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4 storylines to watch for Major League Baseball’s opening day
By: Becky Sullivan | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Put on your ballcap, get out your mitt and grab some Cracker Jack: It’s MLB opening day! Major League Baseball’s 2023 season begins Thursday with quicker games,… Read More
MLB and players agree to a new labor contract, paving the way to a full 2022 season
By: Jonathan Franklin | NPR
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Updated March 10, 2022 at 4:48 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have reached a tentative agreement Thursday on a new collective… Read More
No Opening Day at Ohio’s MLB ballparks, but the minor leagues will still play ball
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — While the major leagues won’t be playing ball on Opening Day March 31 because talks have broken down between the MLB and the players… Read More
Cleveland Will Play Its Last Home Baseball Game Under The Current Name
By: L. Carol Ritchie | NPR
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CLEVELAND (NPR) — Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will take home field for the last time under its current name this afternoon. The team has been known as the Cleveland… Read More
Joe Rock’s Journey From Viking, To Bobcat, To The Colorado Rockies
By: Bryan Kurp
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Former Ohio pitcher Joe Rock heard his name called 68th overall in this summer’s Major League Baseball Draft. Rock is the highest-drafted left-handed pitcher in program… Read More
Cleveland’s MLB Team Changes Its Name To Guardians After Years Of Backlash
By: Sharon Pruitt-Young | NPR
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CLEVELAND (NPR) — Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team has changed its name to the Guardians, ridding itself of a previous name that many found highly offensive. The team announced the name change… Read More
Joe Rock(ies): Colorado Selects Bobcat Ace Pitcher In MLB Draft
By: Bryan Kurp
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An Ohio University Baseball ace is going to play professionally. The Colorado Rockies drafted left-hander Joe Rock as the 68th overall draft pick in the Competitive Balance… Read More
Joe Morgan, Big Red Machine Hall of Famer, Dies At 77
By: Joe Kay | AP
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Morgan, the Hall of Fame second baseman who became the sparkplug of the Big Red Machine and the prototype for baseball’s artificial turf era, has died…. Read More
Reds Player Tests Positive, 2 Games With Pirates Postponed
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) — The last two games of a series between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh have been called off because a Reds player tested positive for COVID-19. Major League Baseball is… Read More
America’s Favorite Pastime Is Back — And Some Wish It Would Just Hurry Up!
By: Tom Goldman | NPR
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As baseball tries to appeal to a younger audience, there’s concern the long game times may drive away that demographic. So MLB is experimenting with speeding games up and eliminating downtime.