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The Mets have suddenly become a fun bandwagon to jump on if your MLB team stinks

Do you like having fun? Does your MLB team stink? Then step right up and greet the Mets.

USA Today Sports Media Group

4 of the top 5 picks in this year’s MLB draft were Black — the result of minority development and other grassroots programs

CHICAGO — History was made in the first round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. For the first time in 30 years, nine Black players were drafted in the first round, including four of the top five selections.

Chicago Tribune

How does the new 'A League of Their Own' show stack up against the movie?

I, like many women of my generation, absolutely LOVED the 1992 movie "A League of Their Own." Because of that, I got goose bumps the first time I saw the trailer for the new "A League of Their Own" TV series, which premieres Friday on Amazon's Prime Video. The previews…

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Mark Bradley: Jason Heyward’s career takes another abrupt turn

It was 2010. Jason Heyward was baseball’s No. 1 prospect. In spring training, he launched baseballs that pelted cars parked behind the outfield fence at Disney’s Wide World of Sports. He was from McDonough. He was big, strong and fast. He was wise beyond his tender years. Crusty folks who’d…

Tribune News Service

Tigers fire general manager Al Avila

DETROIT — The Tigers “parted ways” with vice president and general manager Al Avila on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Jeff Gordon: Cardinals just said no to mortgaging their future at the deadline

What the Cardinals did not do at baseball’s trade deadline was most impressive.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Little League Baseball Player’s ‘Dream Job’ Goes Viral

Honestly, sign us up for this job, too.

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Michael Harris II incredibly directed Ronald Acuña Jr. through his breathtaking slide at home

That baseball IQ is off the charts.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Marcus Hayes: Keith Hernandez says Phillies aren’t worth his time as Mets series looms

PHILADELPHIA — Move over, Jerry Jones. Step aside, Carson Wentz. Make room, Ben Simmons. Keith Hernandez wants a spot on Philly’s Mount Rushmore of hate.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Review: Amazon's 'A League of Their Own' a worthy update to a classic sports movie

It’s reasonable for fans to be wary of any remakes or reimaginings of their favorite movies or television shows. Half the time they come out as watered-down copies of the original, and even the creatively successful ones can ultimately still feel more like hollow cash-grabs than genuinely meaningful art.

Tribune News Service

Braves call up top prospect Vaughn Grissom

BOSTON — Under president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos, the Braves have not been shy about running top prospects up to the major leagues. The Braves don’t follow a strict formula for prospects’ journeys in the minors but live by this: If someone is ready to help, then he’ll be…

Tribune News Service

As MLB considers future game sites, check out these ideas

The second “Field of Dreams” game is Thursday night in the cornfields of eastern Iowa, near the site of the beloved 1989 movie

The Independent UK

Ohtani matches Ruth's 1918 feat with double digits in wins, homers

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels stood alongside a baseball legend on Tuesday night.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Helene Elliott: In promoting 'A League of Their Own' reboot, Maybelle Blair finally embraces her truth

LOS ANGELES — Pay close attention during the tryout scene in the first episode of Amazon Prime's series "A League of Their Own."

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The extraordinary Justin Verlander is 39 … and the best pitcher in baseball

The Houston Astros ace is approaching his fifth decade and barely played in the last two seasons. But he has returned to dominate opposing batters

Wales Online

Wales legend Gareth Bale tries his hand at baseball and loves it

There is seemingly no end to the Welshman's talents

Los Angeles Times

Helene Elliott: Legendary Kings voice Bob Miller reflects on lessons learned from Vin Scully

LOS ANGELES — Exhale. Bob Miller is fine.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Where Mets’ Edwin Diaz’s amazin’ entrance music ranks on the top all-time best MLB closer entrance songs

Is there anything better than Mr. Met playing the trumpet?

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SI:AM | Serena Williams Is Retiring—But Not Immediately

She says she wants to grow her family.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Edwin Diaz’s tremendous bullpen entrance is exactly what MLB needs right now

Go all in on this, MLB!

Tribune News Service

With Amazon’s ‘A League of Their Own’ reboot looming, meet a woman who long ago played on one of the girls teams

SEATTLE — When Jeneane Lesko was drafted as a pitcher by the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League’s Grand Rapids Chicks before the 1953 season, she had never played in a single baseball game.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Amazon's new 'League of Their Own' tells more female baseball stories

When producers looked at the history of women in baseball, they realized “A League of Their Own” only scratched the surface.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

David Murphy: The day Pete Rose proved he does not belong in baseball. Or anywhere in public.

If there is one compliment that you can give Pete Rose without feeling the need to rinse your soul out with Listerine, it is that he has consistently kept the world informed about how unattractive a human being he really is. There are plenty of celebrities who act one way…

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: What does the Field of Dreams game have to do with the Chicago Cubs’ new sportsbook? 4 observations about Thursday’s game.

The Field of Dreams game is just around the corner, with the Chicago Cubs preparing to play the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday in Dyersville, Iowa.

The Guardian - US

‘Everybody knew Jim Thorpe’: biographer David Maraniss on a pioneering athlete

Pulitzer winner’s new biography tells fascinating story of a Native American star recently recognised as a double Olympic champion

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