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Major League Baseball can no longer claim to be free of any anthem-protesting players. On Saturday night, A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell took a knee during the national anthem.

New York (AFP) – A toddler was hospitalized on Wednesday after being struck by a foul ball at Yankee Stadium, the latest in a series of incidents that have led to calls for more protection for spectators in Major League Baseball.

TORONTO (AP) – Kansas City’s Alex Gordon hit Major League Baseball’s record 5,694th home run of 2017 on Tuesday night, breaking a season record set in 2000 at the height of the Steroids Era.

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Nick Pivetta showed Monday night he did not need his glove to make an out on a batted ball. Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes laced a comebacker 106 mph right at Pivetta and the ball went

CLEVELAND (AP) — The pregame ceremony was brief, appropriate for the occasion. The Cleveland Indians are planning much bigger parties. On Sunday, the team that couldn’t lose for a few weeks raised a red flag to commemorate winning their second straight AL Central title, one of their goals at the start of 2016.

In wake of the “Racism Is As American As Baseball” banner that was unfurled at Fenway Park this week, retired Boston Red Sox slugger David “Big Papi” Ortiz said he is not a fan of political statements being made at

CLEVELAND (AP) – For more than 100 years, American League teams have gone on winning streaks of varying lengths – short ones, long ones, double-digit ones.

The Cleveland Indians have been having quite a season. Yet, despite winning an amazing 19 games in a row, the sports media cannot help themselves, from ruining all the fun by bringing Chief Wahoo, the team’s 70-year-old “racist” logo.

“God Bless America” saved Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price from getting ejected Sunday as his team squared off with the New York Mets. At the end of the top half of the seventh inning, the Reds skipper left the dugout after second

In a surprising move, Major League Baseball has charged the Boston Red Sox with using an Apple Watch to steal signals from the New York Yankees.

As the New York Yankees could definitely attest, trying to keep Curt Schilling from doing something he sets out to do, typically ends badly. Not for Schilling of course, but for those people, or in this case, those things, that attempt to stand in his way.

According to reports, former Cincinnati Reds star Pete Rose has been ousted at Fox Sports over a decades old charge of sexual harassment.

Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame outfielder Jim Rice slammed New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia after the pitcher complained about the Red Sox testing his 37-year-old, 300-pound body and surgically repaired right knee in the first inning by bunting for

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels acquired slugging outfielder Justin Upton from the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, upgrading their lineup for the playoff race.

Last year, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that he intended to speak with Cleveland Indians ownership about their use of the Chief Wahoo logo. Manfred then said that he had spoken to the Indians brass, and he called those meetings “productive.”

Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera threw some haymakers Thursday as his team hosted the New York Yankees, sparking a benches-clearing brawl between the two teams. Right before the fight, Yankees pitcher Tommy Kahnle was ejected for throwing a pitch

Former MLB Home Run King Henry “Hank” Aaron said he thinks Colin Kaepernick is “getting a raw deal” when it comes to his job status in the NFL as part of the fallout from his national anthem protests. “I think

(UPI) — Future baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter entered the hallowed halls of fatherhood Thursday with the birth of daughter Bella Raine Jeter.

CHICAGO (AP) — Major League Baseball is having conversations with the players’ association over possible rule changes designed to speed the pace of play, and Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday he hopes to reach an agreement instead of implementing any measures unilaterally.

Wednesday’s ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park did not go as planned for one unlucky photographer. Boston Red Sox fan and Ewing’s sarcoma survivor Jordan Leandre, a high school pitcher, threw the first pitch way over the catcher’s head and right

MIAMI — Miami Marlins president David Samson says a signed $1.2 billion agreement has been submitted to Major League Baseball to sell the franchise to a group that includes former New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter, and the team expects to close on the deal in early October.

Walking off the mound to a standing ovation from a crowd that included his parents and sister, Chris Rowley started to become aware of the magnitude of his achievement.

A cat invaded the field in the bottom of the sixth inning of Wednesday’s Kansas City Royals-St. Louis Cardinals game and it sparked a comeback for the home team. With two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, bases loaded

Barry Bonds, the all-time leading home run hitter in major league baseball history, said on Monday that he wishes he could have played one more year to reach the 800 homers mark.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout got his 1,000th career hit and also homered on his 26th birthday Monday night.
The Los Angeles Angels’ two-time AL MVP hit the first milestone when he doubled down the left-field line in the fourth inning against Dylan Bundy and the Baltimore Orioles.

An American hero will soon receive a very fitting American tribute.

This week Adrián Beltré collected his historic 3000th hit when he smoked a double against Baltimore. The Texas Rangers slugger is one of only 31 players to reach this plateau. But, a closer look at how Beltré got here shows he is in a class all by himself.

Pete Rose, arguably the greatest hitter in the history of major league baseball, allegedly engaged in sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl in the 1970s, according to a sworn statement.

The Chicago Cubs broke a 100-year curse winning the World Series last year, but this year the team made history yet again by being the first team to award a diamond-studded World Series Ring to a fan, albeit an aggrieved one.

Monday, Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) defended his actions over the weekend at a Chicago Cubs-Milwaukee Brewers game where he confronted a Cubs fan after being heckled. Christie told CNN’s Jake Tapper that he has always given it right back to hecklers