Jun 21 Three MLB teams projected to steal more than 200 bases this season, breaking records for the century By Steve Megargee, Associated Press No team this century has stolen more than 200 bases in a season. The Reds, Brewers and Nationals are all on pace to blow past that mark as they capitalize on rule changes put in place last year to spark… Continue reading
Jun 19 Willie Mays, one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, dies at 93 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press The Giants' center fielder, who began his professional career in the Negro Leagues in 1948, was baseball’s oldest living Hall of Famer. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 5:24 MLB recognizes Negro Leagues legends by adding their stats to official records By Amna Nawaz Baseball prides itself on statistics and it’s how the sport recognizes its all-time greats. Those stats are now changing, in a big way. MLB officially incorporated statistics from the Negro Leagues into its record books. That means legendary hitter Josh… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 7:14 Major League Baseball opens season with controversy over ‘papery’ uniforms By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Thursday is Opening Day for Major League Baseball and it comes after a Spring Training chock full of controversies. Among the eye-catching storylines: a clothing snafu. Economics correspondent Paul Solman has been pulling threads to bring us this report. Continue watching
May 07 Vida Blue, pitcher who led Oakland to 3 World Series titles, dies at 73 By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Vida Blue, a hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball’s biggest draws in the early 1970s and helped lead the brash A’s to three straight World Series titles before his career was derailed by drug problems, died Saturday, according to… Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 6:50 Two of baseball’s great hitters move toward remarkable batting records By William Brangham It's turning into a historic September for Major League Baseball. Two of the game's great hitters, Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols, are moving toward remarkable batting records. Judge hit his 61st home run of the season, tying the American League… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: Bidens pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II in London In our news wrap Sunday, the Bidens paid their respects to Queen Elizabeth II in London, Ukraine made strategic gains against Russian forces to the south, Nancy Pelosi led a congressional delegation to Armenia amid a cease-fire with Azerbaijan, Hurricane… Continue watching
Sep 07 Major League Baseball Players Association joins the AFL-CIO By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press The move comes as the MLBPA is attempting to unionize minor leaguers and in the aftermath of a nearly 100-day lockout that delayed the start of the season. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 6:57 New book makes the case that Rickey Henderson is one of baseball’s all-time greats During a career that spanned more than two decades, Rickey Henderson was arguably the greatest leadoff hitter in the history of Major League Baseball and is officially the all-time leader in stolen bases with more than 1,400. Sportswriter Howard Bryant… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 5:30 Jackie Robinson’s legacy endures 75 years after breaking baseball’s color barrier By Geoff Bennett, Mike Fritz Jackie Robinson first took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers 75 years ago this week, becoming the first Black man to play in the modern major leagues. It’s been nearly 50 years since Jackie Robinson's death, but he remains one… Continue watching