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MLB Draft Round 1: Auburn’s Burns goes 36th overall

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Auburn’s Tanner Burns was selected 36th overall in the Competitive Balance Round A by the Cleveland Indians. Burns was previously drafted by the New York Yankees in the 37th round of the 2017 MLB Draft. Last year he struck out 101 batters in 79 2/3 innings. Burns struck out 210 batters in his career, a 2.86 ERA with 14 wins…

MLB Legend Frank Robinson Dies After Battle with Cancer

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Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, has died. He was 83. Robinson had been in hospice care at his home in Bel Air. MLB confirmed his death Thursday. Robinson hit 586 career home runs and won the Triple Crown while leading…

AP: Baseball union fires arbitrator

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that the baseball players’ union has fired arbitrator Fredric Horowitz. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the firing was not publicly announced. Dan Halem, Major League Baseball’s chief legal officer, informed general managers at their meeting this week. The players’ association made the…

Manfred: Tech for mechanical umps could become more feasible

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NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Baseball can envision a day when mechanical umpires could be tested to call balls and strikes. Baseball has used computer systems since 2001 to evaluate ball-strike calls, and umpires responded by gradually realigning their strike zones back toward the rule-book definition. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was asked Wednesday before the NL wild-card game whether…

Twitter to live stream for free 1 MLB, 1 NHL game per week

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Twitter will live stream for free one Major League Baseball game and one NHL game per week under a new deal. The agreement announced Monday will allow viewers to watch games nationally that would normally be available only in the two teams’ home markets. Users will not need to be logged into Twitter to see the…

Chacin pitches into 5th inning, Braves and Rays tie

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) – Jhoulys Chacin pitched 4 2-3 innings in his final spring start Friday and the Atlanta Braves played a split squad of Tampa Bay Rays to a 2-2 exhibition tie. Chacin, Atlanta’s fourth starter, gave up one run on three hits while striking out two. Jeff Francouer and Tyler Flowers drove in the Atlanta runs with singles…

Gallardo is dominating in Orioles’ 6-1 win over Braves

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SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) – Yovani Gallardo allowed one hit in five innings, facing the minimum 15 batters in the Baltimore Orioles’ 6-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. Scheduled to start Baltimore’s second game of the regular season, Gallardo, who entered the game with a frightful 16.88 ERA, needed just 48 pitches to complete five innings. He struck out…

Schuerholz stepping back from day-to-day role with Braves

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ATLANTA (AP) – Longtime Atlanta Braves executive John Schuerholz is stepping back from a day-to-day role with the team. The Braves announced several front-office changes Thursday, including Schuerholz moving from team president to vice chairman. Mike Plant will take over a president in charge of development while Derek Schiller becomes president overseeing business. Braves chairman and CEO Terry McGuirk says…

Nova goes 6, Miller injured in Yankees’ 2-0 win over Braves

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) – Ivan Nova pitched six innings and reliever Andrew Miller left the game after being struck on the right arm by a line drive in the New York Yankees’ 2-0 win Wednesday over the Atlanta Braves. Nova, bidding for the fifth spot in the Yankees rotation, matched the Braves’ Julio Teheran through five innings. The right-hander gave…