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It Might Be the Biggest Contract Ever in Team Sports

Juan Soto moves from the Yankees to the Mets in 15-year, $765M deal

(Newser) - It is without question the biggest contract ever signed in baseball, even in an era of gargantuan contracts. (Sorry, Shohei Ohtani .) But the AP reports that the deal struck by the New York Mets to land Juan Soto might be the biggest for any player in any team sport,...

Baseball Ponders a Startling Rule Change

'Golden At-Bat' would allow a team to send its best hitter to the plate at any time, once a game

(Newser) - In a podcast interview , the commissioner of baseball casually dropped in a reference to a potential rule change called the "Golden At-Bat." The idea had a "little buzz around it at an owners' meeting," said Rob Manfred. What's the Golden At-Bat? Only a rule that...

Ladies May Soon Have a League of Their Own Once More

Women's Professional Baseball League announces plans for a 2026 launch

(Newser) - For nearly every highlight of Julie Croteau's trailblazing baseball career (all except her time as an acting double in 1992's A League of Their Own), she shared the field with men—frequently as teammates, but always as foes. That's mostly how it's been for generations of...

Los Angeles Dodgers Win Their 8th World Series

Dodgers best the New York Yankees in game 5

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium Wednesday night to win the whole thing, USA Today reports. While the Yankees led 5-0 by the third inning, in the fifth inning, the Dodgers rallied with five runs to tie...

Only One MLB Team Has Overcome a Playoff Deficit This Big

Dodgers beat Yankees in the first 3 games of the 2024 World Series

(Newser) - Freddie Freeman homered for the third straight game and Walker Buehler pitched another World Series gem as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night for a 3-0 lead in the Fall Classic, the AP reports. Just one Major League Baseball team has ever overcome...

Dodgers Pitcher Who Inspired 'Fernandomania' Dies at 63
Dodgers Phenom
Fernando Valenzuela
Dies at 63
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Oct 23, 2024 9:45 AM CDT

Dodgers Phenom Fernando Valenzuela Dies at 63

Pitcher inspired 'Fernandomania,' was first to win Cy Young, Rookie of the Year awards in same year

(Newser) - Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired "Fernandomania" while winning the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in 1981, has died. He was 63, reports the AP . The team said he died Tuesday night at a Los Angeles hospital but didn't...

Yankees, Dodgers to Meet in World Series for First Time in 43 Years

Los Angeles wins NLCS a day after New York won ALCS

(Newser) - Broadway vs. Hollywood. Subway vs. Freeway. Judge vs. Ohtani. New York neighbors who became cross-country rivals, the Yankees and Dodgers will renew their starry struggle in the World Series for the first time in 43 years, the AP reports. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York's other team, the...

Angry Fans Toss Balls at Fielder During Dodgers-Padres Playoff Game

Padres ended up winning a game that got 'ugly' at times

(Newser) - Tempers flared on the field and in the stands at Dodger Stadium, with rowdy fans tossing baseballs, apparently at San Diego left fielder Jurickson Profar, and then trash that caused a 12-minute wait between pitches during the seventh inning of the Padres' 10-2 win in NL Division Series Game 2...

Sale of Ohtani Home Run Ball Now Even More Complicated

Another man sues, claiming he was the one who originally grabbed the ball

(Newser) - The sale of the baseball Shohei Ohtani hit for his 50th home run this season is now even more complicated after a second lawsuit was filed over ownership of the ball. Joseph Davidov claims in his suit that was able to "firmly and completely grab the ball in his...

Cause of Death Revealed for Pete Rose

Hypertension, heart disease, diabetes all played a part in his 'natural' death, per Nevada coroner

(Newser) - MLB's all-time hits leader, Pete Rose, who lost out on making it into the Hall of Fame due to his gambling habit, died on Monday at the age of 83. Now, his cause of death has been revealed. "The manner of death was natural," says a statement...

