Baseball

TOKYO — Tsuneo Watanabe, the powerful head of Japan’s largest newspaper who had close ties with the country’s powerful conservative leaders, has died, his company said Thursday. He was 98....

Johnny Damon still remembers when he first met Donald Trump. But just as much, Damon remembers how certain people have treated him for being friends with Trump.  “Unfortunately, whenever you say you’re...

Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract Sunday night, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press. The person spoke...

The New York Mets have made history by reportedly signing Dominican baseball superstar Juan Soto on a 15-year, $765m deal – the biggest ever in professional sports – leading oddsmakers...

Dave Parker and Dick Allen are heading to Cooperstown after both were elected to the Hall of Fame on Sunday by the classic era committee.  A vote of 75% was...

Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani claimed in court papers this week that his former interpreter is in “wrongful possession” of valuable baseball cards that rightfully belong to him. Ohtani is seeking to recover...

The Summary For years, a special mud has been rubbed on every baseball before every major league game to make them less slippery. The mud’s story dates back to the...

It’s been nearly seven decades since women in the U.S. have had a league of their own. By summer of 2026, however, the organizers of the newly announced Women’s Pro...

The Los Angeles Dodgers produced a stunning fightback to defeat the New York Yankees and clinch the World Series with a dramatic come-from-behind 7-6 victory at the Yankee Stadium. On...

NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers won their second World Series championship in five seasons, overcoming a five-run deficit with the help of three Yankees defensive miscues and rallying...