CHICAGO — Mark Grace played more than 2,200 Major League games during his 16-year career. Kerry Wood’s 20-strikeout, one-hit shutout of the Astros on May 6, 1998, at Wrigley Field is right near the top of the list

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CHICAGO — Mark Grace played more than 2,200 Major League games during his 16-year career. Kerry Wood’s 20-strikeout, one-hit shutout of the Astros on May 6, 1998, at Wrigley Field is right near the top of the list

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June 12, 1997, was a day that changed regular season Major League Baseball.  And the Texas Rangers and Arlington helped usher in the era known as Interleague Baseball. Do you remember the Texas Rangers opponent?  It was the San Francisco Giants.  I wasn’t living in North Texas at the time.  But as a big Texas Rangers fan, I wasn’t going to miss baseball history

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Baseball is the easy part, a reprieve from the reminders of real life. Davis High School is trying to comprehend another loss to its baseball family. Nancy Hatamiya, the mother of Blue Devils senior catcher and team captain George Hatamiya, died of lung cancer Tuesday

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Baseball is the easy part, a reprieve from the reminders of real life. Davis High School is trying to comprehend another loss to its baseball family. Nancy Hatamiya, the mother of Blue Devils senior catcher and team captain George Hatamiya, died of lung cancer Tuesday

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Baseball is woven into Pat Held’s fabric as tightly as seams are sewn into the ball. That’s why it likely will be difficult when the 2013 baseball season rolls around and Held will no longer be coaching the game he loves, a game he has coached for 43 years

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Baseball is woven into Pat Held’s fabric as tightly as seams are sewn into the ball.

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BRANDON — As far as clichés go in baseball, one of the most used is how important it is to rely on “pitching and defense.” The oft-vocalized statement has been thrown around many times, but it’s a cliché for a reason. Brandon High is the next in line to have the “pitching and defense” moniker attached. When the 19-8 Eagles take the field today (10 a.m.) in Port St.

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BRANDON — As far as clichés go in baseball, one of the most used is how important it is to rely on “pitching and defense.” The oft-vocalized statement has been thrown around many times, but it’s a cliché for a reason. Brandon High is the next in line to have the “pitching and defense” moniker attached.

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By RICK GANO | Associated Press  –  CHICAGO (AP) — Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No.

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