Baseball
Anything to do with Baseball
Erik
@Erik -
3 days ago
MLB Teams Reportedly Want to Use Camera Tech to Detect Maskless Fans in the Stands
Photo : Kevork Djansezian ( Getty Images )Ever since Major League Baseball started its shortened season in July, the sport has been besieged by coronavirus flareups that have threatened to make it an extremely shortened season. But baseball has plowed ahead, and it appear...continued
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Webster
@Webster -
4 days ago
An Explosive Piston Inside This Baseball Bat Means Anyone Could Shatter the Home Run Record
Gif : YouTubeThe longest verifiable home run in professional baseball history was hit by Joey Meyer of the minor league Denver Zephyrs at a distance of 582 feet. Shane Wighton, an engineer known on YouTube for his sport-cheating inventions including a never-miss basketbal...continued
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Teagan
@Teagan -
6 days ago
MLB looking for Indians to trade willow for ash - Reuters
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Baseball is one of several sports seeking a slice of the huge Indian market and its similarity with cricket, often called a religion in the country of 1.4 billion, could give it a head start, Major League Baseball (MLB) officials hope.FILE PHOTO: Ind...continued
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Torey
@Torey -
6 days ago
Baseball: MLB looking for Indians to trade willow for ash - Reuters India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Baseball is one of several sports seeking a slice of the huge Indian market and its similarity with cricket, often called a religion in the country of 1.4 billion, could give it a head start, Major League Baseball (MLB) officials hope.FILE PHOTO: Cri...continued
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Giovanni
@Giovanni -
6 days ago
MLB Commemorates The 100th Anniversary Of The Negro Leagues
By choosing “I agree” below, you agree that NPR’s sites use cookies, similar tracking and storage technologies, and information about the device you use to access our sites to enhance your viewing, listening and user experience, personalize content, personalize messages f...continued
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Moises
@Moises -
10 days ago
MLB teams struggling to contain outbreaks and one CEO says cases may be a wakeup call
(CNN) Major League Baseball is quickly becoming a cautionary tale with players and staff on at least three teams testing positive since the season resumed last month.MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has even warned that the shortened season could be shut down if the league an...continued
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Angus
@Angus -
17 days ago
This Kickstarter-born baseball hat has a pull-down face mask inside
All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers.If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.TL;DR: As of July 28, you can pick up the ingenious Hide-a-Mask for $26.Masks (and hand sanitizer) ha...continued
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Grayce
@Grayce -
17 days ago
If baseball can't be safe, how can schools?
(CNN) To one of the many members of the Miami Marlins who has tested positive for Covid-19, it likely feels like a century since Rudy Gobert -- the first player in the NBA to test positive for Covid-19 in March -- said he was sorry for downplaying the risks of the disease...continued
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Webster
@Webster -
17 days ago
Fox Sports' virtual baseball fans are just plain weird
“We believe that what we’re doing is creating a natural viewing experience,” Fox Sports executive VP Brad Zager told the Washington Post. “Sports is supposed to be an escape and when people have that escape we want it to feel as normal as possible when there’s very little...continued
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Alan
@Alan -
18 days ago
The weirdest moments from baseball's fan-less opening weekend
These are truly strange times and, oh man, was that fact really on display during MLB's opening slate of games over the weekend.In what now seems like an ill-considered move — considering the Miami Marlins have had a massive coronavirus outbreak — Major League Baseball pl...continued
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Angus
@Angus -
19 days ago
You obviously need to watch Bill Murray sing with a giant stuffed bear
Celebrities doing weird stuff at home in front of a camera is one of the few gifts COVID life has brought us.Noted Chicago Cubs fan Bill Murray wasn't able to see his favorite team in person for Friday's opening night Major League Baseball game, but he brightened everyone...continued
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Marjory
@Marjory -
19 days ago
Bill Murray brings baseball back with a giant teddy bear and some style
The actor, known for his die-hard Chicago Cubs fandom, gave a comedic rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" for the Cubs' first 7th inning stretch of the 2020 seasonSource: CNNPowered by NewsAPI.org
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Rex
@Rex -
21 days ago
Reports: MLBPA agrees to 16-team playoff, owners vote pending - Reuters
FILE PHOTO: The national anthem is played before the start of Game 3 of the MLB NLCS playoff baseball series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants in St. Louis, Missouri, October 17, 2012. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine(Reuters) - Major League Baseball and...continued
