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What links A League of Their Own to Chadwick Boseman and Madonna?

With a new comedy series about a women’s pro baseball team about to strike, we chase a team of celebrities down the rabbit hole, including Kevin Costner, Rosie O’Donnell and Brad Pitt

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022

Baseball trivia in search of a theme

Before taking this quiz, let’s take a moment to honor Tony Dow, ‘Leave it to Beaver’ and its evocative tune

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 6, 2022

Bryce Miller: New-look Padres, Juan Soto deliver ‘big-city energy’ for invigorated San Diego

SAN DIEGO — When Padres CEO Erik Greupner and his college-bound son sat down Tuesday morning at The Original Pancake House in Encinitas, the baseball executive simply sought a father-son bonding moment and breakfast.

Tribune News Service · Aug 5, 2022

A’s Prospect Hits Inside-the-Park HRs on Back-to-Back Days

The 2021 fourth round pick is the first player in professional baseball history to accomplish this.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 5, 2022

Kumar Rocker’s parents, heritage and trials shaped Bunyanesque pitcher into pitching phenom

DALLAS — The first time Kumar Rocker threw a baseball was to his mother, Lalitha, as Kumar’s football-famous father, Tracy, stood nearby in the family’s front yard.

Tribune News Service · Aug 5, 2022

Commentary: Vin Scully and the meaning of voice

They will write about it — the sports commentators and the sports historians — and the fans, or the older ones at least, will talk about it when they talk of summer and baseball. I’ll write about Vin Scully’s voice too, that honeyed tenor voice.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 5, 2022

Hack Wilson: the hard-living Chicago Cubs star whose epic 1930 endures

The mercurial Cubs outfielder was one of the most rambunctious hitters in MLB history and still holds of one of the sport’s most impregnable records

The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2022

Meet the graffiti artist whose murals bring life to Miami’s streets

MIAMI -- In the vibrant neighborhood of Wynwood, known worldwide for its colorful murals, are four graffiti portraits of baseball players who contributed to the culture and diversity of American sports: Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle and José Fernández.

Miami Herald · Aug 5, 2022

A League of Their Own to Cosmic Love: the seven best shows to stream this week

Abbi Jacobson stars in a funny, feelgood drama about a female baseball team in the 1940s, and horoscopes get horny in the new Amazon dating show

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022

Victoria's police association calls for sentencing law reform after Warrnambool assault

A sentence imposed for a Warrnambool man who attacked two police officers with a metal baseball bat has sparked outcry.

ABC News · Aug 5, 2022