BASEBALL

GABE KAPLER SUSPENDS HIS PROTEST OF THE U.S. ANTHEM DUE TO MEMORIAL DAY

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Last Friday, the manager of the San Francisco Giants, Gabe Kapler, initiated a protest due to the mass shooting that left 19 children dead at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas by announcing on his blog that he would not take the field to honor the flag and sing the U.S. anthem to raise his voice regarding gun use policies, however, after three days, that protest had a pause due to Memorial Day.

Kapler announced on the same blog that due to the importance of the day in U.S. history, he would take the field this Monday when the Giants visited the Philadelphia Phillies to remember the fallen in the country's various wars.

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JOSH DONALDSON APOLOGIZES TO MRS. RACHEL ROBINSON AND THE JACKIE ROBINSON'S FAMILY

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Josh Donaldson has apologized to the wife and family of Jackie Robinson for referencing the pioneering Black baseball player in remarks that led to a confrontation with Chicago White Sox star Tim Anderson.

The New York Yankees third baseman was suspended for one game and fined on Monday by Major League Baseball.

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MATT CARPENTER TO THE RESCUE OF THE YANKEES, THE THIRD BASEMAN JOINS THE "BRONX BOMBERS"

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The New York Yankees announced Thursday that they signed three-time All-Star infielder Matt Carpenter to a major league contract and added him to the active roster to help in the face of injury retirements they have had in recent days.

Carpenter, 36, has batted .262 with 301 doubles, 28 triples, 155 HR, 576 RBI, 699 BB and 27 SB in 1,329 games in parts of 11 major league seasons, all with the St. Louis Cardinals ( 2011-21).

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AFTER A 22-YEAR CAREER ALBER PUJOLS STEPPED UP TO THE MOUND AND PITCHED AN INNING.

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During a 22-year career, Dominican future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols had done basically everything that could be done on a baseball diamond. Until he stepped onto the Busch Stadium mound Sunday night.

As you're reading: during the Cardinals' 15-6 victory over the Giants, the veteran slugger pitched an inning, something he had never done in 2,987 lifetime Major League games.

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WHO IS JOE DUNAND, ALEX RODRIGUEZ'S NEPHEW WHO MADE HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT WITH A HOMERUN?

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Joe Dunand, a 26-year-old third baseman for the Florida Marlins, was called up to the big leagues on Saturday and batted ninth against the San Diego Padres.

The player is the nephew of former player, Alex Rodríguez.

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