May 13 Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, baseball stars once tarnished by scandals, will now be eligible for Hall of Fame By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that he was changing the MLB's policy on permanent ineligibility, saying bans would expire at death. … Continue reading
Feb 07 Ohtani's ex-interpreter sentenced to nearly 5 years for bank and tax fraud By Amy Taxin, Associated Press Ippei Mizuhara has acknowledged using the money to cover his growing gambling bets and debts with an illegal bookmaker, in addition to $325,000 worth of baseball cards and his own dental bills. Continue reading
Jan 22 Ichiro Suzuki elected to Baseball Hall of Fame with more than 99 percent of the vote By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for the Hall, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Continue reading
Dec 21 Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball's legendary 'Man of Steal,' dies at 65 By Josh Dubow, Associated Press Henderson had a lengthy list of accolades and accomplishments over his nomadic 25-year career — an MVP, 10 All-Star selections, two World Series titles and a Gold Glove award. But it was stealing bases where he made his name and… Continue reading
Sep 20 In spectacular fashion with a 3-homer, 2-steal game, Shohei Ohtani surpasses 50-50 milestone By Alanis Thames, Associated Press He did it by going deep three times and swiping two bags on Thursday against the Miami Marlins. Ohtani hit his 49th homer in the sixth inning, his 50th in the seventh and his 51st in the ninth. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 7:06 How climate extremes are changing the world of sports By Jeffrey Brown, Winston Wilde Organizers of the Paris Olympics have set a lofty goal to generate less than half the greenhouse gas emissions of the last two summer games. The Olympics are not alone — across the sports world, climate change is changing the… Continue watching
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
Apr 11 WATCH: Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter charged with stealing $16 million from baseball star in sports betting case By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Prosecutors allege that interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole more than $16 million from the Japanese sensation to cover gambling bets and debts. Continue reading
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
Mar 26 Watch 6:02 How baseball's biggest star is entangled in a gambling and theft investigation By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow, Courtney Norris Gambling and theft allegations are swirling around baseball star Shohei Ohtani as his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is under criminal investigation accused of using millions of dollars of Ohtani's money to pay off gambling debts. Ohtani hasn’t been accused of… Continue watching