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Rangers' Kumar Rocker, double 1st-round draftee, gets 1st major league win

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kumar Rocker, a first-round pick in both the 2021 and ’22 drafts, won for the first time in the major leagues Thursday night.

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Yankees were winners as visitors for the first time in their spring training home

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees were winners as visitors in their spring training home for the first time.

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Riley Greene sheds slump with 3 hits, 2 RBIs as Tigers send Royals to their 4th straight loss, 6-1

DETROIT (AP) — Riley Greene broke out of an extended slump with three hits and two RBIs to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.

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Kumar Rocker strikes out 8 and earns 1st MLB win as Rangers sweep Angels 5-3

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kumar Rocker struck out a career-best eight in a career-long seven innings to earn his first MLB victory as the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 Thursday night to complete a three-game series sweep.

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Ben Rice has 1st 4-hit game, Yankees beat Rays 6-3 as visitors at Steinbrenner Field

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Vientos hits 1st home run of season and Mets beat Cardinals 4-1

NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Vientos hit his first homer of the season to spark a four-run second inning, and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.

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O'Hearn's go-ahead, 3-run homer lifts Orioles over Guardians 6-2 for 1st series win this year

BALTIMORE (AP) — Ryan O'Hearn hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the third inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Thursday night for their first series win in six tries this season.

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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred meets with President Donald Trump at White House

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred met this week at the White House with President Donald Trump. “President Trump is a longtime fan of baseball," MLB said in a statement Thursday.

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Slumping Braves look to boost offense by recalling Alex Verdugo to replace Bryan De La Cruz in OF

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves, looking to boost their struggling offense, recalled outfielder Alex Verdugo and optioned outfielder Bryan De La Cruz to Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday.

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Strawberry says MLB needs to focus on developing and marketing the game within the inner cities

NEW YORK (AP) — Darryl Strawberry says Major League Baseball needs to focus on developing and marketing the game within the inner cities in order for the percentage of Black players to rise substantially.

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