Ohtani, Judge, Soto, Skenes featured in MLB's 'Heroes of the Game' anime campaign

The missions of Shohei Ohtani, Paul Skenes, Juan Soto and Aaron Judge are highlighted in "Heroes of the Game.
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Nats' DeJong to IL with fractured nose after HBP
A day after he was struck in the face by a pitch, Nationals third baseman Paul DeJong was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a fractured nose.
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Umpire hit in face by line drive at Mets-Twins
Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt left the Mets-Twins game in Minnesota on Wednesday after being struck in the face by a line drive foul ball.
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Braves' Strider goes 5 in 1st start since April '24
Braves pitcher Spencer Strider allowed two runs and five hits in five-plus innings vs. the Blue Jays in his first start in more than a year after having UCL surgery.
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Kershaw tosses 3 scoreless innings in rehab start
Clayton Kershaw's road back to the Dodgers' rotation began Wednesday afternoon when he threw three scoreless innings in his first rehab start.
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Ex-Marlins GM Ng hired as AUSL commissioner
Athletes Unlimited Softball League has named Kim Ng as its commissioner after the former Marlins general manager served as a senior adviser to the league.