Oakland Athletics Take a Final Bow
Oakland Athletics
Take a Final Bow
Sep 29, 2024 4:33 PM CDT

Oakland Athletics Take a Final Bow

A's wrap up their final season representing Oakland, before an eventual move to Las Vegas

(Newser) - When manager Mark Kotsay removes his Oakland jersey for the final time Sunday, it's headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Brent Rooker? His final jersey with the name Oakland across the front will be preserved in a frame and displayed on his wall at home. "The last jersey that...

White Sox Make Unwanted History
White Sox Just Earned
an Honor They Didn't Want
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Sep 28, 2024 9:00 AM CDT

White Sox Just Earned an Honor They Didn't Want

They now claim modern-day MLB record for most losses in a season, with 121

(Newser) - It's now a done deal. The Chicago White Sox claimed a dubious honor on Friday night after losing 4-1 to the Detroit Tigers: They've now lost more games in one season in modern times (after 1900) than any other MLB team, reports NBC News . With 121 games in...

'Piece of Baseball History' Could Break Auction Record

Ball hit in home run by LA Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, putting him in the '50-50 club,' could go for millions

(Newser) - About 25 years ago, someone forked over a record $3.05 million for a baseball, hit by Mark McGwire for his 70th home run. That record may be broken in the coming days, thanks to a home run ball slammed by Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani—one that...

Ex-MLB Pitcher's Missing Daughter Is Found

Arrest warrant had been out for former boyfriend of Brenna Swindell, daughter of Greg Swindell

(Newser) - The daughter of an ex-MLB pitcher, who went missing last week, has been found. Brenna Swindell—a 29-year-old mom of three and the daughter of Greg Swindell, who last played for the Arizona Diamondbacks before retiring in 2002—hadn't been seen since Thursday night, per ABC News . That's...

MLB Game Will Be Played in a Most Unusual Venue

Braves will play Reds next August at a NASCAR track: Tennessee's Bristol Motor Speedway,

(Newser) - Bored of the same old MLB games? Circle Aug. 2 of next year on your calendar for a matchup between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds that won't take place at Truist Park or the Great American Ball Park—or, actually, at any baseball stadium. Instead, NASCAR announced Friday...

After Losing Streak Ends at 21, White Sox Fire Manager

'We expected to win more games,' general manager says

(Newser) - The Chicago White Sox ended their record losing streak at 21 games, but it wasn't enough to save the manager's job. The team fired Pedro Grifol and three coaches on Thursday, the AP reports. The White Sox had won 5-1 at Oakland on Tuesday night, then lost again...

Boy, 5, Killed in Freak Accident at Baseball Game

Bounce house was swept away by wind gust Friday night in Maryland; another child, 6, was injured

(Newser) - A Maryland baseball game turned tragic when a bounce house got caught up in strong winds, killing a 5-year-old inside and injuring another child. NBC Washington reports that the inflatable was set up for kids Friday night at a Southern Maryland Blue Crabs game at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf,...

After Homer in London, a Fitting Celebration

MLB star Bryce Harper does a soccer-style slide

(Newser) - MLB star Bryce Harper is no stranger to home runs. But he busted out a first-of-its-kind celebration on Saturday when he homered during a game played in London—a soccer-style knee slide. Watch it here , via ESPN. "I didn't tell any of my teammates because I wanted them...

It's Probably a First on a Baseball Scorecard
It's One of the Strangest
Baseball Plays in a While
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jun 1, 2024 6:00 AM CDT

It's One of the Strangest Baseball Plays in a While

Outfielder tags out runner at home in high school game, and it goes viral

(Newser) - One of the buzziest sports plays out of the weekend came not from the pros but the high school level. As CBS Sports explains, it involved one of the most improbable plays you'll see in baseball—a center fielder tagging out a runner at home. Watch it here via...

Mets to Cut Pitcher Who Threw Glove Into Stands

After ejection, Jorge Lopez seemingly called team the worst in the MLB

(Newser) - Jorge Lopez is being cut by the struggling New York Mets after an outburst this week. The relief pitcher threw his glove into the stands following his ejection Wednesday at Citi Field. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza called the outburst "not acceptable" and said it would be handled internally. Lopez...

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