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The ceremonial first pitch of a baseball game is always a big moment, especially when celebrities are involved. When a celebrity’s first pitch goes woefully wrong, it’s all the more memorable. Here are the 10 worst first pitches ever by some of pop culture’s most recognizable names: 1 Anthony Fauci Washington Nationals vs. New York …
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Robinson Cano will open the season batting sixth. The 37-year-old gets the Opening Day start at second base against the Braves, the Mets announced. Cano had previously been featured hitting third in the lineup throughout intrasquad scrimmages and exhibition games in summer camp. Pete Alonso will hit third in the opener, however. Cano mainly hit …
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Four years ago, Mookie Betts said he would never kneel during the national anthem because of his father, Willie, an Air Force veteran who served in Vietnam. The 27-year-old’s stance has changed. Right before his first official game with the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday night, Betts took a knee during the anthem. Nearly every player …
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MLB and the players’ union have agreed to expand the playoffs for the modified 2020 season, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed Thursday. The agreement expands the postseason field to 16 teams and pertain to just the 2020 playoffs. Players will receive $50 million in exchange for the expanded playoff format. There’s a possibility there will …
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It’s another step in Greg Bird’s downfall. The former heralded Yankees prospect did not make the Texas Rangers’ Opening Day 30-man roster after hitting just .152 in 46 intrasquad at bats during spring training 2.0. Once expected to become the next franchise first baseman in the Bronx, Bird now finds himself with the practice squad …
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The 2020 baseball season, if it finishes, will go down as The Year of the Pandemic. The Year of the Sprint. The Year of the Unseemly Battle Over Finances. The Year of the Ace? Hard to see it. Except for one timeless reality: Whichever team’s pitchers throw like aces in October, those guys possess an …
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Fox will utilize virtual fans for its MLB game broadcasts beginning Saturday. The use of augmented reality is designed to make viewers feel as if telecasts are as normal as possible, despite the ongoing pandemic that has left ballparks empty. “The original concept sounds like something that would never even happen — pie in the …
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This promises to be a baseball season like we’ve never seen before. A 60-game sprint rather than our preferred 162-game marathon. Empty stadiums with cardboard cutouts where fans should be and masked managers in the dugouts. That’s the impact of COVID-19 on Major League Baseball. It’s dramatically changed the national pastime, for at least this …
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Pent-up demand for sports is translating into major advertising bucks, according to Fox, which is kicking off baseball season with its first-ever-triple header on Saturday. The advertising inventory for the nine-hour block of games is sold out, Fox’s head of sports sales, Seth Winter, told Bloomberg Wednesday. This includes a fourth “nightcap” game that airs …
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When the coronavirus shut down spring training on March 12 the Yankees were the favorites to win the AL East despite not having Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Hicks and Luis Severino for the scheduled March 26 start of the regular season. Now with a 60-game schedule beginning Thursday in Washington against the defending World …
The ceremonial first pitch of a baseball game is always a big moment, especially when celebrities are involved. When a celebrity’s first pitch goes woefully wrong, it’s all the more memorable. Here are the 10 worst first pitches ever by some of pop culture’s most recognizable names: 1 Anthony Fauci Washington Nationals vs. New York …
