Major League Baseball got the full NASCAR experience in its trip to Bristol Motor Speedway, and that meant a rain delay dragging down the audience. The Braves-Reds MLB Speedway Classic from Bristol Motor Speedway (Tenn.) averaged 1.6 million viewers across Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, according to FOX. The game was delayed more than two hours on Saturday night and …
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The Yankees have optioned right-hander Jake Bird to Triple-A, per a team announcement. A corresponding move has not yet been announced, though ESPN’s Jorge Castillo notes that right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. is expected back from the injured list today and could take Bird’s roster spot. Bird, 29, was one of the Yankees’ trio of potential high-leverage bullpen additions acquired ahead …
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By Grant Brisbee, Chad Jennings and Levi Weaver Every week, we ask a selected group of our baseball writers — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results. It is Aug. 5. Finally, we can stop talking about the trade deadline. Well … after this. We have a little bit more …
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While Jhoan Duran is now pumping 103 mph past opponents in Philadelphia, the Yankees’ remade bullpen is trying to weather some early speed bumps after a disastrous weekend on the mound in Miami. As we get accustomed to seeing familiar faces in new places, here are the latest power rankings, which include analysis on how teams have changed after the …
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BALTIMORE – The sellout crowd of more than 45,000 fans at Oriole Park at Camden Yards stood on their feet, screaming and celebrating Saturday’s walk-off home run. There had been a palpable buzz at the stadium all night long. It started hours before first pitch, as fans packed merchandise booths and waited in food lines — the kinds of lines …
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The Cubs released righty Chris Flexen, as first reflected on the MLB.com transaction log. Chicago had designated him for assignment last week. MLBTR has learned that Flexen declined an outright assignment, leading to the release. As a player with five-plus years of service time, Flexen will collect the remaining portion of his $1.5MM salary. Flexen signed an offseason minor league deal …
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Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, usually hosts the high-octane sport of NASCAR racing, but it has also hosted football games and concerts in the past. Last weekend was the first time it hosted a Major League Baseball game — the first time one has been held in the state of Tennessee, too — …
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BRISTOL, Tenn. — The instant the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds cleared the baseball diamond inside the infield at Bristol Motor Speedway, a new clock started. “The Last Great Colosseum” has to switch from hosting the MLB Speedway Classic and be ready for NASCAR’s return to the historic racetrack for a playoff race Sept. 13. The first MLB regular-season game …
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Now that you’ve had time to catch your breath after the MLB trade deadline, are you feeling better, worse or about the same about your team’s moves? This chaotic trade deadline will be most remembered as one in which sellers received strong prospect packages for proven, controllable veteran players. Asking prices were high and contending teams were — for the …
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