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MLB Caps With 'Awkward' Design Flaws Pulled From Sale

The Texas Rangers hat spelled out a Spanish word for breasts

(Newser) - Sellers on eBay are cashing in on a major design flaw in the latest lineup of New Era Major League Baseball caps. The caps, which can be seen here , feature team logos over team names or locations, and since many logos are a single letter, the design had some "...

In Just 120 Hours, Rays Will Make Yankees' Site Their Own

Temporarily homeless Tampa Bay team will rebrand NY team's posh spring-training facility

(Newser) - Extreme Makeover: Baseball Edition is about to premiere. On March 23, the Tampa Bay Rays staff will launch a 120-hour transformation of Steinbrenner Field, the New York Yankees' spring training facility in Tampa, for the Rays' season in exile from storm-damaged Tropicana Field. By the time the Rays host their...

Pitcher Who Hates Robot Umps Gets Trolled in Game

Friend and ex-teammate Trea Turner jokingly challenges a strike by Max Scherzer

(Newser) - Major League Baseball is experimenting with robot umpires during this spring season, and Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer has made clear he is not a fan. That set the stage for a little trolling from an ex-teammate during a game on Sunday. As MLB.com recounts:
  • Scherzer's first
...

All Hail MLB's New Robot Umpires
All Hail MLB's
New Robot Umpires
Feb 22, 2025 9:30 AM CST

All Hail MLB's New Robot Umpires

Computerized Automated Ball-Strike System being used for challenges in spring training

(Newser) - A computerized system that calls balls and strikes began its test run this week during some Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games, after four years of experiments in the minor leagues. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is an advocate of the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), which potentially as early as...

After 50 Years, NY Yankees Drop Rigid Rule From 'the Boss'

Ban on beards imposed by George Steinbrenner has been lifted

(Newser) - The New York Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner. Current owner Hal Steinbrenner, son of "The Boss," announced the change Friday before the team's spring training opener. "In recent weeks I have spoken to a...

MLB Fires Umpire for Violating Gambling Rules

Pat Hoberg shared his account with poker player friend, then deleted messages

(Newser) - Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball on Monday for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the league's investigation, per the AP . MLB opened the investigation last February when it was...

'No' Vote on Suzuki: 'Innocent Oversight,' or Something Else?

Ex-Mariner got almost-unanimous vote for Baseball Hall of Fame, but mystery swirls on single dissenter

(Newser) - Ichiro Suzuki was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this week, and it was almost unanimous—save for one member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The 51-year-old retired Mariners outfielder racked up 393 out of 394 votes Tuesday, or 99.7% of the vote, making him the...

'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker Dies at 90
'Mr. Baseball'
Bob Uecker
Dies at 90
OBITUARY
Jan 16, 2025 10:55 AM CST

'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker Dies at 90

Brewers announcer was a legend in Milwaukee, got his nickname from Johnny Carson

(Newser) - Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and Hall of Fame honors, has died at 90. The team announced Uecker died Thursday, calling it "one of the most difficult days in Milwaukee Brewers history."...

Former MLB Pitcher Is Dead at 37
Report: Ex-MLB Pitcher
Likely Died of Overdose
UPDATED
Jan 14, 2025 4:26 PM CST

Report: Ex-MLB Pitcher Likely Died of Overdose

Oriole Brian Matusz, 37, was 'beloved throughout Birdland'

(Newser) - Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz may have been another victim of the nation's overdose crisis. According to a police report obtained by the Baltimore Banner , the 37-year-old's mother found him dead from an apparent overdose in his Arizona home on Jan.6, "cold to the touch...

RIP to One of Baseball's Greatest Players


Baseball's
Greatest
Base Stealer
Dies at 65
obituary
Dec 22, 2024 12:01 AM CST

Baseball's Greatest Base Stealer Dies at 65

Rickey Henderson changed the game while he played

(Newser) - Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died at age 65, per the AP . Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said Saturday they were "shocked and heartbroken by his passing," but did not specify a...

