Tag: AL East
MLB returns with thrills; red flags remain after 1st weekend
NEW YORK (AP) - The World Series champion Washington Nationals stood six feet apart along the first base line and watched as a banner...
Cobb strong in return to mound, Orioles beat Red Sox 7-2
BOSTON (AP) - Anthony Santander and Renato Núñez each drove in two runs and the Baltimore Orioles held off the Boston Red Sox 7-2...
Series MVP Strasburg misses 1st start with hand nerve issue
WASHINGTON (AP) - World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg was scratched from what was supposed to be his first start of the season for the...
Biggio HR, Blue Jays begin 2020 odyssey by beating Rays 6-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Cavan Biggio hit a three-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays began their still-in-progress odyssey by topping the Tampa...
Blue Jays to play in Buffalo minor league park amid pandemic
TORONTO (AP) - The displaced Toronto Blue Jays will play in a minor league ballpark in Buffalo, New York, this year after being turned...
MLB opener was most-viewed regular-season game in 9 years
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - The pandemic-delayed Major League Baseball opener was the sport’s most-watched regular-season game on any network in nine years.The New York...
AP Source: Blue Jays to play in Buffalo amid pandemic
TORONTO (AP) - The displaced Toronto Blue Jays will play in Buffalo, New York, this year amid the pandemic. An official familiar with the...
MLB teams kneel to back Black Lives Matter; Fauci’s toss off
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a joint demonstration of support for the Black Lives Matter movement, players, managers and coaches of the New York Yankees...
Cole, Stanton lead Yanks past Nats 4-1 in stormy MLB opener
WASHINGTON (AP) - The coronavirus-shortened Major League Baseball season finally started amid the pandemic Thursday night with plenty of unusual elements - zero fans,...
MLB, players agree to expand playoffs to 16 teams
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed Thursday to expand the playoffs from 10 teams to 16 for the...