Tag: Baseball
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Women’s Professional Baseball League makes a rainy debut in front of enthusiastic crowd
Sarah Hodel and Rachel Koehler arrived at Robin Roberts Stadium more than four hours before the first game of the Women’s Professional Baseball League. Once inside, ... -
Players who followed Pollard from Duke leading the way for Virginia
Virginia’s baseball program has shown no drop-off without Brian O’Connor. In fact, the Cavaliers are doing quite nicely with Chris Pollard at the helm. The new-look ... -
Venezuela rallies past Italy and will face US for world title
Venezuelan players danced in the dugout before the first pitch, then pranced past Italy and into their nation’s first World Baseball Classic final. Ronald Acuña Jr., ... -
Infielder Ha-Seong Kim returns to Braves on $20 million, 1-year contract
Shortstop Ha-Seong Kim is returning to the Atlanta Braves, agreeing yesterday [Macau time] to a $20 million, one-year contract that addressed a major offseason priority for ... -
MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch rigging scandal
Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians were ... -
Double plays and errors send Mariners to first Game 7 still seeking their World Series debut
One win from their first World Series, the Seattle Mariners never got off the ground yesterday (Macau time). Seattle bounced into inning-ending double plays in three ... -
Stadium where Babe Ruth played in Tokyo is at the center of a disputed park redevelopment plan
Plans to demolish a historic baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and an adjacent rugby venue are at the heart of a disputed park redevelopment in ... -
Athletics and Rays have struggled in the minor league ballparks that are their temporary homes
The Athletics — formerly of Oakland but not yet of Las Vegas — have one of the worst home records in baseball. Maybe it figures. The ... -
Carson Kelly becomes first Cubs player to hit for the cycle in 32 years
Carson Kelly had come close to hitting for the cycle, yet that elusive triple kept holding him back. He had just two triples over a 10-year ... -
Association affiliate withdraws image lawsuit against Pirates’ parent company
An affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association withdrew its lawsuit against the parent company of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the convenience store chain Sheetz ... -
MLB is expected to investigate David Fletcher for gambling on sports
Major League Baseball is expected to investigate former Angels player David Fletcher for gambling on sports with a bookmaker who also took bets from Shohei Ohtani’s ... -
Angels’ Trout bats leadoff for first time since 2020, homers in first at-bat against Orioles
Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington was hoping to get a spark by putting Mike Trout in the leadoff spot yesterday [Macau time]t against the Baltimore ... -
Cease allows 1 hit over 7 innings to pitch Padres past scuffling Rockies 3-1 at Coors Field
Dylan Cease permitted one hit in seven innings and pinch-hitter Tyler Wade singled home the tiebreaking run in the eighth, sending the San Diego Padres to ... -
Ohtani may be South Korea’s most-beloved Japanese athlete
Shohei Ohtani may be South Korea’s most-beloved Japanese athlete, a testament to his charm in softening any lingering animosity between the two neighbors. Since his arrival ... -
Germany holds off Latvia and will next play the USA in the semifinals
Germany will play the United States in the semifinals of the Basketball World Cup, a rematch of an exhibition matchup from earlier this summer where the ... -
Taiwan looks tough at Little League World Series with star Fan Chen-Jun leading the way
Taiwan’s players put the finishing touches on a 10-0 mercy rule win over Japan, then marched to the oversized Little League World Series bracket between Volunteer ... -
Red Sox, Nationals, A’s among MLB teams commemorating Juneteenth
Juneteenth flag designer Ben Haith stood on the mound at Fenway Park before the Red Sox hosted the Yankees on Sunday, waving his arms to pump ... -
MLB opening day has 14 clock violations, stolen base spike
Marcus Stroman is getting used to Major League Baseball’s new pitch clock. And it’s no small deal for the Chicago Cubs right-hander. “It’s tough,” he said. ... -
Japanese beating Americans is must-see viewing
Japanese television stuck to its live coverage from Miami for almost two hours after Japan defeated the United States 3-2 to win the World Baseball Classic. ... -
Mexico considers World Classic a win despite loss
Randy Arozarena dazzled with his bat, glove and style. It wasn’t enough for Mexico but won countless fans for his adopted nation and himself. Arozarena jumped ... -
All-Stars showcase modern MLB: HRs, strikeouts, shifts
The All-Star Game showcased what baseball has become — home runs, strikeouts and offense-killing shifts. The National League didn’t have a hit between the first and ... -
Anderson says Donaldson made racist remark, MLB investigates
Chicago White Sox star shortstop Tim Anderson accused Yankees slugger Josh Donaldson of making a racist remark by calling him Jackie Robinson during Saturday’s game against ... -
Stanton HR 6th straight vs Boston, lifts Yankees to 4-2 win
Giancarlo Stanton became the first player to homer against Boston in six straight games, hitting a tiebreaking, two-run drive in the sixth inning that gave the ... -
Cuban baseball opening runs into trouble
Cuba’s unprecedented effort to stop a devastating baseball talent drain doesn’t seem to be working, with a string of stars leaving for the major leagues in ...
