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One of the trains at Penn Station in New York derailed Monday, causing headaches for transit riders. Many affected by the derailment were headed to catch the Mets take on the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field. NBC New York spoke with one Mets

Before Wednesday’s World Baseball Classic championship against Puerto Rico, USA manager Jim Leyland said he was “trying to make America great again.” His squad went on to blow out the Puerto Ricans 8-0, giving the US its first WBC title. After

During Monday’s World Baseball Classic semifinal between Puerto Rico and Netherlands, one player for Netherlands learned a lesson about celebrating. Jurickson Profar laced a single to right field and advanced Andrelton Simmons to third. The throw from the right fielder

With Team USA up 4-2 in the 7th inning Saturday night over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic, Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones took a home run away from Orioles teammate Manny Machado. Machado tipped his helmet

With a little help from The Mensch on the Bench mascot, Israel is into the second round of the World Baseball Classic.

Japan powered their way to victory over Cuba on Tuesday, while Israel took a giant step toward advancing at the World Baseball Classic with an offensive outburst of their own.

South Korea play surprise package Israel in the opening game of the World Baseball Classic on Monday, kicking off a 16-team tournament spread across four countries.

Tuesday, Fox Sports 1 “Undisputed” co-host Shannon Sharpe reacted to Tim Tebow showing up to spring training for the New York Mets organization and showing out in batting practice. Sharpe questioned the authenticity of Tebow getting a shot at baseball,

Chicago Cubs third baseman and 2016 National League MVP Kris Bryant met his match when he faced someone working as the sound guy for a Red Bull ad. As Bryant took swings for the ad, the sound guy critiqued his

Any athlete planning to use their platform to protest the national anthem had better not play American Legion Baseball in Minnesota. In a preemptive strike against Kaepernick copycats, the league instituted a rule that the anthem will receive “proper respect,” or players will find themselves shown out the door.

Upon the death of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, many mainstream media outlets and sports pages happily denoted his wonderful devotion to the sport of baseball. But few noted how he used the sport like he used everything else, as a weapon to oppress his people and promote his own desires.

As part of their celebration tour, 2016 World Series champs Chicago Cubs players Anthony Rizzo, David Ross and Dexter Fowler, along with former SNL cast member and Cubs fan Bill Murray, sang “Go Cubs Go” on this week’s broadcast of

Thursday, Fox Sports 1 “Undisputed” co-host Skip Bayless reacted to the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series, suggesting “a segment of Cubs fans” did not want the team to actually win the World Series because doing so “forever destroys their

Comedian and lifelong Chicago Cubs fan Bill Murray was elated when the Cubs ended the 108-year World Series drought late Wednesday night. A somewhat inebriated Murray interviewed Cubs outfielders Dexter Fowler and Jason Heyward, as well as team president Theo Epstein,

Comedian and lifelong Chicago Cubs fan Bill Murray led the Chicago Cubs faithful in the traditional 7th inning stretch “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” Friday night. In Bill Murray fashion, the comedian requested everybody to sing like the

As part of promoting his new book, “Shaken,” Tim Tebow appeared Tuesday on ESPN2’s “First Take.” Co-host Stephen A. Smith, who has called Tebow’s pursuit of a baseball career a “disservice and a level of disrespect” to other baseball players, asked

In an appearance to promote his new book, “Shaken,” Tim Tebow said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he is enjoying playing the game of baseball, something he is “passionate” about. “It’s amazing when you do something for the love of it,” Tebow

Tuesday on Fox Sports 1’s “Undisputed,” co-host Shannon Sharpe reacted to ESPN’s Keith Law calling Tim Tebow the baseball player “an imposter pretending to have talent he does not possess.” Sharpe, noting Tebow’s 0-12 start to the Arizona Fall League,

A fan almost hit Baltimore Orioles left fielder Hyun-soo Kim Tuesday in the AL Wildcard matchup between the Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning in a tied game, Jays outfielder Melvin Upton hit

MLB Hall of Famer and former Chicago White Sox first baseman Frank Thomas weighed in on Tim Tebow’s baseball career, and “The Big Hurt” thinks Tebow, a Heisman winner at the University of Florida, is an even better baseball player

During the Thursday broadcast of “Speak for Yourself” on Fox Sports 1, co-host Jason Whitlock said even though he hated the NFL version of Tim Tebow, he actually likes the baseball version of Tebow and the hope that comes with

On Wednesday, Tim Tebow, outfielder in the New York Mets organization, knocked the first pitch thrown his way in professional baseball over the fence. Many laughed at the ESPN college football analyst when he made the decision to play baseball because

During Thursday’s “Undisputed” on Fox Sports 1, co-host Shannon Sharpe called New York Mets outfielder Tim Tebow’s home run on the first pitch of his first at-bat in the instructional league “scripted,” claiming the pitch was “belt-high” because the Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow made his professional baseball debut Wednesday with the New York Mets instructional league team, and started off with quite a bang. He sent the first pitch he saw in professional baseball over the left center wall for his first

During Sunday’s broadcast of the Colorado Rockies-Los Angeles Dodgers game, announcer Vin Scully honored Miami Marlins star Jose Fernandez, who was killed in a boating accident early Sunday morning at the age of 24. “Talking about the late Jose Fernandez.

Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley turned an easy play into a highlight reel play Thursday against the Colorado Rockies. Down 3-1 in the top of the fourth inning, Rockies pitcher Tyler Chatwood hit a weak grounder to Utley,

Kansas City Royals center fielder Jarrod Dyson took a home run from Miami Marlins left fielder Christian Yelich Thursday night. In the bottom of the first inning, Yelich crushed a hanging curveball to center field. Dyson raced back and tracked

Cleveland Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis did not want the same fate as Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista when dealing with Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor. On Thursday, Odor slid into Kipnis while cleanly trying to break up

Cleveland Indians rookie center fielder Tyler Naquin accomplished something rarely seen in a big league game Friday. Just after teammate Jose Ramirez tied up the game 2-2 on a solo shot, Naquin sent a deep fly ball to right field

In a new interview, Texas Rangers GM Jon Daniels rationalizes the team’s demand for a brand new, tax-funded stadium only 22 years after getting a tax-funded stadium.

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo flashed some leather Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Brewers. In the fifth inning, Brewers outfielder Keon Broxton popped up a foul ball to the first base side. Rizzo ran over to the ball that was

A sports columnist for the Washington Post lit into recently released Washington Nationals pitcher Jonathan Paplebon saying that because he supports Donald Trump and the Second Amendment he doesn’t reflect the interests of local fans.

Thursday, Cincinnati Reds class A team Dayton Dragons made one of the craziest plays you may see in baseball. South Bend Cubs infielder P.J. Higgins hit a line drive up the middle that bounced off Dragons pitcher Alex Webb and hit the umpire. The

Earlier in the week news broke that former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow seeks a tryout with Major League Baseball clubs. The news doesn’t impress Baltimore Orioles Manager Buck Showalter.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim left fielder Ji-Man Choi had a chance at a three-home run night Thursday, but Oakland A’s left fielder Coco Crisp was not having it. Tied at five in the fifth inning, Choi sent a deep

One of the promotional events held by minor league baseball teams everywhere could face extinction if PETA gets its way. The animal-rights activists want to officially ban MiLB’s famed “monkey rodeos.”