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Five months after the incident, the Los Angeles Dodgers are now reporting that a woman was killed after being struck by a foul ball in August.

Famed Major League Baseball player and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson was born 100 years ago on Thursday, and to celebrate his centennial, his daughter is urging a new generation to continue fighting for equal rights.

Major League Baseball will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jackie Robinson, who became MLB’s first black player in 1947, with a year of activities starting Thursday.

Boston outfielder Mookie Betts says he will not join the World Series Champion Red Sox when they visit the White House in the spring.

NEW YORK (AP) — This honor was saved for the one and only Mariano Rivera.

Former MLB star Curt Schilling sat down for an interview with Fox News’ Mark Levin, host of “Life, Liberty & Levin” to discuss his exclusion from the MLB Hall of Fame, despite his excellent statistics. Schilling said his omission from

Curt Schilling’s Hall of Fame candidacy got a public show of support on Sunday from someone who knows about being a candidate for something, and winning.

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Former major league pitcher John Wetteland has been charged in Texas with continuous sex abuse of a child under age 14.

New York (AFP) – Mel Stottlemyre, a former Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher who helped the New York Yankees and Mets to World Series titles, died Sunday of bone marrow cancer at age 77.

Baseball is in the off-season right now, but Double-A star Tim Tebow is still swinging for the fences, having just proposed to former Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters.

Baseball reporter Jen Rainwater was so unhappy with Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray’s decision to go into pro football instead of baseball, that she took to Twitter and wished physical harm on the Heisman Trophy winner.

For almost eight years, the home of the San Francisco Giants was called AT&T Park. However, now the Giants will be calling their home stadium Oracle Park, after a new $200 million deal was signed with the California tech company.

D.C. area residents are more impacted than most, when it comes to the affects of dealing with the partial government shutdown. However, one D.C. sports team is taking action when it comes to accommodating fans who may have had to tighten their belts.

Kansas City Royals rookie pitcher Brady Singer gave his parents the best Christmas gift ever when he used his signing bonus to pay off their debt.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers had a surplus of outfielders. With one attention-getting deal, they reshaped their roster in hopes of another pennant run.

Sports wagering in the United States would be regulated by the federal government under a bill with bipartisan support introduced Wednesday by US Senators Orrin Hatch and Chuck Schumer.

HAVANA (AP) — Major League Baseball, its players’ association and the Cuban Baseball Federation reached an agreement that will allow players from the island nation to sign big league contracts without defecting, an effort to eliminate the dangerous trafficking that had gone on for decades.

Some are calling it a skit, others are calling it a profane rant from a former sports executive who ripped off Florida taxpayers to the tune of over $1 billion. However, no matter what you call it, no one appears to be laughing.

TV icon, actress, producer, and director, Penny Marshall, died Monday night at 75. But throughout her momentous life, the Lavern & Shirley star had an enduring love of baseball.

Confidence is one of the most admirable traits one can have. However, just like with any good thing, people can take confidence way too far.

On Sunday, it was announced that Harold Baines and Lee Smith were chosen to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, by the Today’s Game Era Committee.

Three years ago one of the Houston Astros’ great Venezuelan player Luis Valbuena, stroked this home run off an otherwise unhittable Johnny Cueto in the decisive American League Championship game.

Tim Tebow has been steadily improving in his bid for a professional baseball career, so much so that New York Mets General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen says that the Heisman winner is only “one step away” from being called up to the majors.

Dec. 7 (UPI) — Major League Baseball infielders Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo died in a car crash in Venezuela.

In the face of a continuing boycott, San Francisco Giants Owner Robert Johnson is asking for a refund of his donation to newly elected Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Bay Area activists are calling for a boycott of the San Francisco Giants after principal owner Charles B. Johnson and his wife donated thousands of dollars to Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s (R-MS) campaign weeks after she made her controversial “public hanging” remarks.

Major League Baseball PAC is requesting a return of its $5,000 political donation to U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), a report says.

BALTIMORE — Astros assistant general manager Mike Elias was hired Friday to rebuild the Baltimore Orioles, who traded many of their star players last season before finishing with the worst record in the majors.

(AP) — Baseball owners have locked down their commissioner and their main broadcast partner, too.

BOSTON (AP) — Alex Cora brought a new voice and culture to the Boston Red Sox that helped propel them to their latest World Series title.

Los Angeles (AFP) – Major League Baseball said Tuesday it has started an investigation into racism claims by the former Seattle Mariners director of high performance against the team, charges denied by club officials.

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) – The agent for free agent Bryce Harper and many of baseball’s top players claims rebuilding teams have become a “competitive cancer” that caused this season’s 4 percent attendance drop.

Real Estate prices in the greater Boston area are known to be incredibly high. Yet, the New York Yankees are living rent-free in the minds of the Red Sox and their fans, on this championship parade Wednesday.

The Boston Red Sox  will definitely have a parade on Wednesday to celebrate their ninth World Series championship. However, whether the champs visit the White House to celebrate their win, is yet to be determined.

[LANGUAGE WARNING] When asked just hours after his Boston Red Sox took down the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games to win the World Series, relief pitcher Heath Hembree said he is definitely going to visit the president at the

Previous generations of Red Sox fans, got precious little practice at celebrating World Series championships. However, Sox fans who are old enough to have watched, appreciate, and celebrate since 2004, are living in far more exciting times.