FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high levels of amphetamines in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics when he lost control of his small plane and nosedived into the Gulf of Mexico in 2017, killing him, a National Transportation Safety Board report issued Wednesday said.
NEW YORK (AP) — Forced from the field by the new coronavirus, Major League Baseball is moving its annual celebration of Jackie Robinson online.
Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman has threatened to take a swing at NASCAR’s Kyle Larson, after the driver uttered a racial slur while playing an online video game.
New York Yankees Co-Owner Hank Steinbrenner has died after a lengthy battle with an illness, according to multiple reports. He was 63 years old.
NEW YORK (AP) — Blake Snell, Juan Soto and Bo Bichette are among the baseball stars switching over to PlayStation with America’s pastime on hold.
Major League Baseball is mulling a creative way to confront the coronavirus by radically altering the usual baseball schedule.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Former Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton has been indicted on a felony charge of injury to a child after his teenage daughter accused him of beating her.
Boston’s Chris Sale, out for the season following Tommy John surgery, thought about the prospect of his teammates sequestered in the Phoenix area for an extended period if Major League Baseball and its players adopt an all-Arizona start to the season.
Major League Baseball and its players union are showing interest in a plan that could allow the season to start in May at several stadiums in Arizona, ESPN reported Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Putting all 30 teams in the Phoenix area this season and playing in empty ballparks was among the ideas discussed Monday by Major League Baseball and the players’ association.
DETROIT (AP) — Al Kaline, who spent his entire 22-season Hall of Fame career with the Detroit Tigers and was known affectionately as “Mr. Tiger,” died Monday. He was 85.
Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander told fans that he would be donating his ongoing Major League Baseball paychecks to coronavirus relief.
One would think that a suspension of play and an order to remain home as much as possible, would be a surefire way to ensure that professional athletes stay healthy.
Of all the pre-virus stories that were dominating the sports landscape, none was greater than the Astros sign-stealing scandal and the team’s unwillingness to take responsibility for it.
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has canceled a two-game series in London between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals because of the coronavirus pandemic.
America’s sports leagues and the sports networks who broadcast them, are taking brutal financial hits during the coronavirus shut down, according to a look at the numbers by the Wall Street Journal.
Major League Baseball has already missed its Opening Day games. Still, former Los Angeles Dodgers announcer, Vin Scully, has a special message for baseball fans so dearly missing their favorite game amid this Chinese virus scare.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Bryce Harper jersey that could have been worn this baseball season by the biggest Philadelphia Phillies fan is now a protective mask in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
You might be under the impression that there’s not going to be any baseball on television Thursday, but that is not totally accurate.
BOSTON (AP) — A minor league player for the Boston Red Sox has tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting the team to close down its training complex in Fort Myers, Florida.
The Houston Astros have reportedly said in court documents that they sincerely apologize for the sign-stealing scandal the team used, most notably during their World Series run in 2017.
Vin Scully’s kids are doing their part to make sure the famed Dodgers play-by-play man is safe from the coronavirus, by staying at a distance and not even hugging him.
TORONTO (AP) — With no sign of when training camps can resume, Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro says he thinks Major League Baseball would need at least a month of workouts and exhibition games before regular season play can begin.
No one knows for sure when Opening Day will come. However, whenever it comes, the Oakland A’s have their man for the job.
All 30 pro baseball teams joined together Tuesday to pledge $30 million to help stadium employees who are losing wages due to the coronavirus shutdowns across the league.
On Monday, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association cooperated to donate one million dollars to two meal services groups after schools were shut down across the nation.
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball pushed back opening day until mid-May at the earliest on Monday because of the new coronavirus after the federal government recommended restricting events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks.
Proceeds from a “sandlot” ball game hosted by Cincinnati Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer, will benefit stadium employees who are losing work time due to the coronavirus.
A player in the New York Yankees minor league system has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the first professional baseball player confirmed to have contracted the disease that is spreading worldwide.
Both the Pro Football and the National Baseball Halls of Fame have announced a temporary shutdown over concerns about the coronavirus.
The NFL has joined a growing list of other sports reacting to the coronavirus by canceling its spring meeting.
On Thursday, Major League Baseball officially announced that they were suspending the remainder of spring training and that opening day would be postponed by two weeks.
According to a report from ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Major League Baseball is expected to suspend the remainder of spring training, in response to the coronavirus.
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball says it doesn’t plan to alter its schedule because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Major League Baseball has become one of two major American sports leagues to shut down media access to clubhouses/locker rooms due to concern over the spread of the coronavirus, according to ESPN.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — As U.S. sports leagues weigh whether to bar fans from ballparks and stadiums to help stall the coronavirus outbreak, San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija is one of the few players who can tell them exactly what that feels like.
Former Houston Astros pitcher Collin McHugh says that palers were told other teams were cheating too, as a justification for Houston’s now infamous sign-stealing scheme.
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun was hit in the mouth by a fastball Sunday and taken to a hospital.
The National Hockey League has decided to follow a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control, and shut down their dressing rooms to reporters due to concerns over the coronavirus.
A Yankees minor league team moved quickly to cancel its “OJ Simpson Trial Night” after a backlash against the promotion.