It Might Be the Biggest Contract Ever in Team Sports

Juan Soto moves from the Yankees to the Mets in 15-year, $765M deal

(Newser) - It is without question the biggest contract ever signed in baseball, even in an era of gargantuan contracts. (Sorry, Shohei Ohtani .) But the AP reports that the deal struck by the New York Mets to land Juan Soto might be the biggest for any player in any team sport,...

Baseball Ponders a Startling Rule Change

'Golden At-Bat' would allow a team to send its best hitter to the plate at any time, once a game

(Newser) - In a podcast interview , the commissioner of baseball casually dropped in a reference to a potential rule change called the "Golden At-Bat." The idea had a "little buzz around it at an owners' meeting," said Rob Manfred. What's the Golden At-Bat? Only a rule that...

Pirates Offer a Crazy Swap for Star's Rookie Card
The Hunt Is On for
Star Pitcher's Rookie Card
in case you missed it
Nov 23, 2024 6:00 AM CST

The Hunt Is On for Star Pitcher's Rookie Card

Pirates offering free tickets for 30 years for Paul Skenes card; it may be worth a lot more

(Newser) - Topps has released a unique rookie card of star pitcher Paul Skenes that is drawing inevitable comparisons to the "golden ticket" of Willy Wonka fame, as here at CNN . It's a fair comparison given the stakes involved. Details:
  • One-of-a-kind: Only one of the cards exists—it's autographed
...

14 Newcomers Make Hall of Fame Ballot
14 Newcomers Make
Baseball's Ballot
Nov 18, 2024 2:31 PM CST

14 Newcomers Make Baseball's Ballot

Suzuki, Sabathia, Pedroia among possible Hall of Fame entrants

(Newser) - Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia are among 14 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, joining 14 holdovers. New to the ballot, per the AP :
  • Carlos González, outfielder
  • Curtis Granderson, outfielder
  • Felix Hernández, pitcher
  • Adam Jones, outfielder
  • Ian Kinsler, infielder
  • Russell Martin, catcher
...

Yankees Grant 'Huge Ask' From Tampa Bay Rays

Rays will play home games next year at Yankees' spring training ballpark

(Newser) - The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees' nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field, Rays executives told the AP . Stuart Sternberg, the Rays' principal owner, said Steinbrenner Field in Tampa is the best fit for the...

Los Angeles Dodgers Win Their 8th World Series

Dodgers best the New York Yankees in game 5

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium Wednesday night to win the whole thing, USA Today reports. While the Yankees led 5-0 by the third inning, in the fifth inning, the Dodgers rallied with five runs to tie...

Only One MLB Team Has Overcome a Playoff Deficit This Big

Dodgers beat Yankees in the first 3 games of the 2024 World Series

(Newser) - Freddie Freeman homered for the third straight game and Walker Buehler pitched another World Series gem as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night for a 3-0 lead in the Fall Classic, the AP reports. Just one Major League Baseball team has ever overcome...

Dodgers Pitcher Who Inspired 'Fernandomania' Dies at 63
Dodgers Phenom
Fernando Valenzuela
Dies at 63
OBITUARY
Oct 23, 2024 9:45 AM CDT

Dodgers Phenom Fernando Valenzuela Dies at 63

Pitcher inspired 'Fernandomania,' was first to win Cy Young, Rookie of the Year awards in same year

(Newser) - Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired "Fernandomania" while winning the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in 1981, has died. He was 63, reports the AP . The team said he died Tuesday night at a Los Angeles hospital but didn't...

Yankees, Dodgers to Meet in World Series for First Time in 43 Years

Los Angeles wins NLCS a day after New York won ALCS

(Newser) - Broadway vs. Hollywood. Subway vs. Freeway. Judge vs. Ohtani. New York neighbors who became cross-country rivals, the Yankees and Dodgers will renew their starry struggle in the World Series for the first time in 43 years, the AP reports. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York's other team, the...

In These Playoffs, an Incredible Streak Is Unfolding

Dodgers have pitched 33 straight scoreless innings (and counting), tying the MLB record

(Newser) - If you had bet on the Los Angeles Dodgers setting records this postseason, chances are the bets would revolve around superstar designated hitter Shohei Ohtani . Instead, it's the team's relatively unheralded pitching staff that has entered the record books:
  • 33 straight: With their 9-0 win over the Mets
...

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