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Pink-bat chance missed ... Garko, others were to swing bats for breast cancer awareness CLEVELAND -- The pink bats that the Indians had planned to use went back into their boxes, much to the disappointment of manager Eric Wedge. Instead, Wedge was talking about Major...
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Barton has Mother's Day to remember
Barton has Mother's Day to remember ... ARLINGTON -- A's rookie first baseman Daric Barton got one shot with a pink bat Sunday, with his mother sitting in the stands at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Barton, who entered Sunday's game as a defensive replacement in the...
Pink bats heat up Royals' offense
Pink bats heat up Royals' offense ... On Sunday, the Royals continued the Mother's Day tradition of using those pink bats to rap out 11 hits en route to a 4-0 win over the Orioles. After losing three in a row quietly to the Birds, the Royals found their swing on Sunday,...
Brewers don't want to let go of pink bats
Braun honored to sport pink bat ... MILWAUKEE -- Especially slugger Ryan Braun, whose two solo home runs Sunday were among eight Brewers hits that came with pink bats in their 5-3 win against the St. Louis Cardinals. Braun, Corey Hart and J.J. Hardy were among many from...
Pink bats lucky for D-backs
Pink bats lucky for D-backs ... CHICAGO -- Maybe it's a coincidence -- and if it is it's certainly a nice one -- but three of the four runs scored by the D-backs on a blustery Sunday afternoon came from players swinging pink bats. Pink bats have become annual Mother's Day...
Mariners honor moms with pink bats
Mariners honor moms with pink bats ... SEATTLE -- For the first time since he started swinging a bat for a living, Mariners rookie Jeff Clement put a bat painted pink in his hands on Sunday afternoon. Pink was the color of the day at ballparks around the Major Leagues,...
Reds go pink for Mother's Day
Reds go pink to celebrate Mother's Day ... Jeff Keppinger intended to use his pink bats. His Reds teammates, who did swing with theirs, wouldn't let him. They were part of a group of more than 200 Major League players who signed up to use pink Louisville Slugger bats on...
Nationals tickled pink to be helping
Nationals tickled pink to be helping ... WASHINGTON -- Major League Baseball and the Nationals partnered with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, to celebrate moms and increase awareness for breast cancer research on Sunday afternoon. It marked the fourth year that MLB has...
Angels happy to contribute to the cause
Angels happy to contribute to the cause ... ST. PETERSBURG -- Torii Hunter didn't use a pink bat for Sunday afternoon's contest. But Hunter was all for the change in bat hue for the slumping Halos, who were shut out in Friday and Saturday night's games at Tropicana Field....
O's think pink in fight against cancer
O's think pink in fight against cancer ... KANSAS CITY -- The Orioles certainly care about raising awareness for breast cancer, they just couldn't quite go to bat for the cause on Sunday. Catcher Guillermo Quiroz ensures that the pink didn't cause the offensive futility....
Rays get colorful for a good cause
Rays get colorful for a good cause ... ST. PETERSBURG -- Mother's Day brought out the pink bats, and the Rays' offense broke out of a collective slump to produce 15 hits in an 8-5 win over the Angels. Seeing a Major Leaguer holding a pink bat is a distinctive visual,...
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