Jan 13 Watch 6:12 Why Astros sign-stealing scandal is a ‘major black mark’ against baseball Major League Baseball says teams may not use modern technology to carry out an age-old practice: decoding the signs opposing catchers and pitchers use to communicate. The Houston Astros’ general manager and field manager were both fired Monday for an… Continue watching
Jan 13 Astros’ manager, GM fired for sign stealing By Ronald Blum, Kristie Rieken, Associated Press Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday after the pair were suspended by Major League Baseball for the team's sign-stealing during Houston's run to the 2017 World Series title and during the 2018 season. Continue reading
Jan 02 Larsen, who threw the only no-hitter World Series game, dies at 90 By Associated Press Don Larsen threw a perfect game in 1956 with the New York Yankees for the only no-hitter in World Series history. Continue reading
Nov 04 WATCH: World Series-winning Nationals take celebration to the White House By Associated Press The visit comes just 48 hours after the team paraded down Constitution Avenue. Continue reading
Nov 03 What really causes home field advantage – and why it’s on the decline By Konstantinos Pelechrinis, The Conversation A data scholar explains why playing at home doesn't provide the boost that it once did. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 4:42 With World Series title, Washington Nationals cement their comeback season The Washington Nationals have Major League Baseball’s oldest roster. Now, they also have a World Series title. The nation’s capital celebrated as the underestimated team clinched a Game 7 victory late Thursday. The Washington Post’s Jesse Dougherty joins Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Oct 31 PHOTOS: Nationals top Astros in Game 7 to win 1st World Series title By Ben Walker, Associated Press The Washington Nationals came from behind to win five elimination games this postseason, an unprecedented feat. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 4:11 Nats’ path to World Series is something to cheer for in divided D.C. For the first time since 1933, Washington, D.C., finally has a baseball team going to the World Series. William Brangham reports on the Nationals' unlikely run to the fall classic, and what hometown pride means for the nation's capital at… Continue watching
Sep 16 WATCH: Trump presents medal of freedom to retired Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera Trump, a Yankees fan, praised Rivera on Monday as "maybe the greatest pitcher of all time."… Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 4:49 Why it’s ‘staggering’ that baseball hasn’t done more to protect fans from foul balls Baseball may be America’s pastime, but it’s facing renewed scrutiny over the safety of its spectators after recent incidents involving fans being hit by foul balls. Some professional teams are extending protective netting in response, but Major League Baseball itself… Continue watching