Baseball

MLB final pitch could be closer to Christmas than Halloween

NEW YORK – If the final pitch of the 2020 baseball season comes closer to…

Bill Bartholomay, who moved Braves to Atlanta, passes away at 91

Bill Bartholomay, the former baseball owner who moved the Braves from Milwaukee to Atlanta in…

Former Astros star Jimmy ‘The Toy Cannon’ Wynn dies at 78

NEW YORK – Jimmy Wynn, the diminutive Houston Astros slugger whose monster shots in the…

Hanshin’s Shintaro Fujinami one of three Tigers to test positive for coronavirus

The coronavirus crisis has reached Japanese baseball, with the Hanshin Tigers announcing Friday three players…

Hanshin pitcher Shintaro Fujinami becomes first NPB player to test positive for coronavirus

NISHINOMIYA, HYOGO PREFECTURE – Hanshin Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami became the first professional baseball player…

Olympic delay could send Samurai Japan back to drawing board

One of the common threads in the comments from many of Japan’s top players before…

Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami to have test for coronavirus

Hanshin Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami will undergo a PCR test for the coronavirus, the team…

Blue Jays president expects to have second spring training before MLB season can start

TORONTO – With no sign of when training camps can resume, Toronto Blue Jays president…

BayStars manager Alex Ramirez wants more from rookie pitcher Yuya Sakamoto

One of the biggest adjustments Yokohama BayStars rookie pitcher Yuya Sakamoto made on Saturday was…

Baseball players hve last something they took for granted: Ichiro

PEORIA, ARIZONA – Former major league star Ichiro Suzuki said Friday that by putting pro…