Bill Ladson
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A look back at when Tommy John changed baseball history (opens the original)
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This story was originally published in 2024, and it is being resurfaced following the news that Tommy John passed away at 83. It was July 17, 1974. Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles left-hander Tommy John was having a dream season, leading the National League with 13 victories while the team was in first place in the NL West. The Dodgers were facing the Expos, and John had started the third inning by allowing a single to Willie Davis, followed by a walk to Bob Bailey. Hal Breeden entered the batter's
Well-rested Sale's quality start marred by one rocky inning (opens the original)
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NEW YORK – Braves left-hander Chris Sale had nine days’ rest before facing the Yankees on Saturday afternoon in Yankee Stadium. He had a Jekyll and Hyde performance during a 5-4 loss to New York at Yankee Stadium. In the first two innings, Sale threw a combined 34 pitches. His only blemish came in the second, when he allowed an RBI single to Spencer Jones. During the next two frames, dominance is the best way to describe Sale’s performance. He threw 24 pitches and struck out four batters. The fi
10 questions with Dodgers vet Max Muncy (opens the original)
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This story was excerpted from Sonja Chen’s Dodgers Beat newsletter, with Bill Ladson pinch-hitting for this edition. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. In a recent sit-down with MLB.com at Citi Field, Max Muncy answered a wide range of topics -- from his love for baseball to his nine years with the Dodgers. MLB.com: When you signed that Minor League contract with the Dodgers in 2017, what were your expectations? Max Muncy: I just wanted anot
Sasaki keeps Mets guessing with nearly unhittable splitter (opens the original)
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NEW YORK -- Right-hander Roki Sasaki had one of his best games of the season and helped the Dodgers to a 4-2 victory over the Mets at Citi Field on Friday night. Sasaki pitched a season-high-tying seven innings, allowing a run on three hits and striking out nine batters. Even more impressive, he had a career-high 21 swings and misses, mostly on the splitter. His only blemish was allowing a solo homer to Luis Robert Jr. in the second inning. The mechanical changes that Sasaki made before his star
Bucs absorb Yanks' late surge, rally in 10th for win in Bronx (opens the original)
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NEW YORK -- The Pirates scored two runs in the top of the 10th inning and defeated the Yankees, 5-3, in Game 1 of a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. With the score tied at 3 and Yankees reliever Fernando Cruz on the mound, Pittsburgh had runners on first and third with one out when Jared Triolo singled to left field, scoring Nick Gonzales. Jake Mangum followed and singled to left-center field, bringing in Billy Cook. It was a game that saw Yankees right-hander Ger
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