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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – Nearly three decades ago, Kansas City Royals star George Brett raced out of the visiting dugout at Yankee Stadium and got in the face of rookie umpire Tim McClelland, instantly transforming what had been a run-of-the-mill regular-season game in mid-July into an iconic moment in baseball […]

The ball that brought an end to the 1964 Japan Series between the Nankai Hawks and Hanshin Tigers landed, as so many others had over those seven games, in Hawks catcher Katsuya Nomura’s mitt. That final pitch (a swinging strike) was thrown by Nankai star Joe Stanka, a tall, imposing […]

LOS ANGELES – The Minnesota Twins said Monday they have officially acquired Kenta Maeda from the Los Angeles Dodgers after a reported three-team trade involving the Boston Red Sox was reconfigured into two separate deals. The Dodgers are sending the veteran right-hander, catching prospect Jair Camargo and cash considerations to […]

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball is considering expanding the playoffs to nearly half the 30 teams and allowing higher-seeded wild-card teams to choose opponents. The playoffs would grow from 10 clubs to 14 under the plan, first reported Monday by the New York Post. There would be four wild […]

TAMPA, FLORIDA – Masahiro Tanaka feels cheated by the Houston Astros. Tanaka’s Yankees lost to the Astros in a seven-game American League Championship Series in 2017. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred found the Astros broke rules against electronic sign stealing in 2017, including during the postseason. “Yeah, I do feel that […]

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame catcher and former Nankai Hawks manager Katsuya Nomura has died, a source close to the matter said Tuesday. He was 84. Nomura was one of NPB’s greatest slugging catchers, amassing 657 home runs, 1,988 RBIs and 2,901 hits in 3,017 games over 26 seasons spent […]

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame catcher and former Nankai Hawks manager Katsuya Nomura has died, a source close to the matter said Tuesday. He was 84. Nomura was one of NPB’s greatest slugging catchers, amassing 657 home runs, 1,988 RBIs and 2,901 hits in 3,017 games over 26 seasons spent […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers are still planning to send Kenta Maeda to the Minnesota Twins, MLB.com said Sunday, after a reported three-team trade involving the Boston Red Sox fell apart. The three-team blockbuster deal reported last week has been replaced by a pair of two-team trades, according […]

SAN FRANCISCO – Hunter Pence could hardly hide his enthusiasm about returning to San Francisco. “I have GIANT news… I’m back!” he posted on Twitter along with a photo of him walking across the street to the ballpark. A fan favorite while playing parts of seven seasons for the Giants, […]

We should all have people in our lives as loyal to us as some fans and media around the Hanshin Tigers are to the memory of Randy Bass. Much like NBA legend Michael Jordan never missing a game-winning shot, Bass never hit a ball that failed to circumnavigate the globe […]