hit a game-ending grand slam with one out in 10th inning, and J.D. Martinez hit his major league-leading 29th homer to carry ...
Baseball / MLB May 9, 2018
Canadian James Paxton tosses no-hitter for Mariners in Toronto
James Paxton looked up at the 20,000 Canadian fans cheering for him and pointed to the giant maple leaf tattoo on his right forearm. The Big Maple picked the perfect place for the game of his life. Paxton became the first Canadian to pitch a no-hitter ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Mar 26, 2018
Popular former major league infielder Munenori Kawasaki has been released by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and is stepping away, perhaps permanently, from the game because of a nerve disorder, he said Monday. After five years in the North American major and minor leagues, Kawasaki rejoined ...
Baseball / MLB Nov 9, 2017
Former pitcher Roy Halladay flew airplane low before crash, witnesses say
Roy Halladay was flying his tiny sport plane low over the Gulf of Mexico shortly before it slammed into the water and killed the retired star pitcher, witnesses told federal investigators. National Transportation Safety Board Investigator Noreen Price said Wednesday that Halladay's ICON A5 experienced ...
