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Meet the Hoo Lee Gans! Giants fans help Korean star Jung Hoo Lee feel at home with fan group

Meet the Hoo Lee Gans! Giants fans help Korean star Jung Hoo Lee feel at home with fan group

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jung Hoo Lee has sparked something special with San Francisco Giants fans — we're talking hair-on-fire levels of excitement.
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Smith-Shawver shines again with 6 strong innings as Braves beat Nationals 5-2 to win series

Smith-Shawver shines again with 6 strong innings as Braves beat Nationals 5-2 to win series

ATLANTA (AP) — AJ Smith-Shawver allowed only two hits and no earned runs in six strong innings, Nick Allen drove in a run with two hits and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Thursday.
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Twins send struggling starting pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson to Triple-A

Twins send struggling starting pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson to Triple-A

BALTIMORE (AP) — The surging Minnesota Twins sent struggling pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday.
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Manny Machado's 2 1/2-week hitting streak is keeping Padres among baseball's best

Manny Machado's 2 1/2-week hitting streak is keeping Padres among baseball's best

SAN DIEGO (AP) — After the surging Padres' latest victory, Manny Machado tried to catch the end of a victory by San Diego FC, the expansion MLS club in which he's a founding partner and investor.
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Former infielder Rich Rollins, an All-Star for the Twins in 1962, dies at age 87

Former infielder Rich Rollins, an All-Star for the Twins in 1962, dies at age 87

CLEVELAND (AP) — Rich Rollins, an infielder whose decade-long big league career included All-Star honors for the Minnesota Twins in 1962, died Tuesday. He was 87. Rollins' death was confirmed by the Twins and Cleveland Guardians.
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Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe and politics: Baseball and the real world collide more often than we think

Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe and politics: Baseball and the real world collide more often than we think

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The legends of pastoral fields. The detailed history and meticulous attention to continuity. The sight of kids playing ball. The hush that descends when you walk into the Hall of Fame.
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The Reds pay tribute to Pete Rose a day after he was posthumously reinstated by MLB

The Reds pay tribute to Pete Rose a day after he was posthumously reinstated by MLB

CINCINNATI (AP) — Pete Rose was celebrated by the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night, a day after baseball’s career hits leader was posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s permanent ineligibility list.
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Alejandro Kirk's improved bat speed paying off with improved results at the plate

Alejandro Kirk's improved bat speed paying off with improved results at the plate

TORONTO — Physics is at the heart of baseball. Take a 96.9 m.p.h. fastball from Ryan Pepiot, add Alejandro Kirk's bat moving at 75.1 m.p.h.
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Braves bring 2-1 series lead over Nationals into game 4

Washington Nationals (18-26, fourth in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (21-22, third in the NL East) Atlanta; Thursday, 12:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Trevor Williams (2-4, 5.88 ERA, 1.
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Reds bring 3-game losing streak into matchup against the White Sox

Chicago White Sox (14-29, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (20-24, fourth in the NL Central) Cincinnati; Thursday, 12:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Bryse Wilson (0-1, 4.88 ERA, 1.
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