Controversial former MLB pitcher John Rocker offered an explicit critique of New York on Tuesday as the election for the city’s next mayor neared. Rocker brought up the remarks he made to Sports Illustrated in December 1999 after the Atlanta Braves took on the New York Mets in the National League Championship Series. He wrote […]
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Ex-MLB player Tony Blanco credited with saving friend before dying in Dominican Republic roof collapse
Tony Blanco, a former Major League Baseball player who played for the Washington Nationals, was credited with saving a teammate before he died in a Dominican Republic roof collapse. Former MLB player Esteban Germán told MLB reporter Héctor Gómez he had just returned to the bathroom and sat down at their table when Blanco noticed […]