Jun 24 Watch 5:59 Are professional sports ready to resume play amid the pandemic? The pandemic halted Major League Baseball's spring training in mid-March. Now, the league has announced it will start a shortened regular season in July. The plan to play 60 games comes after 40 players and staff tested positive for coronavirus… Continue watching
Mar 12 MLB delays opening day by at least 2 weeks because of virus By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Major League Baseball is delaying the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak. Opening day had been scheduled for March 26. MLB also has suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule. Continue reading
Feb 27 MLB appoints 1st black umpire crew chief By Ben Walker, Associated Press Kerwin Danley became the first African American umpire crew chief in Major League Baseball when a series of promotions, additions and retirements were announced Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 5:22 Why MLB players are frustrated over Astros' lack of punishment The fallout from a major cheating scandal in Major League Baseball continues. After investigators found that the Houston Astros used an elaborate sign-stealing scheme in 2017, when they won the World Series, members of the team's front office were disciplined. Continue watching
Jan 17 Giants make Alyssa Nakken first female major league coach By Janie McCauley, Associated Press Nakken is a former softball standout at first base for Sacramento State who joined the club in 2014 as an intern in baseball operations. Continue reading
Jan 14 Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign stealing scandal By Jimmy Golen, Associated Press Cora was the bench coach for the Houston Astros when they illicitly stole signs and won the 2017 World Series. 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
Oct 09 Watch 6:26 100 years since 'Black Sox' World Series, new details challenge long-held story By Stephanie Sy, Casey Kuhn Wednesday marks the 100th anniversary of a notorious moment in baseball's history: when the White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the 1919 World Series, provoking a scandal that stained the sport's reputation. Now, as Stephanie Sy reports, a… Continue watching
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
Apr 02 Watch 5:51 The staggering economics of Major League Baseball A new season of Major League Baseball begins this week, after a busy and lucrative winter that saw just 10 players awarded a total of over $2 billion in contracts. What’s behind these huge numbers for superstars, and where does… Continue watching