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A father from Rochester, New York, arrested and charged last year with criminal trespassing for going maskless to his son’s outdoor baseball game has been cleared by a judge.

As the people of Georgia celebrated the Atlanta Braves’ first National League Pennant win in over twenty years, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) took a shot at Major League Baseball (MLB) and Stacey Abrams for the relocation of the All-Star Game earlier this year.

Nine members of a Cuban national baseball team defected to Mexico in recent days while in the country to compete in an international tournament, the Associated Press (AP) reported Monday.

Republicans could be heard audibly booing in the stadium while Democrats cheered as the president arrived at Nationals Stadium.

Charles Barkley, the Basketball Hall of Famer is reportedly set to headline the Chinese coronavirus vaccine rally in August after blaming the lockdowns on the unvaccinated “idiots.”

Get ready to learn the difference between fielding positions that include square leg and silly mid-on. Cricket is seeking to end its 128-year absence from the Olympic sports roster by pushing to join breakdancing for inclusion at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

The Cleveland Indians were named not a demeaning insult. Instead, they were named after the league’s first Native American player, Louis Sockalexis.

The Chiba Lotte Marines, a team in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league, wore matching T-shirts and took a photo together showing solidarity for anti-communism protesters in Cuba, a team member revealed in a photo posted on Twitter Sunday.

A Mexican Baseball League batter went batty Wednesday as he ran out to attack the pitcher after being drilled by a fastball causing a bench-clearing brawl.

Little League Baseball coaches in Virginia have been informed that they will be required to undergo anti-racism training similar to the critical race theory training taught in schools.

Chad Hummel, a High School Baseball player parent, is facing trespassing charges after refusing to wear a mask during his son’s baseball game last week. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) fouled up an attempt to honor baseball legend Willie Mays on his 90th birthday on Thursday, instead posting a photo of herself with baseball Hall of Famer Willie McCovey.

Surveillance cameras at a South Dakota college caught a thief stealing a $25,000 prosthetic arm from a college baseball player.

Youth Baseball teams across the country are scrambling after learning they will be required to receive the coronavirus vaccine to participate in the national tournament.

The decision by the MLB was announced Friday, prompting vocal criticism from Republicans and supporters of the law.

Since the Georgia law actually expands voting access, MLB is arguably opposing the rights of voters — which, Democrats have argued elsewhere, is racist.

Over 100 companies joined to condemn the law, including Facebook, Google, Bank of America, Apple, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, American Express, Delta, and the Home Depot.

A group of high school senior baseball players in California found themselves in hot water after posing for a photo without masks.

Cleveland Indians owner Paul Dolan told the Associated Press (AP) on Monday that his team’s name “is no longer acceptable in our world.”

“Oh no! What is going on? This is not good news, even for ‘Indians,'” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Cancel culture at work!”

A California man donated 25,000 of his precious baseball card collection to a nine-year-old girl who lost hers due to the wildfires spreading in her region.

The president was joined on the South Lawn by former Yankees player Mariano Rivera, as two rows of Little Leaguers played catch.

The president said that Yankees President Randy Levine was a “great friend” and asked him to throw a starting pitch in the stadium at a game in August.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday responded to renewed player protests at sporting events during the national anthem.

Major League Baseball came out in defense of players who knelt during the national anthem on Monday evening, taking on critics and tweeting in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

JACKSON, Wyoming — When in doubt, baseball is the answer.

Professional baseball would so well to avoid politics, assessed Miracle Mets major league baseball legend Ron Swoboda.

Konrad Ott and some of the parents with his Northern California girls volleyball club skipped a popular Florida tournament that is now postponed. They could soon face a similar decision about a national event in Dallas.

Baseball has returned to South Korea, but it certainly did not start in a way that anyone would recognize.

Trump on Wednesday at the White House said he was eager to see sporting events return to normal in America. “I’d like to see the Yankees play at Yankee Stadium,” he said.

Taiwan became the first country worldwide to kick-off the baseball season on Sunday following the outbreak of the Chinese coronavirus, as new cases of the pandemic begin to plateau. 

Staying home with family and staying safe during this time has created many special memories. Moms, dads, and kids are eating together, playing games, watching movies, and just simply enjoying the company of loved ones.

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball will not schedule any more advertising on its platforms promoting music artist Roger Waters.

TEL AVIV, Israel — As a baseball-crazed kid growing up in Miami, Danny Valencia dreamed of playing in the Major Leagues. The thought of heading to the Olympics, for a foreign country no less, never crossed his mind.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Saturday attempted to use the record-breaking, multimillion-dollar contract between the New York Yankees and pitcher Gerrit Cole to push for increased teacher salaries.

Umpiring in baseball is not for the faint of heart. Umpiring in youth baseball can be even tougher.