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Rahsaan
@Rahsaan -
21 days ago
Baseball-No escaping COVID-19 as Major League Baseball starts season - Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Major League Baseball launched its COVID-19 delayed season on Thursday but reminders of the pandemic were everywhere, from stadiums devoid of fans to Dr. Anthony Fauci throwing out the ceremonial first pitch in Washington.Jul 23, 2020; Los Angeles,...continued
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Bobby
@Bobby -
21 days ago
Baseball-No escaping COVID-19 as Major League Baseball starts season - Reuters UK
July 23 (Reuters) - The Washington Nationals and New York Yankees launched the COVID-19-delayed Major League Baseball season on Thursday, but reminders of the pandemic were everywhere, from a stadium devoid of fans to Dr. Anthony Fauci throwing out the ceremonial first pi...continued
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Zetta
@Zetta -
22 days ago
AI predicts a Dodgers World Series win after a COVID-shortened season
“The fundamental core of our system is a technology that captures input from groups of people by connecting them together in real time using AI algorithms modeled after swarms,” Dr. Louis Rosenberg, Unanimous’ founder and chief scientist, told Engadget. To predict the out...continued
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Marlon
@Marlon -
22 days ago
As Major League Baseball begins to play ball again, advertisers clamor for ad time
New York (CNN Business) A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.Major League Baseball's opening day will be even more impactful than usual this year. Thursday's games will take place in a nation hu...continued
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Americo
@Americo -
22 days ago
Fox Sports will fill empty baseball stadiums with very creepy "virtual fans"
For better or worse, professional baseball is coming back and Fox Sports — again, for better or worse — has decided it needs to "fill" empty stadiums with Sims-esque virtual fans.I'm not exactly sure why we needed this. I'm pretty certain we did not need this. And yet, Fo...continued
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Gregoria
@Gregoria -
22 days ago
Fox Sports is adding ‘virtual fans’ to empty baseball stadiums
The Toronto Blue Jays may not have a have a home yet this season, but one things for sure: plenty of teams are going to be playing in the uncanny valley this year. The spectacle of a major league baseball team playing in front of an empty has some precedent from places li...continued
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Grayce
@Grayce -
23 days ago
Baseball-Major League Baseball ready for season unlike any other - Reuters India
July 21 (Reuters) - When Major League Baseball opens its coronavirus-delayed 2020 season on Thursday, things will look a lot different than fans of America’s favorite pastime are used to seeing as COVID-19 has led to a number of significant changes.While players will be t...continued
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Americo
@Americo -
23 days ago
Major League Baseball ready for season unlike any other - Reuters
(Reuters) - When Major League Baseball opens its coronavirus-delayed 2020 season on Thursday, things will look a lot different than fans of America’s favorite pastime are used to seeing as COVID-19 has led to a number of significant changes.FILE PHOTO: The empty field and...continued
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Colin
@Colin -
24 days ago
Alyssa Nakken made MLB history as the first woman to coach on the field during a major league game
Alyssa Nakken, the first female coach on a Major League Baseball staff in league history, became the first woman to coach on the field during a major league game on Monday.Nakken entered during the late innings of Monday's exhibition game between the San Francisco Giants ...continued
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Bart
@Bart -
about 1 month ago
Hilariously out of sync cheerleading robots dazzle during baseball game in Japan
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks filled their seats with robots in place of humans.SoftBank’s ‘Pepper’ and Boston Dynamics’ ‘Spot’ performed a collaborative cheer during the game. While other sports have tried cardboard cutout crowds, the Hawks decided they'd go where few other...continued
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Moises
@Moises -
about 1 month ago
Dancing robots replace fans at Japanese baseball game - Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - With their stadium devoid of fans due to coronavirus restrictions, Japanese baseball team Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have come up with an imaginative replacement: dancing robots.Before their most recent Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) game against Rakuten...continued
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Oren
@Oren -
about 1 month ago
Dancing robots replace fans at Japanese baseball game - Reuters UK
TOKYO (Reuters) - With their stadium devoid of fans due to coronavirus restrictions, Japanese baseball team Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have come up with an imaginative replacement: dancing robots.Before their most recent Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) game against Rakuten...continued
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