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Westchester's George Kirby Hit By Scary 102 MPH Comebacker To Face: 'We're Good' Westchester's George Kirby Hit By Scary 102 MPH Comebacker To Face: 'We're Good'
Westchester's George Kirby Hit By Scary 102 MPH Comebacker To Face: 'We're Good' "I didn’t even hurt," said Mariners pitcher and Westchester County, NY native George Kirby after being hit in the mouth during a game on Tuesday night, June 3.  The Seattle Mariners pitcher and Rye, NY native Kirby had a frightening moment on the mound when a 102.7 mph line drive hit him in the face during his start against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, June 3, according to a report by MLB.com.  The incident happened in the top of the fifth inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, when a comebacker off the bat of Baltimore’s Ramón Urías struck Kirby’s pitching thumb before deflecti…

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by Ben Crnic
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Ex-Yankees, Mets Pitcher Among Dozens Killed In Caribbean Nightclub: Developing Ex-Yankees, Mets Pitcher Among Dozens Killed In Caribbean Nightclub: Developing
Ex-Yankees, Mets Pitcher Among Dozens Killed In Caribbean Nightclub: Developing A former Major League Baseball pitcher has died after being pulled from rubble in a catastrophic Caribbean nightclub roof collapse that killed dozens of people and injured more than 160 others, according to authorities. Click here for a new, updated story - Death Toll Rises In Caribbean Nightclub Collapse That Claimed Lives Of 2 Ex-MLB Players The incident occurred while a band performed onstage at the Jet Set Club in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Tuesday, April 8. An undetermined number of people are missing. The collapse happened around 12:30 a.m. The player, Octavio D…

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by Joe Lombardi
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These Hudson Valley Athletes Will Be Competing At Olympics These Hudson Valley Athletes Will Be Competing At Olympics
These Hudson Valley Athletes Will Be Competing At Olympics Some of the Hudson Valley's top athletes will be wearing the red, white, and blue in Tokyo as they represent the country at the upcoming summer Olympic Games in Japan. The summer games will include more than two dozen athletes from New York - featuring a group of prominent players from the Hudson Valley - who are looking to etch their marks in history with an Olympic medal. Athletes from the region set to compete for medals are: Patrick Kilvehan, age 31, of West Nyack, who will be making his Olympic debut after playing baseball and football at Rutgers University before being drafted by t…

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by Zak Failla