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- Padres manager says fallen star Tatis ‘remorseful’ over 80-game drugs banSan Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin reached out to suspended All-Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr on Saturday and said the player ‘feels remorseful’
- Miami Marlins’ Daniel Castano hit in head by ‘scary’ 104mph line driveDaniel Castano was hit on the forehead by a 104mph line drive off the bat of Donovan Solano during the Marlins’ 7-6 win over the Reds on Thursday
- MLB All-Star Arenado to miss Toronto games – and $384,416 – due to vaccine statusTwo of the St Louis Cardinals’ best players won’t be making the trip for a short series with the Blue Jays because they haven’t received the Covid-19 vaccination
- Four games, 59 runs conceded: the Red Sox are in an impressive historic slumpBoston recently put together the worst three-game stretch in modern MLB history. Is it a sign of a franchise that has stopped prioritizing winning?
- Woeful Red Sox concede inside-the-park grand slam in record 28-5 loss to JaysRaimel Tapia hit an inside-the-park grand slam and the Toronto Blue Jays set a franchise record for runs, rolling past the Red Sox 28-5 on Friday night
- Mariners-Angels game halted for 18 minutes after mass brawl and ejectionsThe Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels engaged in a lengthy full-team brawl in the second inning on Sunday after tensions over two days boiled over
The extraordinary Justin Verlander is 39 … and the best pitcher in baseball