Tag: MLB

RIO RANCHO, N.M, — The July Fourth holiday hurts me every year. Waving flags seems out of place, and wearing anything stars and stripes makes me feel like Apollo Creed ...

NEW YORK — Something still bothers Barry Larkin about his Most Valuable Player award. The other name engraved on the trophy: Kenesaw Mountain Landis. “Why is it on there?” said ...

CHICAGO — Forget about those halcyon first few days of spring training, when arranging for the right tee time on the right golf course is often more challenging than the ...

NEW YORK — Gregory Katz, an acclaimed correspondent for The Associated Press in London who recently led the news cooperative’s coverage of Brexit and the election of Boris Johnson as ...

NEW YORK — Baseball players proposed a 70-game regular-season schedule Thursday, a plan immediately rejected by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred with the sides 10 games and about $275 million apart ...

Former Boston Red Sox All-Star Kevin Youkilis said he witnessed racist behavior by fans at the team’s home stadium, Fenway Park.  And in one case, he lit into a fan over ...

Five-time Major League Baseball All-Star Torii Hunter says there’s one team he never wanted to play for due to the racist abuse he had to endure from its fans when ...

Outdoor sports venues across Texas will be allowed to operate at reduced capacity for professional sporting events from this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday. From Friday all the ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler has sparked controversy on Thursday night as he wore a “Blue Lives Matter” mask while Minneapolis was set ablaze by protesters demanding justice for George ...

“The proposal involves massive additional pay cuts and the union is extremely disappointed,” the MLB Players Association said in a statement. “We’re also far apart on health and safety protocols.” ...