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Fit for a swing: Meet the new DHs of the National League

BY MIKE FITZPATRICK AP BASEBALL WRITER The minute word leaked that the designated hitter was coming to the…

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League was one saving grace… East Tennessee High School Baseball League salvaged summer for baseball fans

BY IVAN SANDERS STAR SPORTS EDITOR ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com     If there was one saving grace during the summer months…

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Freeman prayed ‘Please don’t take me’ during COVID-19 fight

BY CHARLES ODUM AP SPORTS WRITER ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman doesn’t know if he has time to…

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Pandemic MLB exhibition games have make-it-up-as-you-go feel

BY JOSH DUBOW AP SPORTS WRITER A seventh-inning stretch without fans at Yankee Stadium was far from the…

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Broken bats: NL pitchers ponder season with no swings

BY MIKE FITZPATRICK AP BASEBALL WRITER Three or four hours before a National League game, they’d be cackling…

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AL East Preview Capsules

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Capsules of American League East teams, listed in order of finish last year: ___…

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AL Central Preview Capsules

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Capsules of American League Central teams, listed in order of finish last year: ___…

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AL West Preview Capsules

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Capsules of American League West teams, listed in order of finish last year: ___…

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Ballparks to use crowd noise from video game during season

BY JOE REEDY AP SPORTS WRITER Big league players will still hear the roar of the crowd even…

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After beating cancer, Hill won’t let COVID-19 stop him

BY DAVE SKRETTA AP SPORTS WRITER KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Not long ago, Tim Hill was wrapping…