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Long Island Native Kevin Brown To Be 'Freed' From Much-Maligned Suspension By Major League Team Long Island Native Kevin Brown To Be 'Freed' From Much-Maligned Suspension By Major League Team
Long Island Native Kevin Brown To Be 'Freed' From Much-Maligned Suspension By Major League Team Baltimore Orioles announcer and New York native Kevin Brown is ready to return home to the broadcasting booth. Brown, a Long Island native who was notoriously suspended from his job two weeks ago  for accurately reporting about the team's past struggles against a rival is set to return to calling O’s games on Friday night, Aug. 11 when Baltimore squares off in Seattle against the Mariners. During the Sunday, July 23 game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Brown read his game notes - which are provided by the team's PR staff - regarding the Orioles' recent history playing in St. Petersburg. Ear…

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by Zak Failla
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Aaron Judge Signs 9-Year, $360M Contract To Stay With Yankees Aaron Judge Signs 9-Year, $360M Contract To Stay With Yankees
Aaron Judge Signs 9-Year, $360M Contract To Stay With Yankees Just months after breaking the American League single-season home-run record, star outfielder Aaron Judge has signed a nine-year, $360 million contract to stay with the New York Yankees, according to multiple reports. If you're scoring at home, that's $40 million per season, the second-largest contract in Major League Baseball history. The 30-year-old Judge hit 62 home runs this past season, breaking the league record of 61 established by Roger Maris in 1961. There had been speculation that Judge, a California native, might sign with the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, or San Di…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NY College Grad Serves As Home Plate Umpire In Game 1 Of World Series NY College Grad Serves As Home Plate Umpire In Game 1 Of World Series
NY College Grad Serves As Home Plate Umpire In Game 1 Of World Series The Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox may have all missed out on the Fall Classic, but both New York and Massachusetts still had a presence as the World Series which got underway in Houston earlier this week. On Tuesday, Oct. 26, Chris Conroy, a Siena College graduate from the Massachusetts town of Williamstown in Berkshire County, was front and center as the home plate umpire to kick off the first game of the World Series between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros. The visiting Braves took the first game of the series 6-2 over the Astros after getting contributions from each member of its line…

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by Zak Failla
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Calls Made For Firing Of Newly Named Mets Manager After Baseball Cheating Scandal Report Calls Made For Firing Of Newly Named Mets Manager After Baseball Cheating Scandal Report
Calls Made For Firing Of Newly Named Mets Manager After Baseball Cheating Scandal Report Some are now calling for the firing of Carlos Beltran before he even got into the dugout for his first game as New York Mets manager. Beltran, the former nine-time all-star outfielder who was hired as skipper in November, is in hot water for his role in the Houston Astros elaborate sign-stealing system in 2017 that led to the harshest sanctions levied against an MLB team. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred named Beltran in his newly released report, which highlighted the extent that some members of the Astros organization went through to steal signs during their World Series sea…

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by Zak Failla
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Astros Fire Assistant GM From Syosset For Post-Game Outburst To Female Reporters Astros Fire Assistant GM From Syosset For Post-Game Outburst To Female Reporters
Astros Fire Assistant GM From Syosset For Post-Game Outburst To Female Reporters Long Island native Brandon Taubman was fired from his post as assistant general manager of the Houston Astros after being accused of making insensitive comments toward a group of female reporters during the Astros' post-game celebration after winning the American League championship. Taubman, 34, a Syosset High School graduate, allegedly turned to the three and shouted “Thank God we got (reliever Roberto) Osuna! I’m so (expletive) glad we got Osuna!” Osuna was accused and suspended for alleged domestic violence earlier this season before the Astros made a much-maligned move to pick him up.…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Astros Assistant GM From Long Island In Hot Water For Outburst Astros Assistant GM From Long Island In Hot Water For Outburst
Astros Assistant GM From Long Island In Hot Water For Outburst Long Island native Brandon Taubman, the assistant general manager of the Houston Astros, is in hot water after being accused of making insensitive comments toward a group of female reporters during his team’s post-game celebration after winning the American League championship. Taubman, 34, a Syosset High School graduate, allegedly turned to the three and shouted “Thank God we got (reliever Roberto) Osuna! I’m so (expletive) glad we got Osuna!” Osuna was accused and suspended for alleged domestic violence earlier this season before the Astros made a much-maligned move to pick him up. Taubm…

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by Zak Failla