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Hank Aaron, Baseball’s One-Time Home Run King, Dies at 86

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
baseball, obituary, race

Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday. He was 86.

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Employment Sports 

Baseball Scandal

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 BRIEF
baseball, contract, scandal

The former general manager of the Houston Astros claims the pro baseball team fired him without cause and used him as a scapegoat for a cheating scandal involving players secretly watching opponents’ pitch signs.

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Entertainment Health International Sports Technology 

Japan Uses High-Tech Experiments to Fill Baseball Stadium

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
baseball, coronavirus, Japan, stadiums

Officials in Japan are using some high-tech devices to see if they can fill sports stadiums closer to capacity during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Business Sports 

Major League Baseball

October 27, 2020October 28, 2020 BRIEF
baseball, Major League Baseball, Sanctions, supplements

A federal court in California granted Major League Baseball and its players’ union’s motion for sanctions and attorney fees following a former player’s voluntary dismissal of his false advertising and unfair competition action. The player sued after the league banned the use of his company’s supplements.

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Employment Sports 

Union Pension

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 BRIEF
baseball, Chicago, ERISA, pension, retirement, unions

A local branch of the Service Employees International Union claims in a federal lawsuit that the Chicago Cubs did not provide materials needed for an audit of the baseball team’s pension plan.

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Appeals Criminal Law Sports 

11th Circuit Upholds Convictions of Men Who Smuggled Cuban Baseball Players into US

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 AIMEE SACHS
11th circuit, baseball, conspiracy, Cuba

An 11th Circuit panel Thursday upheld the convictions of baseball agent Bartolo Hernandez and trainer Julio Estrada, who smuggled Cuban baseball players into the U.S. and profited off their major league contracts.

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Criminal Sports 

Former LA Angels Staffer Charged in Overdose Death of Pitcher

August 7, 2020August 10, 2020 DAVID LEE
baseball, drugs, opioids, overdose, Texas

A former communications director with the Los Angeles Angels baseball club was arrested Friday, accused of dealing opioids to pitcher Tyler Skaggs before he overdosed and died last year at a Dallas-area hotel prior to a game with the Texas Rangers.

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Entertainment Health National Sports 

Four More Marlins Test Positive for Coronavirus

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
baseball, coronavirus, Major League Baseball

The Miami Marlins’ coronavirus outbreak could endanger the Major League Baseball season, Dr. Anthony Fauci said, as the number of their players testing positive rose to 15.

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Civil Rights Entertainment National Sports 

Baseball Teams Kneel in Support, Then Stand for Anthem

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
baseball, Major League Baseball, protests, race

In a joint demonstration of support for the Black Lives Matter movement, players, managers and coaches of the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals knelt in unison before the opening game of the 2020 baseball season, then stood for the national anthem Thursday night.

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Entertainment Health Sports 

Fauci to Throw First Pitch at Yankees-Nationals Opener

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
baseball, doctors, Major League Baseball, Washington DC

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the first game of Major League Baseball’s pandemic-delayed regular season.

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Economy Health National Sports 

Minor League Baseball Cancels 2020 Season

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
baseball, coronavirus

Baseball’s minor leagues canceled their seasons Tuesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the head of their governing body said more than half of the 160 teams were in danger of failing without government assistance or private equity injections.

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Business National Sports 

Minor League Baseball Teams Sue Insurers for Virus Damages

June 23, 2020July 8, 2020 ALEXANDRA JONES
baseball, contract, coronavirus, damages, eldSports, Insurance

Fifteen minor league baseball teams filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against insurance companies they say won’t pay for coronavirus-related business interruption claims.

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Government Health International Politics 

Just 4 New Virus Cases in South Korea and China

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
baseball, China, coronavirus, South Korea

China and South Korea, which had early, intense outbreaks of the coronavirus, together reported only four new infections Tuesday among their 1.4 billion residents and were slowly resuming public events after months of containment efforts.

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Appeals Criminal Sports 

Baseball Trainer, Agent Ask Court to Toss Smuggling Convictions

April 21, 2020April 22, 2020 AIMEE SACHS
11th circuit, baseball, Florida, smuggling

Two men convicted of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the United States and pocketing portions of their contracts did not aid and abet illegal border crossings, their lawyers argued Tuesday before the 11th Circuit.

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Consumers Entertainment Sports 

That’s Baseball

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 BRIEF
baseball, Class Action, coronavirus, Major League Baseball

A federal class action demands restitution from Major League Baseball and all of its clubs for the price of 2020 season tickets.

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Entertainment Sports 

Hall of Famer Al Kaline, ‘Mr. Tiger,’ Dies at 85

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
baseball, obituary

Fresh off the train and only 18 years old, Al Kaline ran into an immediate roadblock trying to join the Detroit Tigers. Called up to the majors, he couldn’t get past the security guards at Briggs Stadium.

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Business Health National Sports 

Baseball Season, Kentucky Derby Postponed

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
baseball, coronavirus

Major League Baseball pushed back opening day until mid-May at the earliest on Monday because of the new coronavirus after the federal government recommended restricting events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks.

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Environment Government Sports 

Trade Groups Fight to Slow Down Planned Oakland Ballpark

March 16, 2020March 17, 2020 MARIA DINZEO
baseball, Oakland, shipping, Trade, transportation

Trade associations representing the trucking and shipping industry are challenging a legislative effort to fast-track the environmental review process for a new Oakland A’s ballpark near the Port of Oakland.

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Business Consumers Entertainment Sports 

Federal Judge Asked to Toss Lawsuit Over Fantasy Baseball

February 24, 2020February 25, 2020 AIMEE SACHS
baseball, Class Action, eldSports, Fraud, gambling, scandal

Major League Baseball is asking a federal judge in Manhattan to dismiss a class action filed by five fans who claim their fantasy baseball scores were harmed by the Houston Astros’ use of technology to steal signs.

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Entertainment Sports 

Phanatic Mascot Gets New Look as Phillies, Creators Tangle

February 24, 2020February 25, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
baseball, Copyright

He’s 42 years old, a little out of shape and clearly no spring chicken. But clearly there’s no one more popular on the field for the Philadelphia Phillies than the Phanatic.

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