Major League Baseball

Seattle Mariners' outfielder Ichiro Suzuki gives autographs to fans before an exhbition game in Tokyo against the Yomiuri Giants, March 17, 2019.

Is Japan’s greatest baseball player about to take his final bow?

March 18, 2019

The Oakland A’s and Seattle Mariners are kicking off the major league baseball season in Japan. This time, the games have an added significance: Ichiro, perhaps the nation’s greatest player ever, may be making his final appearance.

Cleveland Indians will ditch ‘Chief Wahoo’ logo on uniforms next year

January 31, 2018Sports

St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers set to decide World Series champion in Game 7

August 24, 2016Arts, Culture & Media

The Dodgers’ Spanish-language broadcaster has been serving the team since its first days in LA

April 8, 2015Sports

There’s hope in Cuba that the ‘corrupt’ US baseball pipeline could vanish

February 24, 2015Culture

The story behind the story of Alex Rodriguez’s suspension from Major League Baseball

July 10, 2014Sports

In the new book, “Blood Sport: Alex Rodriguez, Biogenesis, and the Quest to End Baseball’s Steroid Era” authors Tim Elfrink and Gus Garcia-Roberts dive into a world of anti-aging clinics, a bond between superstars and a medical school dropout, and a covert police force run by Major League Baseball.In the new book, “Blood Sport: Alex Rodriguez, Biogenesis, and the Quest to End Baseball’s Steroid Era” authors Tim Elfrink and Gus Garcia-Roberts dive into a world of anti-aging clinics, a bond between superstars and a medical school dropout, and a covert police force run by Major League Baseball.

Giants take the World Series

June 3, 2014Sports

The last time the Giants won the World Series, they weren’t the San Francisco Giants, because they were still playing on the Polo Grounds in Harlem. Now, a new city can celebrate their victory. Sports writer Jeff Beresford-Howe reports from California.

Yankees’ A-Rod, 12 Other Players Receive MLB Suspensions

September 17, 2013Sports

Major League Baseball handed down 13 suspensions yesterday–the move came as a result of a league investigation into the Florida anti-aging clinic Biogenesis, which had reportedly been supplying players with human growth hormone and other performance-enhancing drugs. Twelve of the players, which included a number of All-Stars like Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz, Padres shortstop Everth […]

Los Angeles Dodgers to be sold for record two billion dollars

August 15, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

Frank McCourt agreed to sell the Los Angeles Dodgers to a group led by Magic Johnson for a record two billion dollars Tuesday night. The purchase will cost nearly $860 million more than the price McCourt to buy the Dodgers from News Corp in 2004. The deal is pending approval from a US bankruptcy judge.

Jackie Robinson, and the End of Negro League Baseball

August 15, 2013Sports

This week, movie fans are being reminded of Jackie Robinson, whose story is told in the new movie “42.” In 1947, Robinson became the first black player in major league baseball. Initially an outsider, he was quickly joined by other players of color. Within five years of joining the Brooklyn Dodgers, there were over 150 […]