Midges are back in Cleveland — please stop tweeting Joba Chamberlain
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Midges are back in Cleveland — please stop tweeting Joba Chamberlain

The midges are back — and Joba Chamberlain is hearing all about it. The flying insects that impacted a Cleveland-Yankees playoff game 15 years ago swarmed the field and stands at FirstEnergy Stadium as the Browns and Los Angeles Chargers played Sunday. During pregame warmups, players on both teams swatted…

Aaron Judge’s 61st home run caps his year of owning MLB
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Aaron Judge’s 61st home run caps his year of owning MLB

When someone writes the story of the 2022 baseball season, Aaron Judge’s name had better appear in the first sentence of the first paragraph. He is the lead character of the 162-game drama. Shohei Ohtani, Paul Goldschmidt, Justin Verlander, Sandy Alcantara and others have played strong supporting roles, but there’s…

Aaron Boone still believes in struggling Gerrit Cole for playoffs
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Aaron Boone still believes in struggling Gerrit Cole for playoffs

Asked if he still “trusted’’ Gerrit Cole in the playoffs following another outing ruined by a pair of home runs, Aaron Boone said, “Yeah, what’s the alternative?” On Saturday, Boone again defended Cole’s performance in Friday’s win, when he allowed a game-tying homer to Alex Verdugo in the sixth and…