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Former Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton Arrested On Allegation Of Injury To A Child — NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Former Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton turned himself in this afternoon in Fort Worth on an allegation of injury to a child, a 3rd degree felony. — CBS 11's Jason Allen …
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Tom Steele / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Rangers Hall-of-Famer Josh Hamilton accused of hitting, throwing chair at daughter — Hamilton, 38, was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge of injury to a child. — Former Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge after being accused of hitting one of his daughters last month.
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Associated Press:
Josh Hamilton, Former M.L.B. Star, Charged With Injuring His Daughter — KELLER, Texas — The former All-Star slugger Josh Hamilton was charged with injury to a child after his 14-year-old daughter told his ex-wife that he had struck her. — Hamilton turned himself in to the Tarrant County Jail …
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Alaa Abdeldaiem / Sports Illustrated:
Report: Former Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton Arrested for Injury to a Child — Hamilton was reportedly at the Tarrant County Courthouse on Wednesday to turn himself in. — Former Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton was arrested on Wednesday on a third-degree felony charge of injury to a child, CBS 11's Jason Allen reported.
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
World Series Game 7 ticket prices falling: ‘The whole city is depressed’ — MLB, Houston Astros, Washington Nationals — HOUSTON — Ticket prices for Game 7 of the World Series have been falling since the Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 7-2 on Tuesday night …
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The Boston Globe:
It's up to Stephen Strasburg to extend the Nationals' season — HOUSTON — Earl Weaver always said that in baseball, momentum is best defined as your next game's starting pitcher.This is what the underdog Washington Nationals must believe if they are to win the 115th World Series.
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Craig Edwards / FanGraphs Baseball:
Stephen Strasburg is a Postseason God
Stephen Strasburg is a Postseason God
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Decline 2020 Option On Edwin Encarnacion — The Yankees announced Thursday that they've declined their $20MM option on first baseman/designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion. He'll instead be paid a hefty $5MM buyout and enter the free-agent market. — This has long been viewed …
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Longtime broadcaster and former MLB player Ron Fairly dies at 81 — MLB, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, Toronto Blue Jays — Ron Fairly, whose career as a player and broadcaster spanned nearly 50 years, has died at the age of 81, the Seattle Mariners announced Wednesday.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks to name Matt Herges as pitching coach — The Diamondbacks will hire Matt Herges to be their new pitching coach, a source said Wednesday night. — Herges, 49, a longtime major league reliever, spent the previous two years as the bullpen coach for the San Francisco Giants.
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Rendon Boom — Anthony Rendon puts the Nationals on the board with a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning. He continues to rake in Houston, his home town. That's the sixth home run Zack Greinke allowed in this post-season. — The Astros lead the Nationals 2-1.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals Name Mike Matheny Manager — The Royals announced Thursday that they've hired Mike Matheny as the 17th manager in club history. It's not exactly a surprise, given that Matheny has been rumored to be the likely successor to Ned Yost since joining the Royals organization as a special advisor to GM Dayton Moore last offseason.
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Alex Pavlovic / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Giants claim left-handed pitcher Tyler Anderson from Rockies off waivers — SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants used an NL record 64 players in 2019. The roster churn ahead of the 2020 season started before the World Series could even finish. — The Giants on Wednesday claimed left-handed starter
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Tony Andracki / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Now that David Ross is in the manager's chair, Cubs turn their attention to coaching staff — David Ross' boxes are all (presumably) moved into the manager's office at Wrigley Field and the introductory press conference is in the rearview mirror. — Now the — Cubs turn their attention to the rest of the coaching staff.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
David Ross introduced as new manager of Cubs