Oct 23 After losing bet, congressman sings ‘Meet the Mets’ on House floor By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins After his baseball team, the Dodgers, lost to the New York Mets in a playoff series last week, Rep. Adam Schiff had to stand up on the floor of the House and sing “Meet the Mets” to House members. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 5:15 Remembering Yogi Berra, baseball great on and off the field By PBS News Hour Yogi Berra has died at the age of 90. In 1946 he joined the New York Yankees, where he became a linchpin player on 10 World Series-winning teams. But the baseball giant was also famous for his way with words. Continue watching
Sep 23 Beloved baseball legend Yogi Berra dies at 90 By Gretchen Frazee Hall of Fame New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra died Tuesday at the age of 90. During the World War II veteran’s 19-year career, he became a 15-time All-Star, three-time American League MVP winner and 10-time World Series champion. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 3:48 Why you should always skip your kids’ baseball games By PBS News Hour America has a problem with youth sports, says author Daniel Pink, and that problem is the parents. In our NewsHour Essays series, Pink shares his solution. Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 5:23 News Wrap: Lawmakers reprimand Personnel Chief over data breach By PBS News Hour In our Tuesday news wrap, lawmakers chastised the Federal Personnel Chief over congressional data breaches, the St. Louis Cardinals are being investigated by the FBI for allegedly hacking the Houston Astros’ computers and a fierce tropical storm hits Texas. Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 8:51 When will Major League Baseball hire its first female general manager? By PBS News Hour Behind the scenes of Major League Baseball, team management and leadership is slowly becoming more diverse. In part, the rise of “Moneyball” analytics has helped broaden the kind of knowledge and experience that ball clubs seek in hiring. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Feb 20 Major League Baseball introduces new rules to speed up their games By Justin Scuiletti Major League Baseball today announced a series of new rules, effective immediately, that aims to quicken the pace of the national pastime. Continue reading
Jan 24 Ernie Banks, baseball pioneer and Cubs legend, dies at 83 By Rebecca Lee Banks, popularly known to fans as "Mr. Cub," joined the team as its first black player in 1953. He hit 512 career home runs throughout his 19-season career with the Cubs and was famous for his catchphrase, "Let's play two,"… Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 7:41 Ebola, Ferguson and Derek Jeter make high schoolers’ #MyZeitgeist videos By PBS News Hour A contest sponsored by PBS Newshour Extra and Google asked students to create a digital mash-up looking back at 2014. Judy Woodruff talks with three high schoolers who entered the #MyZeitgeist competition about deciding what events made their year-in-review videos… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 7:00 Will American baseball get more Cuban imports? By PBS News Hour How will opening the door to normal relations with Cuba affect the world of professional baseball, a game that so many Cubans love? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Jim Litke of the Associated Press to understand the possible implications. Continue watching