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In one year, Arlington, Texas, will try to put on greatest All-Star celebration in MLB history

SEATTLE — It’s a beautiful morning on Puget Sound. A slight marine layer of haze is leisurely giving way to brilliant sunshine. The breeze, however, isn’t going anywhere. It is a constant and pleasant companion.

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2023

After retiring from baseball, Ryan Ripken embracing new career path in sports media

BALTIMORE — For Ryan Ripken, conviction has replaced uncertainty.

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2023

Three Spartans selected in 2023 MLB Entry Draft

Three Spartans got drafted in the 2023 MLB Draft:

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 15, 2023

Making of Yashasvi Jaiswal: Playing single shot 300 times a day and 100m power-hitting

NEW DELHI: Playing a single shot 300 times a day in an isolated facility in Talegaon, working with a baseball coach to perfect the power game and painful blisters on his palms after continuous hours of range-hitting: all this and more went into the making of Yashasvi Jaiswal as the…

The Times of India · Jul 14, 2023

Shakeia Taylor: How the Double Duty Classic connects Chicago’s rich baseball past with its future

CHICAGO — It’s commonplace for Chicagoans to claim our importance in American history. And yes, that’s exactly what I’m doing now as it pertains to Black baseball.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 14, 2023

Northwestern dismisses Jim Foster as head baseball coach amid controversy

CHICAGO — Northwestern University has relieved Jim Foster as head baseball coach days after news surfaced of controversy surrounding him.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 14, 2023

‘Cricket City, USA:’ Grand Prairie, Texas, is home to a new sports league with deep ties for many

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Grand Prairie has transformed into “Cricket City, USA” this week as a new professional sports league launches with some of the biggest names in the sport, even if those players are little known in the U.S.

Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2023

Northwestern fires baseball coach Jim Foster

On Monday, The Score afternoon co-host Danny Parkins reported on his show that Foster “was the subject of an HR investigation that found him to have violated university policy by engaging in bullying and abusive behavior.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 13, 2023

OPINION - The Vilnius Nato summit was disastrous if we want Ukraine to win its war

As the great baseball coach Yogi Berra would have said, the Vilnius Nato summit seems to have been a severe case of “déjà vu, all over again”.

Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2023

MLB All-Star Game draws record-low viewership for 3rd year in row

Baseball’s All-Star Game drew a record low in viewers for the third straight year

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023