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Yankees Game Postponed Because of Smoke From Wildfires

A night after having teams play through adverse conditions, Major League Baseball pulled the plug on two games. A W.N.B.A. game in Brooklyn was also postponed.

By Benjamin Hoffman and Tyler Kepner

Baseball Baseball Hall of Fame Deaths (Obituaries) Kiner, Ralph (1922-2014) Major League Baseball McCarver, Tim Philadelphia Phillies St Louis Cardinals Television World Series

Tim McCarver, 81, All-Star Catcher in Hall of Fame as Broadcaster, Dies

He played with four teams over four decades and won two World Series titles, then took his baseball smarts and gift of gab into the TV booth.

By Bruce Weber

Baseball Deaths (Obituaries) National League Philadelphia Phillies Simmons, Curt St Louis Cardinals World Series

Curt Simmons, Last of the Phillies’ Whiz Kids, Dies at 93

A three-time All Star pitcher, he helped Philadelphia win the pennant in 1950 and was with the Cardinals when they won the 1964 World Series.

By Richard Goldstein

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MLB Teams Spend More Than $2 Billion on Free Agents

Baseball was in a spending mood at the winter meetings, where the Mets added Justin Verlander, the Yankees kept Aaron Judge and San Diego splurged on Xander Bogaerts.

By Scott Miller