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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was arrested on suspicion domestic violence late Sunday, ESPN reports.

The 27-year-old was arrested just after 11 p.m. in Los Angeles and booked into jail around 1 a.m., according to the report, which cites jail records. He was released on $50,000 bond at around 4:45 a.m.

Urías was charged with a felony. His court date is scheduled for Sept. 27....

By Mike McDaniel The former Cleveland and Toronto pitcher is the first former MLB player to come out publicly in over two decades. View the original article to see embedded media. Former MLB pitcher T.J. House, who played from 2013 to ’17 with Cleveland and the Blue Jays, announced his engagement to his boyfriend, Ryan Neitzel, on Thursday and came out as gay. House came out as he addressed the Respect for Marriage Act that was passed by Congress this week. “Today’s passage of the Respect for Marriage Act protects us to have the same rights and opportunities that each of you have,” House wrote......

By Nick Selbe “He was the voice of the Dodgers, and so much more,” the Dodgers said in a statement. Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully, who called Dodgers games on the radio and television for 67 years, died Tuesday, the team announced. He was 94 years old. Scully began his career with the Dodgers in 1950, when the team was still in Brooklyn. He remained in his role when the franchise moved to California in 1958, quickly endearing himself to a new region of the country and becoming one of the most indelible sports figures in Los Angeles. “He was the voice of the Dodgers, and so much more. He was......

By Mike McDaniel A Major League Baseball lawyer argued against paying minor league players in spring training during a federal court hearing on Friday. View the original article to see embedded media. A lawyer for Major League Baseball said in federal court on Friday that minor league players should not be paid during spring training, according to a report from Evan Drellich of The Athletic. The lawyer said that minor leaguers should not be paid because they should be considered trainees. The talking point was part of a larger argument for MLB as the league tried to get an eight-year-old lawsu......