Dec 12 Watch 6:26 What Shohei Ohtani’s unique $700M contract could mean for the future of baseball By Stephanie Sy, Shoshana Dubnow Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers is the highest in professional team sports in North America. The 29-year-old from Japan dominates in both pitching and hitting and was the American League’s most valuable player this past… Continue watching
Dec 09 Shohei Ohtani agrees to sign record $700 million contract with Los Angeles Dodgers By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Shohei Ohtani has set a financial record to go along with his singular on-field performance, getting a record $700 million to make a 30-mile move up Interstate 5 to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Continue reading
Nov 02 7 things to know about the Texas Rangers’ first World Series win By David Brandt, Associated Press Considering the heartache this club endured 12 years ago in one of the all-time Fall Classic gut punches, Texas was certainly due. Continue reading
Oct 01 Tim Wakefield, knuckleball-wielding pitcher who helped Red Sox win 2004 World Series, dies at 57 By Jimmy Golen, Associated Press Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year,… Continue reading
Jun 15 MLB teams embrace Pride Nights despite pushback By Jay Cohen, Associated Press All but one big league team will celebrate Pride Night this season, yet the sport remains hampered by ongoing issues around LGBTQ+ inclusivity. Continue reading
Apr 12 MLB teams extend alcohol sales after new pitch clock shortens games By David Brandt, Associated Press Thanks to the pitch clock, the action is moving much faster at Major League Baseball games. It also means a little less time for fans to enjoy a frosty adult beverage. Continue reading
Apr 07 Climate change boosts temperatures and home runs, researchers say By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Hotter, thinner air that allows balls to fly farther contributed a tiny bit to a surge in home runs since 2010, according to a statistical analysis by Dartmouth College scientists published in Friday’s Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Continue reading
Mar 22 In a storybook ending, Ohtani strikes out Trout at World Baseball Classic for Japanese championship By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Shohei Ohtani emerged from the bullpen and fanned Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out in a matchup the whole baseball world wanted to see, leading Japan over the defending champion United States 3-2 for its first… Continue reading
Feb 16 Tim McCarver, All-Star catcher and broadcaster, dies at 81 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press The famed broadcaster and former St. Louis Cardinals star Tim McCarver has died. He was 81. During 60 years in major league baseball, McCarver played in two All-Star games and on two World Series championship teams. Continue reading
Jan 25 All-Star 3rd baseman Scott Rolen elected to Baseball Hall of Fame By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Slick-fielding third baseman Scott Rolen has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with five votes to spare above the 75 percent needed. Continue reading