All-Star Game: AL tops NL 6 3 as Trout grabs MVP
Mike Trout starts with a solo homer and the American League builds a 6 3 lead at Great American Ball Park. Zack Greinke struggles with a small miss in the zone, while Prince Fielder and Brian Dozier add key hits. Clayton Kershaw yields runs, but Reds closer Aroldis Chapman strikes out the side in the ninth. Trout earns his second straight All-Star MVP, with the game not counting toward season stats.
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Los Angeles Angels
Prince Fielder
Texas Rangers
Buster Posey
San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati
Zack Greinke
Great American Ball Park
Greinke
Brian Dozier
Bruce Bochy
Clayton Kershaw
Rose and Hall of Famers Honored Before All-Star Game
Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Barry Larkin, and Joe Morgan were introduced on the Great American Ball Park field as Cincinnati’s Franchise Four before the All-Star Game. Rose, 74, received a rapt but tempered welcome, calling the moment emotional while noting no at bats. He remains banned for gambling with reinstatement pending and Manfred promising a fresh review and potential meeting.
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Pete Rose
Rose
Pete
Todd Frazier
Cardinals
Yadier Molina
Rob Manfred
Manfred
Bud Selig
Rainy stretch forces doubleheader for Southern Ohio Copperheads
In summer 2015 GLSCL action, persistent thunderstorms postpone Tuesday's Southern Ohio at Lima game. A Wednesday doubleheader starts at 5 30 p m with one seven inning game. Southern Ohio, 3 games back of Lima, jockeys into a rough stretch with a July 27 postseason start looming.
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Lima
Copperheads
Great Lakes
Cincinnati
Lorain County
Jonathan Nichols
Ohio
Xenia
Bob Wren
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MLB backs pitch clocks. players union opposes
MLB is exploring pitch clocks to speed games while the MLBPA resists. Heavily tested in minor leagues and with changes like batter’s box spacing, time drops in nine-inning games to 2 hours 53 minutes this season, down from 3 hours 2 minutes in early 2014. Major figures include Commissioner Rob Manfred and MLBPA head Tony Clark.
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Players’ Association
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Baseball Writers’ Association of America
Double- A
Triple-A
MLBPA
Carolina
Midwest
Pioneer
Major League Baseball Players Association
Tony Clark
Ohio sets new high school football contact limits
The Ohio High School Athletic Association board approved stricter practice rules to reduce concussions and head injuries. Full contact is limited to one preseason session per day after a five day adjustment, with 30 minutes daily and 60 minutes weekly during the regular season, to be monitored by coaches nationwide.
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Ohio High School Athletic Commission
Ohio
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