Players use personal days as baseball embraces protests
In a shift, 11 players sat out this week over the Elian Gonzalez case while Mets Rey Ordonez and others joined or resisted. Managers note growing acceptance of personal days for family events and political expressions, with history of occasional protest in baseball.
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Cardinals near monthly homer record in 7-4 win over Phillies
St Louis Cardinals remain on pace to set a major league April homer mark after a 7-4 victory over Philadelphia Friday night. Cal Ripken moved into 15th on MLB career games list with his 2,809th.
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