Home Run Derby
Stanton, Davidson tee off, opening day turns into HR derby
Giancarlo Stanton and Matt Davidson gave opening day quite a jolt.
A new baseball season began with a bang Thursday when Ian Happ of the Chicago Cubs homered on the very first pitch.World Series MVP George Springer connected , Adam Jones and Nick Markakis hit walkoff winners and Anthony Rizzo delivered the most emotional drive of the day.
Shohei Ohtani also got off to a nice start with a hit in his first at-bat .
But a year after big leaguers launched a record 6,105 longballs, Stanton and Davidson staged their own long-distance home run derby.
Stanton hit two hard homers and doubled in his debut with the New York Yankees during a 6-1...
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Stanton, Davidson tee off, opening day turns into HR derby
Giancarlo Stanton
and
Matt Davidson
gave opening day quite a jolt.
A new baseball season began with a bang Thursday when Ian Happ of the
Chicago Cubs
homered on the very first pitch.World Series MVP
George Springer
connected , Adam Jones...
AP source: 3B Todd Frazier, Mets agree on $17M, 2-year deal
Free agent third baseman
Todd Frazier
is switching sides close to home, set to join the
New York Mets
and take over a spot that's been in flux since
David Wright
got injured.
A person familiar with the deal told The Associated...
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