Baseball
Anything to do with Baseball
Abbie
@Abbie -
about 4 years ago
When Jordan went to the minors and cheated at Yahtzee
March 31 is the anniversary of Michael Jordan signing with the Birmingham Barons, which prompts Tim Kurkjian to recount MJ's friendship with Terry Francona. (1:02)You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we'll provide you wit...continued
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Garnet
@Garnet -
over 2 years ago
Lawmakers play in congressional baseball game while possible government shutdown looms
Members of Congress - including Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jon Ossoff - took time off to play in the annual Congressional Baseball Game.
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Zetta
@Zetta -
almost 4 years ago
Sports teams are filling empty stadiums in a weird way during coronavirus - CNET
Enlarge Image Jong Hyun Kim/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesFor the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO websiteAs baseball season kicked off in South Korea this week, excited fans cheered on their teams from the stands at Inch...continued
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Moises
@Moises -
over 2 years ago
Apple (AAPL) Reportedly Discussing Streaming Deal with MLB
Apple (AAPL) is reportedly discussing a deal with Major League Baseball to stream weekday national games via its Apple TV+ streaming service.
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Anderson
@Anderson -
almost 5 years ago
Superstar Fred McGriff Has Revealed The Story Behind His Legendary Tom Emanski Commercials
Fred McGriff Revealed The Story Behind The Tim Emanski CommercialsPeople—myself included—are absolute suckers for 90s nostalgia, and based on the headline that brought you here and resulted in you reading this sentence, I can only assume you love a good blast from the pas...continued
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Zetta
@Zetta -
almost 4 years 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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Kraig
@Kraig -
about 3 years ago
Instagram bans Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for false statements about COVID-19 - CNET
Nephew of President John F. Kennedy recently linked baseball great Hank Aaron's death to "a wave of suspicious deaths among elderly closely following" vaccination.
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Patrick
@Patrick -
almost 2 years ago
At Pride Night, Dodgers Embrace Glenn Burke, Who They Once Shunned
At Pride Night, Los Angeles will celebrate the life of Glenn Burke, M.L.B.’s first openly gay player. His family will be there hoping the honor makes Burke “partially whole.”
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Webster
@Webster -
about 1 month ago
Rays' Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continues
Tampa Bay All-Star shortstop Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave through June 1 under an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association while the investigation continues in an alleged relationship with a minor
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Bobby
@Bobby -
over 3 years ago
Hall Of Fame Pitcher, Baseball Announcer Don Sutton Dies At 75
Don Sutton played most of his 23-year Major League playing career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Cyril
@Cyril -
almost 5 years ago
Union wants competitive environment, meaningful free agency
Union wants competitive environment, meaningful free agencyCLEVELAND (AP) — The head of the baseball players’ association has detailed the union’s goals during collective bargaining, listing the restoration of a “competitive environment” and “meaningful free agency” as ai...continued
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Assunta
@Assunta -
over 1 year ago
Mark Zuckerberg's Little League Baseball Card Sold for $105,000
A former camp counselor put the card up for auction.
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Bart
@Bart -
3 months ago
Jackie Robinson Statue Stolen From Youth Baseball Facility
A statue honoring baseball icon Jackie Robinson was stolen from outside a youth baseball facility in Kansas this week ... and cops are now searching for the scumbags who ran off with it. Local police shared surveillance footage of the heist that…
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Alan
@Alan -
almost 4 years 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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Colin
@Colin -
almost 3 years ago
Cleveland MLB team changes name to Guardians - TSN
Cleveland MLB team changes name to Guardians TSN 'Indians' no more: Cleveland's Major League Baseball team renamed to Guardians CTV News Cleveland renaming baseball team to Guardians after 2021 season theScore 10 Thing…
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Hannah
@Hannah -
almost 5 years ago
Review: In ‘Toni Stone,’ America’s Pastime Meets America’s Problem
Review: In ‘Toni Stone,’ America’s Pastime Meets America’s ProblemIn 2015, April Matthis won an Obie Award for sustained excellence as an actor, having played almost every kind of role Off Broadway could offer. Or so I thought until I saw her as half of the strangest — an...continued
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Nestor
@Nestor -
almost 5 years ago
Big crowd gathering in sweltering heat for HOF inductions
Big crowd gathering in sweltering heat for HOF inductionsCOOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — A large crowd is beginning to gather for Sunday's Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown.Local officials are predicting a crowd of around 50,000, and despite sweltering heat, mos...continued
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Gregoria
@Gregoria -
almost 5 years ago
Vanderbilt baseball team returning to campus today, celebration set for afternoon
Vanderbilt baseball celebration set in Nashville after College World SeriesVanderbilt's national championship baseball team is returning to campus on Thursday.The Commodores, who won the College World Series final Wednesday night in Omaha, Neb., are expected to arrive at ...continued
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Zackery
@Zackery -
almost 5 years ago
Iran, Heat Wave, Robert Mueller: Your Weekend Briefing
Iran, Heat Wave, Robert Mueller: Your Weekend Briefing1. Tensions between Iran and the West are simmering once again.Britain threatened Iran with “serious consequences” for seizing a British-owned oil tanker, above, and warned ships to stay out of the Strait of Hormuz, a ...continued
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Rex
@Rex -
almost 5 years ago
Justin Verlander: The Astros’ Ace and Sleep Guru
Justin Verlander: The Astros’ Ace and Sleep GuruIt was early May 2018 and Alex Bregman, the Houston Astros’ star third baseman, had only one home run on the season. His teammate Justin Verlander, one of the best pitchers of this generation, noticed Bregman’s low power and...continued
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Mariano
@Mariano -
4 months ago
NYT Connections today: answers and hints for Tuesday, January 2
Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help.
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Madalyn
@Madalyn -
almost 5 years ago
For Cleon Jones, Baseball Was Only the Beginning
For Cleon Jones, Baseball Was Only the BeginningMOBILE, Ala. — “Hey Cleon! Thanks for the roof!”Cleon Jones leans out the window of his van and frowns at the woman who has called to him from her porch. “If Jesse weren’t sitting there” — Jones points at her white-haired hu...continued
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Myles
@Myles -
over 1 year ago
MLBPA joins AFL-CIO to 'navigate that chaos'
The MLBPA is joining the AFL-CIO as it attempts to unionize minor league baseball players following decades of opposition.
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Marie
@Marie -
about 3 years ago
More Steals, No Shifts and Robot Umps: ‘Our Fans Want the Action’
Raul Ibanez, Michael Hill and Morgan Sword discuss the changes baseball is implementing in the minors in hopes of spicing up things in the majors.
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Pablo
@Pablo -
over 3 years ago
‘When Baseball Mattered’: Hank Aaron’s 1997 Op-Ed on Jackie Robinson
Op-Ed article by Hank Aaron recalls how much Jackie Robinson meant to him as black man in major-league baseball uniform; charges that today’s players have lost all concept of history and have collective mission of greed alone (S)
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