NEW YORK — Longtime umpire Ángel Hernández, who unsuccessfully sued Major League Baseball for racial discrimination, is retiring immediately. During a career that lasted more than three decades, the 62-year-old Hernández was often scorned by players, managers and fans for missed calls and quick ejections — some in high-profile situations. Hernández issued a statement through […]
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Until they suddenly and tragically didn’t. Jackson, a junior at Elon University, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in South Carolina last year. The 21-year-old from North Eastham was both an avid baseball fan and a player on Elon’s club team. The Yelle family — Scott, his wife Andrea, and daughter Lexi — […]
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In 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message “What hath God wrought” from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America’s first telegraph line. Get Globe Weather Forecast Your essential daily forecast, delivered daily at 6:30 am. In 1935, the first Major League Baseball game to be played at night took place at Cincinnati’s Crosley […]
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