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Houston Astros assistant GM Brandon Taubman is under fire for allegedly taunting female reporters.

The Atlanta Braves organization will meet with representatives of various Native American groups, to discuss the future of the team’s 27-year-old tradition, the “Tomahawk Chop.”

The St. Louis Cardinals’ front office says baseballs have suddenly lost their juice this postseason, supporting a claim from a prominent data scientist that the balls have changed following a historic, homer-friendly regular season.

A Bay Area TV station was accused of racism for broadcasting the caption “Braves Scalped,” after Wednesday’s National League Division Series game between the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s average attendance dropped 1.7% this year for its fourth straight decline, and five of the six biggest drops were by teams with losing records.

ATLANTA (AP) — In a one-run playoff loss, Ronald Acuña Jr.’s lack of hustle was the obvious mistake the Atlanta Braves couldn’t afford.

St. Louis Cardinals reporter Derrick Goold is being hailed as a hero for performing CPR on a fellow media member in the Cubs dugout, keeping him alive until paramedics could arrive.

The DEA is reportedly looking into the circumstances surrounding the overdose death of Los Angeles pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vázquez was being held Wednesday in a Pennsylvania jail on multiple felony charges after allegedly telling investigators he attempted to have sex with an underage girl during a meeting at her house in 2017.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star closer Felipe Vázquez has been arrested on charges of pornography and soliciting a child.

President Donald Trump honored Major League Baseball’s Mariano Rivera with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Monday.

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That saying was clearly not lost on Mets slugger Pete Alonso, who got very creative when helping his team find a way to honor 9/11 victims.

Detroit Tigers minor league player Chace Numata, 27, died after suffering injuries from a skateboarding accident in Pennsylvania.

It’s often been said, that if Major League Baseball hadn’t naturally experienced the conditions necessary for the home run explosion in 1998, they would have had to create them. The historic home run chase between Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire, captivated the nation and made fans forget all about the wildly unpopular strike of 1994.

TORONTO (AP) — Justin Verlander took the mound for the ninth inning, fully aware of the no-hitters he finished — and his near misses, too.

A newly released toxicology report finds that LA Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs had fentanyl, oxycodone, and alcohol in his system when he died.

Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Blake Bivens suffered the shocking loss of his wife, child and mother-in-law, murdered by his brother-in-law

In the Victorian era, hitting someone across the face with your glove was a way of showing that someone had truly offended you. In 2019, it still means that, and it means you’re out of the ball game.

Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz has reportedly hired a ex-Boston police chief to investigate the shooting that hospitalized the player.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is banning players from participating in the Venezuelan Winter League in one of the first public repercussions of new U.S. economic sanctions against the Venezuelan government.

Baseball great Roger Clemens has ruled out a run for Congress because of the current “climate in politics.”

Philadelphia fans are known for not being harsh on their hometown athletes and providing only constructive means of criticism. Not really, but sometimes the jabs from the hometown faithful can provide just the right spark to get things done.

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut have released body-camera footage showing officers in Darien stopping New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman at gunpoint.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians outfielder Yasiel Puig has become a U.S. citizen.

Major League Baseball experienced a four percent loss in attendance in 2018, but that was just part of the steady decline seen over the last few years.

A temporary employee at SunTrust Park, home of the Atlanta Braves, allegedly threatened to “blow up” the stadium, and “shoot everyone there.”

On Wednesday, we brought you the story of a Major League Baseball player misplaying a ball and getting hit in the head. On Thursday, we bring you the story of a dad in the stands who caught the ball perfectly…while holding a baby.

MLB will build it, and they will come.

A series of private messages between three wives of Chicago White Sox players turned vicious, as they began calling each other “racist” during a discussion of last weekend’s mass shootings.

MLB has recently seen a disturbing trend of people getting struck in the head by baseballs. Except this time it wasn’t a fan who got hit, it was a player.

The Miami Marlins used the death of “The Crocodile Hunter,” Steve Irwin, in a Twitter feud with their in-state rivals, the Tampa Bay Rays.

A baseball fan was struck and injured by a foul ball at Global Life Park in Arlington, Texas.

A video obtained by TMZ Sports seems to show former Major League pitcher Tyrell Jenkins engaging in a fist fight during an adult softball game in Texas.

HOUSTON (AP) — After losing 13 decisions in a row with Toronto, Aaron Sanchez was looking for a fresh start and a way to turn things around in his move to the Houston Astros.

Former MLB outfielder Johnny Damon has sided with President Donald Trump’s criticism of the City of Baltimore, saying that Major League Baseball players were wary of going out on the town when they visited the city.

It didn’t last long, but for nearly ten minutes a “Trump 2020” banner occupied a place of prominence at the Orioles game on Thursday night.