In what may be a fitting capstone to a Hall of Fame career, Albert Pujols on Friday connected for his 700th home run as a major leaguer, a feat accomplished by only three other sluggers in baseball history.
The milestone homer – Pujols’ second of the night – came in the fourth inning off Dodgers right-hander Phil Bickford, the latest of a record 455 different pitchers who’v
Major League Baseball said Friday it will move this season’s All-Star game, a high-profile event that had been scheduled for Truist Park in July, out of Georgia in response to the state’s new voting law.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred made the decision eight days after Gov. Brian Kemp
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African-American participation in baseball has declined over the decades, but Derek Jeter believes the kids are at least partly to blame.
Sitting beside fellow Hall of Fame electee Larry Walker at their first press conference since being elected to the Hall of Fame, Jeter shared one reason for the rapid decline in black participation across the league since his 1995 arrival.
“I think, you know, the younger generation — and let me finish before anyone ju
After six games this close, it seems fitting that the 2017 World Series will go to the brink.
Facing elimination, the Dodgers got 4.1 scoreless innings from a heavily-taxed bullpen to out-duel Justin Verlander and force a seventh game. It’ll be Yu Darvish against Lance McCullers Jr. on Wednesday, but realistically everyone from Collin McHugh to Clayton Kershaw will be available in relief.
Before we turn our focus to Game
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Major league baseball celebrated Jackie Robinson Day on the day before Easter. It’s a fitting coincidence.
April 15th marked the seventieth anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s breaking the color line in major league baseball. Very few, if any, sporting events have ramifications that transcend the playing field, but this one did.
As George Will wrote on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of Robinson’s debut, “[Babe] Ruth reshaped baseball; Jackie Robinson’s life still reverberates through al
Next year is finally here. The Chicago Cubs are World Series champions for the first time since 1908 after securing a thrilling 8-7 win in 10 innings over the Cleveland Indians in a historic and memorable Game 7.
We expected a wild Game 7. We got that then some from these resilient ballclubs and even Mother Nature, who made her presence felt with a 17-minute rain delay before the tenth. Wh
A-Rod at Fenway Park in August 2013
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has been hit with a 162-game suspension from arbitrator Fredric Horowitz, effectively ruling him out for the entire 2014 season. The suspension also covers the postseason.
Rodriguez originally received a 211-game suspension from MLB in August due to his alleged ties to Biogenesis, an anti-aging clinic in South Florida which supplied performance-enhancing drugs. A number of high-profile players were suspended for their in
Not everybody has been paying attention to America's pastime. So, for those who haven't, here's a couple storylines to watch out for as the Red Sox battle the Cardinals.
The comeback is complete, and the Cardinals are the champs! St. Louis beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 to win its second World Series title in six years.
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Lance Lynn pitches a perfect eighth, striking out Adrian Beltre to end the inning.
It's been a wild ride of a season for the Cardinals, who were 10 1/2 games out in the wild-card race on Aug. 25.
And don't forget, this team lost a legitimate
By BEN WALKER, NEW YORK – Major League Baseball was still deciding Thursday morning whether to review the umpire's blown call that cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game.Commissioner Bud Selig has the power to reverse umpire Jim Joyce's missed call that came with two outs in the ninth inning Wednesday night in Detroit. Joyce ruled Cleveland's Jason Donald safe, then admitted he got it wrong and tearfully apologized in person to the pitcher.
Joyce showed up to work Thursday in Detroit, looking as
AP – FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2010, file photo, Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ken Griffey, Jr., grips …SEATTLE – In his prime, Ken Griffey Jr. was considered the best player in baseball, on pace to rewrite the record books.
Injuries derailed his chance to become the home run king. His spot as one of the game's all-time greats is without question.
Now relegated to part-time duty and with little pop left in th
