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SEATTLE — The education of robot umpires has been complicated by an open secret in baseball for the past 150 years: The strike zone called on the field doesn’t match the one mapped out in the rule book.Before the Automated Ball-Strike System is ready...

By RONALD BLUM

SEATTLE — The New York Yankees’ Gerrit Cole will start Tuesday night’s All-Star Game for the American League and Arizona’s Zac Gallen will open on the mound for the NL.AL manager Dusty Baker of Houston and NL manager Rob Thomson of Philadelphia...

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Baseball has transformed in the 145 days since Dusty Baker and the Houston Astros sealed the franchise’s second title in six seasons.As New York Mets owner Steve Cohen dominated an offseason that saw billions spent, the sport braced for a new world...

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MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani’s strikeout of Mike Trout, Trea Turner’s go-ahead, eighth-inning grand slam against Venezuela, Japan’s walk-off semifinal win and Mexico’s comeback from a four-run deficit against Puerto Rico will be replayed over and over.Edwin...

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Nolan Arenado wants the World Baseball Classic to grow into a global event with stature approaching soccer’s World Cup.“I feel like the hype is a little bit higher this time around than it was in 2017. There’s more guys that want to do it,” the St....

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NEW YORK — The American men’s national team shakeup that began after a public spat erupted between two well-known soccer families accelerated Thursday when sporting director Earnie Stewart announced he is quitting the U.S. Soccer Federation to join...

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NEW YORK — Slick-fielding third baseman Scott Rolen was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday with five votes to spare above the 75% needed.The seven-time All-Star and eight-time Gold Glove winner appeared on 297 of 389 ballots cast by the...

By RONALD BLUM

NEW YORK — Scott Rolen could become just the 18th third baseman elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame, the fewest of any position.“It stems from an original prejudice that third base is not important defensively,” John Thorn, Major League Baseball’s...