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Mattingly has a weird role at this All-Star Game, coaching against his former Blue Jays

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PHILADELHIA — Don Mattingly felt a tinge of awkwardness when he was offered the chance to serve as a coach under Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts at the All-Star Game. Mattingly passed on a guaranteed spot in the AL dugout when he left his job as Toronto’s bench coach to manager John Schneider after the World Series, which the Blue Jays lost in seven games to the Dodgers. A six-time AL All-Star, Mattingly thought at the time he was finished with baseball. He’s not only still in the game — he’s now the interim manager for the Philadelphia Phillies and has them back ...

Kyle Schwarber will lead off for NL in All-Star Game

National Sports

PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber of the host Philadelphia Phillies will lead off for the National League in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game as the replacement for designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who is skipping the showcase to have a knee procedure ahead of the season’s second half. Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene and two New York Yankees, first baseman Ben Rice and outfielder Cody Bellinger, gained American League starting spots because of injuries. Rice, third in the major leagues with 29 home runs behind Schwarber (32) and the Houston Astros’ Yordan Alvarez (31), starts ...

Pirates score 10 runs in fourth inning to rout Brewers

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PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes won his second straight start after going winless for nine in a row as the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 10 runs in the fourth inning to rout the Milwaukee Brewers 14-5 Sunday and head into the All-Star break with a three-game sweep. What was slated to be a ...

Guardians finish sweep of Marlins with 5-2 win

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MIAMI — Joey Cantillo struck out nine over five innings of one-run ball, Brayan Rocchio homered and drove in two and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Miami Marlins 5-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Rookie Chase DeLauter also went deep while Steven Kwan and Khalil Watson each ...

Canfield holds off Boardman in 12U Little League district final

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BOARDMAN — After waiting an extra day, Saturday’s 12U Little League baseball District 2 championship came down to the last out. Boardman didn’t go down without a fight, but Canfield held on to win 5-4 at Fields of Dreams in Boardman. “This is baseball. It’s not always going to be ...

Scrappers lose fourth straight game

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The Mahoning Valley Scrappers dropped their fourth straight game on Saturday, falling to West Virginia 5-4, as the Black Bears completed a three-game series sweep. The Scrappers led 4-3 through seven innings, but the Black Bears scored the go-ahead runs on a two-run ground-rule double by Cayden Gaskin in the bottom of the eighth inning. Cayden Evans led the Scrappers with three hits and an RBI, while Maddox Mihalakis had two hits and two RBIs. Nick Anello took the loss on the mound for the Scrappers. The Scrappers return to Eastwood Field to face Aberdeen on Tuesday at 7 p.m. for ...