Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury, who won 6,508 races over six decades, dies at 92
King Leatherbury, a Hall of Fame trainer known as “King of the Claimers” for his ability to turn cheaper horses in lower-level claiming races into winners for more than six decades, died Tuesday. Leatherbury retired in 2023 as the third trainer in history, behind Dale Baird and Jack Van Berg, to win at least 6,000 races.
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Giving a Grade to Every Major League Baseball Team for the Offseason as Pitchers & Catchers Report
On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman give their grades for how all thirty teams conducted business this offseason heading into Spring Training.
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New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor to visit hand specialist
New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor is being evaluated for a stress reaction in his left hand. Lindor experienced some soreness in the area around his left hand and wrist over the past couple days. David Stearns, the president of baseball operations for New York, said Lindor is going to visit a hand specialist on Wednesday to check his hamate bone.
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