5 MLB Players That You Didn't Know Defected From Cuba
In light of the Boston Red Sox signing Cuban outfielder Rusney Castillo to a seven-year, $72.5 million deal, let's take a look at other MLB players who defected from Cuba.
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In light of the Boston Red Sox signing Cuban outfielder Rusney Castillo to a seven-year, $72.5 million deal, let's take a look at other MLB players who defected from Cuba.
Lucas Duda homered twice, drove in a career-high five runs and was involved in the New York Mets' first triple play in over four seasons, allowing a grieving Bartolo Colon to breeze to an 11-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
Pinch-hitter Brian McCann lined a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 Saturday to complete a three-game sweep.
Adrian Gonzalez had the kind of game that has enabled him to drive in 100 or more runs six times in his big league career. And he's closing in on another one.
The New York Yankees have retired four-time World Series champion manager Joe Torre's No. 6.
New York Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild and manager Joe Girardi were pleased with Japanese All-Star's 35-pitch effort Saturday morning.
No celebration is complete without a Gatorade shower.
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Welcome to Yankee Stadium, where security measures now resemble those at the airport. And starting next season, that will be the case at every ballpark in the big leagues.
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The World Series seems almost like an afterthought in national sports coverage. It takes a back seat to the NFL and even college football.
Starlin Castro hit a tie-breaking homer on the first pitch of the ninth inning to lift the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets 2-1 Sunday.
Hiroki Kuroda pitched neatly into the seventh inning, Brett Gardner drove in two runs and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Sunday.
The Rays will send Drew Smyly to the mound in his home debut Saturday when they look to defeat the Yankees for the sixth straight meeting.
Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild said Tanaka looked "fine,'' but that it's "more important how he feels tomorrow.''
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Minutes after he was elected baseball's 10th commissioner, Rob Manfred didn't want to discuss what great issues he expects to take on when he succeeds Selig on Jan. 25.
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Mets brass has gone halfway with Collins, and that beats the heck out of the alternative. But they'll do him an even greater service by actually spending some money this offseason.
Rob Manfred has been elected baseball's 10th commissioner and will succeed Bud Selig in January.
Major League Baseball said Wednesday that the right-hander tested positive for a metabolite of Nandrolone in violation of the Minor League drug prevention and treatment program.
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A Bronx man who says he was violently arrested by the NYPD is now taking legal action.
The Mets snapped their 12-game losing streak Wednesday night, beating the Minnesota Twins 3-2.
D.C. United played the New York Red Bulls to a 4-4 tie on Wednesday night.
Kevin Denkey scored two goals for Cincinnati FC in a 4-4 tie with New York City FC on Wednesday night.
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Scientists say New York's coastal waters are experiencing some of the most severe threats on record, and they're not just environmental.
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Parts of the New York area could see record high temperatures during a summerlike stretch of weather this week.
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Travelers at Newark Airport may have been exposed to an individual with measles, New Jersey health officials warn.
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Rutgers University police say a sexual assault happened in Parking Lot 26 on Bartlett Street just after 5 a.m. on Saturday.
The horse captured on incredible body-cam footage last week of an NYPD mounted officer chasing down a suspected purse snatcher was rescued from slaughter off a racetrack.
The pop-up JBJ Soul Kitchen at the Ocean County Library in Toms River, N.J. will shut down at the end of the month.
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Rex Heuermann admitted in court earlier this month that he strangled all his victims to death, but his ex-wife Asa Ellerup heard his confession prior to his plea.
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler is asking a judge to kick a Democrat off the ballot in the 17th Congressional District, due to alleged fraud.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced thousands of New York City Housing Authority apartments will get upgraded utilities.
New York City Council member Chi Ossé was arrested in Brooklyn Wednesday morning, the NYPD confirmed.
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The 16th Annual Lustgarten Foundation New York City Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Research was held Sunday in Battery Park City.
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Ticketmaster will be rereleasing tickets for Harry Styles' upcoming concerts in New York City that were originally purchased by scalpers, the company says.
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