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Jorge Soler homered for the second consecutive night, bashing his 40th of the season, as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-4 Wednesday night. The Royals are no longer the only team in Major League Baseball without a player ever to hit 40 home runs in a year. One night after breaking the club's single-season homer record, Soler caromed one off the Royals Hall of Fame beyond the left field wall. Continue to Article

September 04, 2019 11:29:pm EST

Former New York Yankee and Philadelphia Philly minor league catcher, Chace Numata, dies in skateboarding accident in Pennsylvania. The 27-year-old was playing for the Detroit Tigers. Continue to Article

September 03, 2019 7:53:am EST

NFL notebook: Colts sign QB Brissett to two-year extension The Indianapolis Colts agreed to a two-year, $30 million contract extension with new starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett, according to multiple reports on Monday. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport added that Brissett will earn $20 million guaranteed at signing. Mertens ends Ahn's Cinderella run at the U.S. Open Belgium's Elise Mertens put American wildcard Kristie Ahn's U.S. Open run to an abrupt end on Monday, defeating her soundly 6-1 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals. Continue to Article

September 03, 2019 3:57:am EST

Detroit Tigers minor leaguer Chace Numata died at 27 on Monday after sustaining injuries from a skateboarding crash Friday morning. Numata was finishing up his 10th season of professional baseball and split the season between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo. The Tigers released a statement on Monday, confirming Numata's death: “The Detroit Tigers are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Chace Numata, who was a catcher for our Double A affiliate in Erie,” the statement read. Continue to Article

September 02, 2019 5:01:pm EST

Max Kepler had a go-ahead two-run single and Ehire Adrianza hit a two-run homer as the visiting Minnesota Twins edged the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Monday. Luis Arraez had three hits and scored twice, while Jorge Polanco added three hits for the Twins, who took three of the four games in the holiday weekend series. Zach Littell (3-0) tossed an inning of scoreless relief to collect the victory. Continue to Article

September 02, 2019 4:28:pm EST