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Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter pleads guilty to fraud charges

[ad_1] The former interpreter of Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani pleaded guilty to tax and bank fraud charges at a courthouse south of Los Angeles on Tuesday.Ippei Mizuhara, 39, is accused of stealing nearly $17m (£13.3m) from Mr Ohtani - who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers - during the years he was employed by the top athlete.Mr Ohtani is one of the biggest names in modern baseball. He signed
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Yankees hit 3 home runs, win third straight from Royals

[ad_1] KANSAS CITY -- The Yankees can win games in a multitude of ways, and during the first three contests in Kansas City they’ve deployed them all on the Royals. Starting pitching? Check. Defense? Check. Hitting for contact and power? Check. The Yankees have been relentless, pressuring the Royals out of the gate in each game, the latest resulting in an 11-5 win on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium. New
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How the Emerald Ash Borer Took Ash Bats Out of Major League Baseball

[ad_1] CLINTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — On a glorious autumn afternoon, Rosa Yoo stepped off a road at the Round Valley Recreation Area and plunged into the woods to perform the grimmest task of her job as the New Jersey Forest Service’s health specialist: checking on the status of the white ash trees.She arrived at a clearing, where a grove of ghostly gray husks cut haunting figures amid the colorful foliage.
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Mariners RHP Bryan Woo scratched, to undergo MRI on elbow

[ad_1] Jun 11, 2024, 07:32 PM ETSeattle Mariners right-hander Bryan Woo is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his pitching elbow after being scratched ahead of his scheduled start Tuesday night against the Chicago White Sox.The Mariners recalled veteran left-hander Jhonathan Diaz from Triple-A Tacoma to start in Woo's place. Diaz allowed three runs and nine hits in 5⅓ innings and got the no-decision after Seattle rallied to win 4-3.Woo,
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London Stadium transforms for Mets v Phillies MLB series

[ad_1] Watch as West Ham's London Stadium transforms before the MLB London Series, where the Philadelphia Phillies play the New York Mets in two games on Saturday and Sunday.Watch both games live on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and the BBC Sport website and app from 18:00 on Saturday and 15:00 on Sunday.READ MORE: All you need to know about Mets v Phillies in London [ad_2] Amazon Major League Baseball Deals
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Rintaro Sasaki homers in U.S. debut in Draft League

[ad_1] Rintaro Sasaki homers in U.S. debut in Draft League \n\n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","thumbnail_url":null,"type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"Over the course of the game and even in batting practice, Sasaki's stance, his swing and even the sound of the ball off the bat gave glimpses into the power that broke the Japanese record for high school home runs (140) previously held by Kotaro Kiyomiya (111), who went first overall in the 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft.\n\n“I saw him
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John Jaso Gave Up Baseball to Enjoy Life on a Boat

[ad_1] John Jaso knew he wanted to retire, so he started shopping for sailboats. It was the 2017 season, and Jaso, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ first baseman, would spend his downtime at home browsing on boat websites. And when the Pirates visited a team near a body of water, he would wander the marinas and imagine himself on the open water.One June morning in Baltimore, before a 7:10 p.m. first pitch
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Rangers’ Max Scherzer throws 4 scoreless innings in 2nd rehab start

[ad_1] OKLAHOMA CITY -- Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer struck out five while retiring 12 of the 14 batters he faced Sunday in his long-delayed second rehab start for Triple-A Round Rock since offseason surgery for a herniated disk in his lower back.Scherzer threw four scoreless innings, then exited the game after an eight-pitch walk that opened the fifth against Oklahoma City, an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. That