Nation Dec 09 Fourth time's a charm: Shohei Ohtani is the AP's Male Athlete of the Year, again By Beth Harris, Associated Press
Nation Nov 14 Ohtani is unanimous MVP for 4th time in winning NL honor as Judge edges Raleigh for 3rd AL accolade Ohtani won a MVP for the third straight year, his second in the NL with the Los Angeles Dodgers after two in the AL with the Los Angeles Angels. By David Brandt, Associated Press
Nation Nov 12 Watch 5:44 Indictment of MLB pitchers raises questions about impact of legal sports betting Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers were charged with sharing inside information about their play with sports bettors. That information that enabled them and others to profit off the pitches they threw. It’s the latest in a series of gambling scandals surrounding… By Stephanie Sy, Jackson Hudgins
Nation Nov 11 MLB, sports betting operators cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch-rigging scandal MLB said in a statement that pitch-level bets on outcomes of pitch velocity and of balls and strikes "present heightened integrity risks because they focus on one-off events that can be determined by a single player and can be inconsequential… By Ronald Blum, Associated Press
Nation Nov 09 MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors Two Major League Baseball pitchers were indicted Sunday on charges they took bribes to give sports bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes to ensure successful bets. By Associated Press
Oct 29 Guerrero homers off Ohtani as Blue Jays even World Series with 6-2 win over Dodgers in Game 4 By Greg Beacham, Associated Press The Blue Jays reclaimed homefield advantage and guaranteed the World Series trophy will be won at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 5:31 What Jen Pawol's debut means for the future of women umpires in Major League Baseball By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara Saturday in Atlanta, Jen Pawol took the field as the first woman to umpire a regular-season game in Major League Baseball’s nearly 150-year history. She was on the bases this afternoon for both games of a doubleheader between the Miami… Continue watching
Aug 09 Jen Pawol makes history as MLB's first female umpire to work a regular-season game By Charles Odum, Associated Press Pawol's much-anticipated debut came as the first base umpire for Saturday's first game of a split doubleheader between the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins. Continue reading
Jul 28 Guardians All-Star Emmanuel Clase placed on leave amid MLB sports betting investigation By Jay Cohen, Associated Press Clase becomes the second Guardians pitcher to be placed on leave in connection with a sports gambling probe. Continue reading
Jul 03 Cleveland's Luis Ortiz placed on leave amid MLB gambling investigation, AP sources say By Joe Reedy, Associated Press Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz has been placed on non-disciplinary leave due to a gambling investigation by Major League Baseball. Continue reading