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Suzuki and Sabathia among 14 newcomers on baseball Hall of Fame ballot. Wagner tops holdovers
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia are among 14 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, joining 14 holdovers led by reliever Billy Wagner. Pitcher Félix Hernández, outfielder Carlos González and infielders Dustin Pedroia...
Preston Mattingly, son of Don Mattingly, promoted to Philadelphia Phillies general manager
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Preston Mattingly, a son of former star first baseman and manager Don Mattingly, was promoted to general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday under president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski. Sam Fuld, the GM since December 2020, will share the...
`See Her Be Her' documentary shines light on the progress, challenges of women's baseball worldwide
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gathered around the small screen captivated by a highlight reel from baseball World Cup qualifying last year, a Ugandan woman beams. Then one more smiles widely. And another. They take turns expressing how they too might shine on the big world stage one day. ...
Jose Iglesias is the latest in a long line of MLB players (and umpires) making their own music
There is Bronson Arroyo, Barry Zito and Bernie Williams. Former stars like Ken Griffey Jr., Deion Sanders and Mike Piazza. Current ballplayers like Yoán Moncada, and prospects, too. Longtime executive Theo Epstein, along with retired umpire Joe West. When it comes to baseball and...
Will anyone hit 74 homers? Even Aaron Judge thinks MLB season record is 'a little untouchable'
What used to be one of baseball's most magical numbers — 61 home runs — now sits buried, eight lines deep, in the Major League Baseball record book. The number now at the top of that record book — 73 home runs — is steeped in a steroid-addled purgatory, but it remains there...
Team with Korean roots wins famous Japanese high school baseball tournament
TOKYO (AP) — A team with ties to the ethnic Korean community for the first time has won Japan's famous high school baseball tournament, known as the "Koshien." Kyoto International High School on Friday won the coveted championship, defeating Kanto Daiichi High School 2-1 on a...
