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Phil Niekro, 300-game winner and Hall of Famer, passed away on Dec. 26 at the age of 81. He was the best knuckleball pitcher in baseball history. Niekro, often referred to by his knuckleball-referencing nickname of Knucksie, spent 24 seasons (1964 through 1987) in the Major Leagues and pitched until
Phil Niekro, 300-game winner and Hall of Famer, passed away on Dec. 26 at the age of 81. He was the best knuckleball pitcher in baseball history.
Niekro, often referred to by his knuckleball-referencing nickname of Knucksie, spent 24 seasons (1964 through 1987) in the Major Leagues and pitched until he was 48. He was the last active player born in the 1930s, and by the time he retired seemed like he had been around forever (his white hair and wizened countenance helped solidify this impression). Niekro s big league longevity makes it easy to forget that it took until 1967 when he was 28 to solidify himself in the Atlanta Braves rotation. He spent
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MLB plays hardball – and deals a blow to the heartland
Forty-three franchises, about a quarter of the sprawling minor league system, are being eliminated under Major League Baseball s plan.
By PAUL NEWBERRYAssociated Press
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The Lowell Spinners, a Class A short-season affiliate of the Boston Red Sox since 1996, are one of the casualties of Major League Baseball’s contraction of minor league teams. The Spinners played in the New York-Penn League, which is being entirely eliminated.
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Minor league baseball hasn’t been able to take the field in more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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In this May 21, 2015, file photo, the St. Paul, Minn., skyline is visible beyond CHS Field as the St. Paul Saints hold their baseball season opener against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks at the new stadium. Major League Baseball went through with its plan to cut to 120 farm teams. As part of the reorganization, the Saints, which had been an independent team, will become the Triple-A team of the Minnesota Twins. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP, File)
By: Paul Newberry
Minor league baseball hasn’t been able to take the field in more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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