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Yankees hire former Mets manager Luis Rojas as 3B coach

November 15, 2021 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees hired former Mets manager Luis Rojas as their third base coach on Monday, a month after he lost his job with the crosstown rivals.

This Date in Baseball

By The Associated PressOctober 26, 2021 GMT

Oct. 27

1985 — The Kansas City Royals, behind Bret Saberhagen’s five-hitter, beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-0 in Game 7 of the World Series. The Royals became the sixth team in major league history to rally from a three-games-to-one deficit to win the World Series.

This Date in Baseball

By The Associated PressOctober 26, 2020 GMT

Oct. 27

1985 — The Kansas City Royals, behind Bret Saberhagen’s five-hitter, beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-0 in Game 7 of the World Series...

This Date in Baseball

Compiled By PAUL MONTELLAOctober 25, 2019 GMT

Oct. 27

1985 — The Kansas City Royals, behind Bret Saberhagen's five-hitter, beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-0 in Game 7 of the World Series. The Royals became the sixth team in major league history to rally from a three-games-to-one deficit to win the World Series.

Monday Sports Briefs

By The Associated PressJuly 9, 2019 GMT

BASEBALL

CLEVELAND (AP) — Mets rookie Pete Alonso has a million-dollar swing.

New York's newest slugger outlasted a worn-down Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the final round of the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night to win $1 million — nearly double his 2019 salary.

Chipper Jones stands out among draft’s No. 1 picks

By NOAH TRISTERJune 3, 2019 GMT

In 1990, the Atlanta Braves drafted Chipper Jones with the No. 1 overall pick, and he accomplished something no other player has done after being selected first...

D’oh? No! Homer and ‘The Simpsons’ team earn Hall tribute

By BEN WALKERMay 27, 2017 GMT

Steve Sax won two World Series rings, was a five-time All-Star and got nearly 2,000 hits in the big leagues...