Trump now says he won’t throw first pitch at Yankees game
President Donald Trump won’t be throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium next month after all By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press July 27, 2020, 12:14 AM 3 min read…
MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945
LOS ANGELES — Dodger Stadium’s 40-year wait to host the All-Star Game is going to last even longer. The game scheduled for July 14 was canceled Friday because of the…
31 MLB players, 7 staff test positive for COVID-19, or 1.2%
Thirty-one Major League Baseball players and seven staff members tested positive for COVID-19 during intake for the resumption of training, a rate of 1.2% By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer…
Baseball’s back: MLB sets 60-game sked, opens July 23 or 24
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid…
Yankees GM Cashman suspected Astros were stealing signs.
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says he’d suspected the Houston Astros had been breaking rules against electronic sign stealing By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press February 15, 2020, 6:41…
Ex-All-Star slugger Josh Hamilton charged with child injury
Former All-Star slugger Josh Hamilton has been charged with injury to a child after his 14-year-old daughter told his ex-wife that he had struck her. Hamilton, 38, surrendered Wednesday to…
MLB umpire Eric Cooper dies at 52; did playoffs 2 weeks ago
Eric Cooper, the Major League Baseball umpire who worked the AL Division Series two weeks ago, has died. He was 52. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Cooper’s death Sunday. Cooper died…
No bond for Pirates pitcher in child sex case
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vázquez has been ordered held without bond following his arrest on multiple felony charges including sexual assault of a minor. Vázquez was taken into custody last…
Man with shotgun killed by officers in Denton County, Texas
The Texas Rangers have been asked to investigate after a man was killed in a deputy-involved shooting in Denton County Saturday morning. Fox 4 News reports the shooting occurred at…
MLB player Bill Buckner dies at 69
Bill Buckner was an All-Star and batting champion, a gritty gamer who was welcome on any team. A reliable fielder, too. But a little grounder forever changed his legacy. Buckner,…