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Bautista, Hill return, but Jays lose to Tigers

All season, as his Toronto Blue Jays battled a relentless stream of injuries, John Farrell has repeated the same compliment. We compete in every game, he said. We do not roll over. We take a smart approach...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Mike McCoy (C) looks on from the dugout

Patience pays off as Rays solve Jays’ Drabek

Kyle Drabek, it should be stressed, is a highly talented rookie with just 10 big-league starts on his record. But opposing batters have quickly learned that patience is a key to success against him.


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New York Yankees' Derek Jeter.

Is it time for Derek Jeter to make like Joltin' Joe in '51?

Joe DiMaggio was barely halfway through the 1951 season when he realized he was losing the war with time.


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Starting pitcher Tim Lincecum #55 of the San Francisco Giants returns to the dugout at the end of an inning against the Texas Rangers in Game Five of the 2010 MLB World Series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on November 1, 2010 in Arlington, Texas.

Tim Lincecum gets Giant strikeout record

Tim Lincecum struck out 12 to surpass Christy Mathewson for most double-digit strikeout games in Giants history and Pat Burrell hit a tiebreaking single against his favourite opponent, lifting San Francisco over the New York Mets 2-0 on Wednesday night.


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Justin Morneau collects himself after being tagged out at the plate in a 4-3 Minnesota win over the Cleveland Indians on April 24.

Twins ailing without their M&Ms

Having followed the major league career of Justin Morneau over the years, watching him play these days is something you do for penance.


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Brett Lawrie is learning to play third base with Las Vegas, but the real story is his offensive production.

Jays prospect Brett Lawrie proving a winner in Vegas

Through 25 games with the 51s, his debut at the Triple-A level, Brett Lawrie was hitting .357 (40-for-112) with four home runs, nine doubles, two triples, 17 RBI, a .400 on base percentage and a .980 OPS (on base plus slugging percentage).


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New York's Mark Teixeira, left, strikes out in front of Detroit catcher Alex Avila Wednesday in Detroit. The Tigers won 4-0.

Scott Sizemore works way into Tigers lineup

Second baseman Scott Sizemore earned his way back into the Tigers lineup after struggling in spring traing.


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Andre Ethier

Ethier’s streak revives memories of Joltin’ Joe

Sadly, there aren’t many surviving veterans of the Second World War, and that means there aren’t many baseball fans left who were in Yankee Stadium in the summer of 1941, watching the great diversion from the war, otherwise known as Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak.


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Jays’ Hill, McGowan aim for health

Dustin McGowan wound up and fired. Aaron Hill drove the pitch over the right-fielder’s head, yelping gleefully as he scooted around first base.


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Mark Sutcliffe

Into the final stretch for race preparations

When I started training for my first marathon on a wintry January day seven years ago, Ottawa Race Weekend seemed a long way in the future.

 
 

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