Clevinger, who struggled to adjust to the relief role, had a 7.94 ERA and three strikeouts over five relief outings.

“Outside of the first game I feel it’s been pretty bad,” Burke said.

"I didn't follow him as closely on the field as I did off the field because what he did off the field is so much more than what he was doing on the field," outfielder Greg Jones said.

Jerry Reinsdorf's baseball team hinted that the new jersey inspired by Reinsdorf's basketball team might be real.

Even before the current attack on diversity, major league clubs have been slow to increase minority representation.

Jackie Robinson Day this year comes just a few weeks after the Trump administration tried to erase the baseball icon and American hero.

His squad is 4-11 through its first 15 games.