One of baseball’s ugliest streaks came to an end Wednesday night as the floundering Minnesota Twins allowed the Chicago White Sox to rally for a 4-3 win with three runs in the ninth inning. The White Sox had lost 205 consecutive games when trailing after eight innings, including 72 this season alone. But when trailing 3-1 in the ninth inning …
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Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez and his catcher, César Salazar, were involved in a wild moment in Tuesday night’s loss to the Yankees that had one former MLB player saying he would have fought Valdez in the tunnel if he was his teammate In case you missed it, Salazar tried to wave off Valdez before a pitch to Yankees center …
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BOSTON — Manager Alex Cora had a straightforward message for Roman Anthony after an MRI revealed that the Red Sox star rookie suffered a left oblique strain. “I told him to envision ALCS, first at-bat,” Cora said Wednesday. “That’s what I told him. Just put that goal in your mind and hopefully it happens.” Anthony is not setting a timeline …
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BOSTON — Red Sox rookie Roman Anthony is expected to miss the rest of the regular season after he was placed on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with a left oblique strain. The 21-year-old Anthony departed Tuesday’s 11-7 victory over Cleveland after striking out in the fourth inning. An MRI revealed the extent of the injury. There is no …
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Rookie outfielder Roman Anthony, whose play has played a significant role in pushing the Red Sox into postseason contention, is expected to miss 4-6 weeks with a strained left oblique. That timetable would take him out of the remainder of the regular season and into the playoffs should the Sox advance. Anthony was placed on the 10-day injured list on …
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Less than 24 hours after star rookie Roman Anthony left Tuesday’s game with left oblique tightness, the Red Sox will place him on the injured list — and the club fears a lengthy absence. Anthony has an oblique strain, manager Alex Cora confirmed during his weekly appearance on “WEEI Afternoons,” and is possibly facing a 4-6 week absence. “He’s going …
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Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony exited yesterday’s game due to soreness in his left oblique. He’ll be placed on the 10-day injured list, manager Alex Cora revealed in a radio appearance on WEEI today. Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reported not long beforehand that Anthony was likely to be placed on the IL and that the Sox would recall utilityman Nick …
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Squint hard enough and you might see reasons for optimism for the Chicago White Sox. For instance, Chicago (51-88) already has won 10 more games than last season, when it staggered to a 41-121 season and set a record for most losses during the modern era. The White Sox also have shown glimpses of hope as of late. The team …
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The bat didn’t put a dent in Simeon Woods Richardson’s head, just a scratch on his neck, so things could have been worse for the Twins on Tuesday night. But the righthander’s continued health was just about the only positive they could take from their fourth consecutive loss to the last-place Chicago White Sox, 12-3 at Target Field. Woods Richardson, …
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San Francisco Giants players pursue Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland after he exchanged words with the Giants’ Rafael Devers following Devers’ two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP As the ball sailed toward the stands in right field, Rafael Devers stood in the Coors Field batter’s …
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