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Roberto Clemente’s legacy celebrated in N.Y., Puerto Rico 50 years after his 3,000th hit and untimely death

NEW YORK — It didn’t take 3,000 hits to cement Roberto Clemente’s legacy as a baseball icon.

Tribune News Service

Trevor Bauer argues new video shows accuser 'smirking and uninjured' after encounter

LOS ANGELES — The video lasts nine seconds, with no sound. Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer appears to be asleep in bed, with a mask over his eyes. Next to him in bed, his attorneys say: the woman whose sexual assault allegations against Bauer triggered the investigation that resulted in his…

Los Angeles Times

‘Euphorically, unapologetically gay’ – A League of Their Own is perfect queer TV

The women’s baseball drama smashes it out the park when it comes to representation. Long may shows like this exist

The Guardian - UK

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Man hit grandfather out of 'sheer fear'

Hudson Martin was acting out of "sheer fear" when he grabbed a baseball bat and fatally struck a grandfather during a Christmas Day brawl, his lawyer claims.

AAP

Giants best Braves behind strong pitching with some heated moments

SAN FRANCISCO — Alex Cobb had one of the toughest lineups in baseball before him. Armed with his devastating splitter, he quieted the defending champions in the Giants’ 3-2 win against the Braves on Monday night.

Tribune News Service

Dodgers takeaways: L.A. technically hasn't clinched playoff spot, MLB clarifies

SAN DIEGO — The Dodgers are not officially playoff-bound, after all.

Los Angeles Times

Baseball pitcher who gave up career to become NYC police officer killed en route to 9/11 memorial

Varvaro dies in head-on collision with wrong-way driver

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Albert Pujols had a classy gesture for the fans who caught his No. 697 home run ball

What a story. What a guy.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Former MLB pitcher turned cop Varvaro dies in car crash

Anthony Varvaro, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who retired in 2016 to become a police officer in the New York City area, was killed in a car accident on his way to work at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in Manhattan

The Independent UK

Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts: ‘You can’t buy a championship team in baseball’

Ricketts said that Jed Hoyer, the president of baseball operations, has “gotten a lot of flexibility. Let him decide what he wants to do.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Labor battle with Minor League Baseball?

The grueling life of a minor leaguer has bocame the stuff of legend, explored in films like "Bull Durham"

Salon

These baseball trivia questions are ageless

See if you can celebrate after taking this quiz with a birthday theme

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs offer mixed reactions to MLB rule changes: ‘Some of the little things ... would’ve helped players get behind a little bit more’

CHICAGO — If anyone expected a great outcry from players after Major League Baseball announced major rule changes for 2023 on Friday — a pitcher’s clock, enlarged bases and severe restrictions on defensive shifts — well, just take the temperature of P.J. Higgins’ reaction as an example.

Chicago Tribune

MLB will recognize minor league players union

The Major League Baseball Players Association launched the unionization drive on Aug. 28 and told MLB on Tuesday it had obtained signed authorization cards from the approximately 5,000 to 6,500 players with minor league contracts.

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Pitch clocks and a ban on defensive shifts coming to MLB in 2023 as part of major rule changes

Major League Baseball announced a huge set of rule changes on Friday, which will go into effect for the 2023 season.

Sports Illustrated

The Good, the Bad and the Meh of MLB’s Rule Changes

Regular readers of this newsletter know I disagree with Rob Manfred frequently. His handling of MLB labor issues is callous, and at best, he is an awkward public speaker. His treatment of minor leaguers is inhumane, and he has mishandled multiple baseball cheating scandals. For all of these ...

The Independent UK

Florida woman named Tupac Shakur accused of assaulting a man with baseball bat outside of a hospital

Ms Shakur, 34, is accused of using a baseball bat to assault a man sitting outside a hospital

Daily Record

The Queen and US Presidents: From dancing with Gerald Ford to watching baseball with George Bush

The monarch played a pivotal role over the decades in the UK's relationship with the leaders of one of its closest allies.

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White Sox must ‘give it the same energy’ if manager Tony La Russa returns

Miguel Cairo’s effect on 6-3 run is Sox’ question of the hour. “Sometimes you get your back pinned against the wall and you see what you’re made of,” Kendall Graveman said. “I just know we’re winning baseball games.”

Sports Illustrated

Everything You Need to Know About MLB’s Rule Changes

Answering the questions behind the league’s efforts to improve pace of play next season.

The Independent UK

Grown man callously snatches fly ball from children at Nationals baseball game

Virginia mom Gina Hilliard tells The Independent her 10-year-old daughter was ‘very upset’ by the man’s actions

Miami Herald

Greg Cote's Thursday night NFL pick

Basketball and hockey are around the corner. Baseball and soccer are steaming toward their playoffs. College football got a jump start. No matter. All curtsy and step aside now, please. King Sport is back!

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jerry Seinfeld is blaming Timmy Trumpet for the Mets’ collapse to the Braves in NL East

Let's check in on Mets fans ....

USA Today Sports Media Group

Mets field reporter hilariously got hounded for a foul ball that he caught during broadcast

Vultures!

Tribune News Service

Fall 2022 Broadway preview, part 2: Neil Diamond, ‘Some Like It Hot’ and the return of ‘Take Me Out’

NEW YORK — Diamonds, baseball and ghosts will take over Broadway as the fall season starts. Here is part two of the Daily News’ 2022 Broadway season preview:

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