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The New York Yankees, including manager Aaron Boone, are back to wearing masks after the team reported eight "breakthrough" COVID-19 cases this week.

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What To Make Of The Yankees Outbreak? Scientists Say: Don't Panic, We Expected This

The New York Yankees have reported eight "breakthrough" cases among vaccinated staff and a player. Scientists say the outbreak is in line with what's already known about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

May 15, 2021
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  • Becky Sullivan
Cardboard cutouts of fans in the otherwise empty seats face the field during the sixth inning of a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay Rays in Atlanta, in this Thursday, July 30, 2020, file photo. Georgia’s new voting law _ which critics claim severely limits access to the ballot box, especially for people of color _ has prompted calls from as high as the White House to consider moving the midsummer classic out of Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Lawmakers Call Foul On MLB, Big Business Criticism Of Ga.'s New Election Law

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Following its decision to pull the All-Star Game from Atlanta, MLB announced yesterday it hold the event at Coors Field in Denver, Colo. The move has led analysts to highlights the sharp contrast between Georgia's new election law, which creates hurdles for voting by mail, and Colorado’s laws, which sends absentee ballot applications forms to every legal voter.

April 07, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Major League Baseball has taken the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta, citing Georgia's new voting law. The Atlanta Braves had been planning to show off their 4-year-old stadium during the midsummer game.

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  • Sports

MLB Moves All-Star Game To Colorado Amid Uproar Over Georgia Voting Law

The change came in response to Georgia's controversial new voting law, which the MLB says is against its values.

April 06, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: MLB All-Star Game Pullout Pours Fuel On Election Law Controversy In Georgia

Monday on Political Rewind: Georgia remains in the center of a national political storm as the country debates the sweeping changes Republicans made to the state’s voting laws. The decision by Major League Baseball to pull the All-Star Game from Atlanta was a stinging rebuke,

April 05, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, at a news conference at the state Capitol Saturday, slammed Major League Baseball's decision to pull the All-Star Game from Atlanta over the league's objection to a new voting law in the state.

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  • National

Georgia Governor Criticizes MLB For Buying Into Liberal 'Lies' About New Election Law

Major League Baseball announced it would pull this year's All-Star Game and its draft out of Atlanta after Georgia revamped its voting rules. Gov. Brian Kemp says it's an example of "cancel culture."

April 04, 2021
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
Kemp MLB AP

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  • Politics

'I Will Not Be Backing Down': Kemp Vows To Fight After MLB Pulls All-Star Game

News of Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from Georgia over its sweeping new voting law reverberated among fans Saturday, while Gov. Brian Kemp vowed to defend the measure in court, saying “free and fair elections” are worth any threats, boycotts or lawsuits to come.

April 03, 2021
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  • Associated Press
A mobile ordering sign is seen on March 30 at a vending station in Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals. The Nats, along with many other teams in baseball, are implementing new safety protocols, including for ordering food, as a new season kicks off on Thursday.

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  • Business

Baseball Is Back, So Grab A Hot Dog And A Beer. Just Keep A Safe Distance

It's Opening Day in baseball, and that means you'll still be able to eat unhealthy food while watching the game. But ordering that hot dog or beer will be different this year.

April 02, 2021
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  • H.J. Mai
Negro Leagues baseball veteran Jim Robinson and ESPN/ABC correspondent Ryan Smith attend an event celebrating 100th anniversary of the league in New York in February.

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MLB Recognizes Negro Leagues As 'Major League' — Correcting A 'Longtime Oversight'

"All of us who love baseball have long known that the Negro Leagues produced many of our game's finest players, innovations and triumphs against the backdrop of injustice," said the MLB commissioner.

December 16, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
Robinson Canó of the New York Mets bats against the Miami Marlins on August 17, 2020. MLB banned Canó for next season following a positive steroid test.

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  • Sports

MLB Suspends NY Met Robinson Canó For Doping

Major League Baseball has suspended Robinson Canó of the New York Mets for an entire season. He was found to have used an anabolic steroid that's banned by baseball.

November 18, 2020
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  • Tom Goldman
Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner celebrates after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game 6 to win the 2020 MLB World Series on Tuesday. Turner was removed from the game in the eighth inning after a positive coronavirus test.

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  • Sports

Dodgers 3rd Baseman Tests Positive For COVID-19 — Then Celebrates With Teammates

Justin Turner was pulled from Game 6 of the World Series when his COVID-19 test came back positive. But when the Dodgers won, he joined in the gaiety — and now faces a "full investigation."

October 29, 2020
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
The Tampa Bay Rays practice at Globe Life Field with the roof open as the team prepares for Tuesday's World Series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in Arlington, Texas. First pitch for Game 1 is at 8:09 p.m. ET.

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  • Sports

Game On! The World Series Begins Between The L.A. Dodgers And Tampa Bay Rays

It's been a short and strange baseball season due to the coronavirus. Most of the playoffs were played at neutral sites to limit travel. Now, it's down to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays.

October 20, 2020
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  • Tom Goldman and
  • Russell Lewis
Richard Wang, who calls MLB games for Fox Sports Taiwan in Mandarin Chinese, had never called a baseball game in English. This spring, as the pandemic shut down baseball in the U.S., he was tapped to introduce Taiwan's professional baseball league to a global audience.

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  • Business

For Fans Hungry For Baseball, Taiwanese Announcer Made Right Call In Unusual Season

Since 2014, Richard Wang has called Major League Baseball games in Chinese for fans in Taiwan. When COVID-19 delayed the MLB season, he had a chance to bring Taiwan baseball to the world in English.

October 19, 2020
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  • Andrea Hsu
National Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson arrives for an induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y., in 2017. Gibson died Friday at 84.

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  • Obituaries

Hall Of Fame Pitcher Bob Gibson Dies At 84

Two-time Cy Young winner Bob Gibson pitched with the St. Louis Cardinals for 17 years, leading the team to two World Series wins. He died about a year after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

October 03, 2020
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
The Minnesota Twins celebrate being the American League Central Division champions after the game against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday in Minneapolis.

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  • Sports

Baseball Made It, So Far, Through A Pandemic. Football Hopes To Follow

After a rocky start to the Major League Baseball season, it's on to the playoffs. MLB has gone almost a month without a player testing positive for the coronavirus. The NFL hopes to replicate that.

September 28, 2020
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  • Tom Goldman
Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, pictured in July, was the galvanizing leader of the 'Miracle Mets' 1969 championship team.

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  • Sports

Legendary N.Y. Mets Pitcher Tom Seaver Dies At 75

Seaver became a household name after helping carry the Mets to their "improbable" 1969 World Series Championship.

September 03, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
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