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Crow-Armstrong homers for his first big league hit as the Cubs beat the Astros 3-1

Apr. 25, 2024 18:12 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking two-run homer for his first major league hit, and the Chicago Cubs swept the Houston Astros with a 3-1 victory on Thursday. Nico Hoerner had three hits and Mike Tauchman went 1 for 1 with three walks as Chicago won for the fourth...

MLB Players Weekend returns from Aug. 16-18 but without nicknames on jerseys

Apr. 25, 2024 14:33 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is relaunching Players Weekend with special caps but without the nicknames on jerseys that marked the initial three events from 2017-19. MLB said Thursday that events will take place from Aug. 16-18 and feature different details of players’...

Dusty Baker wins Baseball Digest lifetime achievement award

Apr. 25, 2024 11:01 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Dusty Baker has won the fourth Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest. The beloved Baker retired following the 2023 season after spending 56 years in the majors as a player, coach and manager. He was honored Thursday with an annual distinction that...

He replaced Mickey Mantle. Now baseball's oldest living major leaguer, Art Schallock, is turning 100

Apr. 25, 2024 06:06 AM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Whether at home or on the road, Art Schallock would begin each day by taking the elevator down to the lobby and collecting the latest comic books for roommate Yogi Berra. “Every morning,” Schallock recalled, chuckling at the thought decades later. ...

Dansby Swanson homers as the short-handed Cubs beat the struggling Astros 4-3

Apr. 24, 2024 23:42 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer during Chicago's four-run first inning and the short-handed Cubs beat the Houston Astros 4-3 on Wednesday night. Playing without Cody Bellinger, Chicago used Swanson's big swing and a solid start by Jameson Taillon to earn its...

Ex-minor league umpire sues MLB, says he was harassed by female ump, fired for being bisexual man

Apr. 24, 2024 16:08 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A fired minor league umpire sued Major League Baseball on Wednesday, claiming he was sexually harassed by a female umpire and discriminated against because he is male and bisexual. Brandon Cooper, an umpire who worked in the minor league Arizona Complex League last...

Tauchman homers twice as Cubs win 7-2, drop Astros 10 games under .500 for first time since 2016

Apr. 23, 2024 23:11 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Tauchman hit his first two homers of the season, and the Chicago Cubs took a five-run first-inning lead in a 7-2 win over Houston on Tuesday night that dropped the Astros 10 games under .500 for the first time since 2016. Cody Bellinger hit a two-run homer in...

Montana minor league baseball team in dispute with National Park Service over arrowhead logo

Apr. 23, 2024 19:20 PM EDT

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A minor league baseball team in Montana is calling out the U.S. Department of Interior for “unwarranted and relentless” trademark claims in a battle over the use of an arrowhead logo. The Glacier Range Riders in Kalispell, Montana — members of a Major...

MLB players' union asks court to confirm arbitration decision against Bad Bunny firm

Apr. 22, 2024 22:59 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The baseball players' association asked a federal court to confirm an arbitrator's decision denying an attempt by a baseball agent at Bad Bunny’s Rimas Sports firm to block the agent's decertification by the union. In a complaint filed Monday in U.S. District...

Jac Caglianone's 9-game HR streak ties record. It's one of few bright spots in Gators' tough season

Apr. 22, 2024 17:56 PM EDT

Florida's Jac Caglianone continues to shine in what otherwise has been a dismal season by the program's lofty standards. The two-way star and projected top-five pick in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft tied the NCAA record when he homered for a ninth straight game in a loss at...