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Orioles closer Félix Bautista is embracing Michael K. Williams' Omar whistle. Now he has his own T-shirt

3 hours ago | Boston Herald | 2 articles

Félix Bautista doesn't really understand the reference. He's never seen “The Wire” on HBO. But the Orioles closer still wore the T-shirt with his own face photoshopped where...
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Pete Alonso ‘excited' for opportunity to represent U.S. at next year's World Baseball Classic

7 hours ago | Boston Herald

ATLANTA - After this Mets' season is over, Pete Alonso will briefly wear a different uniform. The Mets' first baseman will suit up for Team USA at the 2023 World Baseball...
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Cardinals WR Marquise Brown on trade from Ravens: ‘Sometimes they really didn't need me'

12 hours ago | Boston Herald

When the Ravens face the Cardinals on Sunday night, wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown won't be playing. But he will be a talking point. The Ravens traded Brown, Eric...
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Brett Baty homers in first career at-bat, Mets hold on to beat the Braves 9-7

18 hours ago | Boston Herald

ATLANTA - It didn't take long for the new kid to make an impact. In his first MLB at-bat, Brett Baty turned a Jake Odorizzi curveball into a line drive home run. By going yard...
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Josh Donaldson's walk-off grand slam in 10th saves the day as Yankees earn improbable win over Rays, 8-7

18 hours ago | Boston Herald | 3 articles

Josh Donaldson needed it. Aroldis Chapman and the Yankees needed it more. The struggling veteran infielder hammered a fastball with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th...
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Mets Notebook: Eduardo Escobar heads to 10-day IL with oblique strain

19 hours ago | Boston Herald

The Mets placed Eduardo Escobar on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Aug. 16. His left oblique strain has been an interesting one, as Escobar hurt it on Friday, sat out...
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Red Sox scratch Nathan Eovaldi from Thursday's start with shoulder soreness

19 hours ago | Boston Herald

Nathan Eovaldi has been scratched from his start on Thursday after the Red Sox pitcher experienced some discomfort in his right shoulder trap muscle, but it appears to be...
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Brett Baty homers in first career at-bat, Mets hold on to beat the Braves 9-7

19 hours ago | Boston Herald | 2 articles

ATLANTA - Brett Baty is officially the new kid in the Mets' clubhouse. The 22-year-old, wearing a jersey number that matches his age, stood in a small room in the lower level...
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‘Just making sure we're all on the right page': How a recent leadership meeting might have sparked the Chicago White Sox

22 hours ago | Boston Herald

The Chicago White Sox had a rough recent trip, dropping five of eight against the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals. They returned home Friday for a series against the...
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Brett Baty smacks homer on second pitch he sees in first game as a Met

22 hours ago | Boston Herald | 2 articles

ATLANTA - Brett Baty is officially the new kid in the Mets' clubhouse. The 22-year-old, wearing a jersey number that matches his age, stood in a small room in the lower level...
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Federal judge temporarily blocks DeSantis' ‘Stop-WOKE' law

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A federal judge on Thursday blocked Florida from enforcing a key aspect of the state's new law restricting what Gov. Ron DeSantis calls “woke” workplace... Read more ...

U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe's private ask of Biden

U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe was surely ecstatic earlier this summer to receive a call from President Joe Biden letting her know he was awarding her the Medal of Freedom, the... Read more ...

Inside the Forecast: What the GOP's streak of special election wins mean for...

Which party has the momentum headed into the homestretch of the midterms? Just look at some of the special elections held over the past few months. After a long streak of major... Read more ...

Justice Dept.: 3 men charged in Whitey Bulger's killing

BOSTON - Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the killing of notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger in a West Virginia prison, the Justice... Read more ...

Some see Iran's assassination plots as yet another reason not to revive...

Feeling vindicated by recent evidence of an Iranian plot to kill former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton, opponents to reviving the nuclear deal with Iran are... Read more ...

The Biden administration aims to make nature a measurable part of the U.S...

Environmental damage is a threat to the global economy but it's hardly counted in economic figures like the GDP. The Biden administration is unveiling an effort to give a more... Read more ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz celebrates growlers and job creation Up North

Brazil's Bolsonaro grabs at heckler, tries to take phone

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro briefly grappled with a heckler and tried to snatch his phone on Thursday, underscoring possible challenges for the sometimes quick-tempered... Read more ...

Mike France's Failing Grade

France labeled “out of sync with the environment” ICYMI: State Rep. Mike France was given a failing grade and labeled “out of sync” on the environment by the Connecticut League... Read more ...

Charlie Baker holds out hope for tax cuts, maintains state can afford it

Gov. Charlie Baker apparently has not given up hope that some version of his tax cut proposal will clear the Legislature in time for him to sign it before he leaves office. “I... Read more ...