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SPORTS Wednesday 26 February 2020

In this Friday, July 26, 2019 file photo, China's Sun Yang waves
following the men's 4x200m freestyle relay heats at the World
Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
Associated Press
Swimming authorities

worked to protect Sun New York Yankees' Luis Severino delivers a pitch in the bullpenn during a spring training

Yang from ban baseball workout Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. Associated Press

By GRAHAM DUNBAR have technically missed its Yanks’ Severino need elbow
AP Sports Writer deadline and allowed CAS
GENEVA (AP) — Interna- to decline jurisdiction. surgery, will miss season
tional swimming authori- Instead, Young stayed on
ties worked to protect the WADA team for the
three-time Olympic cham- public hearing. By The Associated Press Jordan Montgomery, who scoreless innings in his first
pion Sun Yang from being Sun is facing a ban of up to New York Yankees pitcher came back in September Mets appearance. Tigers
banned from the sport in eight years for his alleged Luis Severino has an elbow from Tommy John surgery, starter Spencer Turnbull
a doping case, according refusal to provide blood injury that requires Tommy has been throwing at up struck out four of six bat-
to a Swiss supreme court and urine in September John surgery. to 94 mph and is the lead- ters, and Wilson retired just
document. A verdict in the 2018 in a visit by sample The team said Tuesday the ing candidate for one slot. one batter while giving up
case against the Chinese collectors to his home in 26-year-old right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga and two home runs, four runs
swimmer is expected within China. WADA appealed has a partially torn ulnar rookies Deivi Garcia and and a walk. Miguel Ca-
days from the Court of Arbi- after a FINA tribunal mere- collateral ligament, a de- Michael King are possibili- brera hit a three-run hom-
tration for Sport. But a fed- ly warned Sun and cited velopment that means ties along with Luis Cessa. er off Ryley Gilliam.
eral court document shows doubts about credentials the two-time All-Star will “We’re always constantly BRAVES 4, TWINS 2
that swimming governing shown by three sample col- miss all of 2020 after being looking for upgrades any- Braves starter Mike
body FINA supported ar- lection officials. sidelined for nearly all of way,” general manager Foltynewicz struck out
guments by Sun's lawyers FINA has faced criticisms 2019. Left-hander James Brian Cashman said. three and allowed a
to have an appeal by the in the past, including from Paxton already was pro- YANKEES 4, BLUE JAYS (SS) home run to Trevor Larn-
World Anti-Doping Agency some top swimmers, for jected to miss the first two 1 ach. Shea Langeliers, the
thrown out early last year in favoring Sun during his ca- months of the season fol- Nick Tropeano allowed ninth overall pick last year,
a pre-trial dispute over an reer. It did not announce lowing back surgery on one hits in two innings, and hit a two-run home run
alleged conflict of interest Sun's three-month ban for Feb. 5. Domingo Germán Brian Keller struck out the against Caleb Thielbar.
for the agency's lead pros- doping imposed by Chi- must serve the final 63 side as New York pitchers Jhoulys Chacín struck out
ecutor, American lawyer nese authorities until after it games of an 81-game struck out 13 strikeouts. two in his two-inning start
Richard Young. ended in 2014. suspension for violating Chris Ianetta had two hits and Zack Littell fanned
The swimmer's lawyers ap- The Lausanne-based FINA Major League Baseball’s and scored a run. three in two innings
pealed to the Swiss Federal declined to comment on domestic violence policy. Santiago Espinal homered RAYS 12, ORIOLES (SS) 1
Tribunal, which dismissed attempts to remove Young He is eligible to return June for the Blue Jays. Nate Brandon Lowe had a sin-
their procedural objections and stop WADA's case. 5, barring any postpone- Pearson, Toronto’s first- gle, triple and three RBIs, a
weeks before a rare public Young did not respond ments. round draft pick in 2017, day after he was excused
hearing held by CAS last to an emailed request for Severino’s injury leaves struck out the side in a from a workout to at-
November. "In the course comment. the AL East favorites with one-inning start. Phillippe tend to his spring training
of the proceedings, the Months before the public a rotation of newly signed Aumont gave up three home, which had been
swimmer and FINA raised hearing by CAS, Sun's law- ace Gerrit Cole, Masahiro runs and two hits while threatened by a brush fire.
a plea of inadmissibility be- yers and FINA asked Young Tanaka, J.A. Happ and striking out five in two in- Chris Davis hit his first home
cause of the allegedly late to stand down from the two openings. The usual nings. run of spring training.
filing of the (WADA) appeal case because of a possible recovery time for Tommy TIGERS 9, METS 6 Charlie Morton worked
brief," said the Swiss federal conflict of interest. Young John surgery is a year or Tim Tebow hit his first ex- an inning in the start for
ruling, dated Oct. 28. had resigned from FINA's more. “I don’t want to tra-base hit in four spring the Rays and had a strike-
Had Young, who previ- legal commission in Febru- sugarcoat the fact that trainings with New York, out. Trevor Richards gave
ously prosecuted doping ary 2019 to free himself for being without Sevy, that’s a two-run homer off Alex up three hits, including a
cases involving Lance Arm- WADA's appeal, the feder- a blow, but it doesn’t Wilson. The former Heis- home run, in hone inning.
strong and Marion Jones al court document stated. change our expectations man Trophy winner was John Means struck out
and is based in Colorado, The open-door doping and what we’re truly ca- 9 for 60 in spring training three in the start for the
been considered ineligi- hearing in Montreux, Swit- pable of,” manager Aar- entering this year. Michael Orioles, but gave up two
ble for the case because zerland, was streamed live on Boone said. “So, no, Wacha allowed one hit earned runs on three
of his past work for FINA, for 10 hours on the CAS nothing changes.” Lefty and two walks over two hits.q
the WADA appeal could website.q