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By: Tennie Sumague, EBC Sports International, New York Bureau MIAMI,FLORIDA- Order in the court, the judge has spoken. New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is the 2017 Major League Baseball (MLB) Home Run Derby champion. The rookie right fielder leads the majors in home runs (30), runs (75), on-base percentage (.449) and slugging percentage (.697) leading to the All-Star break. Not bad for a player who batted .179 in 27 games with the Yankees last […]
WASHINGTON DC, United States (Reuters) – Members of the United States Congress took to the field for their traditional Republicans vs. Democrats baseball game on Thursday (June 15), with many wearing hats to honor Representative Steve Scalise, who was critically wounded by a gunman as his Republican team practised a day before. When the members of the Republican team were announced at Nationals Park, the mention of Scalise’s name drew a standing ovation. David Bailey, […]
by Paul Handley Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States — James T. Hodgkinson, the rifle-toting 66-year-old who opened fire on a Republican lawmakers practicing for a baseball game Wednesday, was a fervent fan of leftist Senator Bernie Sanders, and disdained President Donald Trump. He showed no previous signs of violent extremism and his attack shocked people who knew him as “Hodges,” a popular, “laid-back” blue-collar worker in his hometown of Belleville, Illinois. But he was […]
By Thomas Watkins Agence France Presse ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — At least five people people including a top Republican congressman were wounded in a Washington suburb early Wednesday morning when a shooting erupted as they practiced for an annual baseball game between lawmakers. Senior congressman Steve Scalise was shot in the hip, according to fellow Republican lawmaker Mo Brooks who told CNN at least two law enforcement officers and one congressional staffer were also shot in […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump voiced sadness Wednesday after a shooting at a baseball practice in a Washington suburb left a top congressman and several other people wounded. “We are deeply saddened by this tragedy,” Trump said in a statement, adding that he was closely monitoring the developments in Alexandria, Virginia just outside the United States capital, where police have arrested the unidentified gunman. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the members […]
by Marie A. Dumayac Eagle News Service, Denver DENVER, Colorado (Eagle News) — The Colorado Rockies are having an incredible season. This is their first 7-game win streak since April 2011. In a turnaround from previous seasons, the Rockies are now sitting on 1st place in the National League, 2nd in the whole league. They are the first NL team to win 41 games, and the only NL team that has more than 40 wins so […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Detroit ace Justin Verlander says he still feels Opening Day nerves, but it didn’t show as he struck out 10 in the Tigers’ 6-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. Verlander had the comfort of plenty of offensive support, with JaCoby Jones, Nick Castellanos and Ian Kinsler all belting homers for the Tigers in a game postponed from Monday because of rain. Verlander pitched 6 1/3 innings, striking […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (Reuters) — Taiwanese baseball player Yang Dai-kang has agreed to a five-year deal with Japanese baseball team Yomiuri Giants after a 10-season stint with the Hokkaido Nippon-ham Fighters. The amount the contract is worth is a secret, Tatsuyoshi Tsutsumi, the team’s general manager, said on Wednesday. The 29-year-old baseball star said during a news conference in Taipei that he had finally found a team in need of his help. “I have decided to […]
New York, United States (AFP) — Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant and Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout were named Thursday as winners of the 2016 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player awards. Bryant, who took the National League award, helped propel the Cubs to their first World Series crown in 108 years and became only the fourth player in Major League history to follow up the Rookie of the Year with the MVP award the next […]
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — The Chicago Cubs ended America’s longest sports title drought in dramatic fashion Thursday morning, defeating the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in a 10-inning thriller to capture their first World Series crown since 1908. The Cubs captured Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven final 4-3, concluding what had been an iconic 107-year run of failure, frustration and futility. But it came only after they squandered a four-run lead and looked ready several times for […]
CHICAGO, USA (AFP) — For the first time since 1945, the Chicago Cubs have made it to the World Series, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 in the National League Championship Series. The streets around the baseball team’s Wrigley Field were quickly filled with cheering fans. https://youtu.be/tpLwEMKuFp4
Inspired by the Kevin Costner “Field of Dreams” movie, a baseball program is giving children from a slum in one of the Philippines’ biggest garbage dumps a chance to rise out of poverty. https://youtu.be/MAT6kgoF8fs
