05/13/2021
As discussed in November and January, ESPN’s next MLB deal will indeed feature far less TV games and somewhat less money, and will focus on exclusivity. ESPN and MLB both announced details of that deal Thursday, with ESPN putting those out around parent corporation Disney’s earning call. The new deal will start in 2022 and run through 2028, and will feature 30 regular-season games on TV per year (down from around 90 under the previous deal), but all of those games will be exclusive (at least two-thirds of ESPN’s games under the previous deal were not exclusive, and were also carried on the participating teams’ regional sports networks). As per John Ourand of
Snake Bytes 5/14: Split
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Infielder Asdrubal Cabrera is expected to become the latest Diamondback to join a lengthy list of teammates on the injured list after he pulled up while stealing second base in the bottom of the sixth inning. Cabrera stumbled and landed face down on the second base bag and didn’t get up, then was helped to the dugout and down the steps to the clubhouse.
The Marlins strung together consecutive wins to close their regular-season matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks, first with a 3-2 win on Wednesday and then a 5-1 win on Thursday to split the four-game set in Phoenix.. Miami (17-20) went 5-2 overall in seven games against Arizona (17-21).
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Where are some of the key players from the 2016 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs today?
Updated May 12, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
Rajai Davis played one more season with the Indians after his dramatic home run in the 2016 World Series. Now he s a senior advisor to the commissioner in MLB s front office.ASSOCIATED PRESS
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CLEVELAND, Ohio It’s been nearly five years since the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians in one of the most thrilling World Series in recent memory, but what’s happened to some of the major players in the time since that epic matchup?
Mets Morning News: Rattled
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The first place New York Mets completed a three-game sweep of the Diamondbacks by securing a 4-2 Sunday afternoon win in Flushing. Of course, Jacob deGrom left the game before the sixth inning with some tightness, so that’s not rad.
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If you were expecting a nice update on deGrom’s MRI in this space, I am sorry, but that is coming later today.
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In the Bronx, Giancarlo Stanton walked off the Nationals in the ninth inning, giving the Yankees a 3-2 win over last place Washington.