Sadiq Khan: Donald Trump’s presidency led to me getting more racist online abuse The politician also threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game in the Bay Area on Tuesday. The Independent UK · May 11, 2022
Offense awakens, returns to slumber as Tigers split doubleheader vs. A's DETROIT — Baseball has an odd way of sorting things out sometimes. Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022
Offense awakens as Tigers snap 6-game skid in Game 1 vs. Athletics DETROIT — Baseball has an odd way of sorting things out sometimes. Tribune News Service · May 10, 2022
Minor league players, MLB reach deal in minimum wage suit Minor league players and Major League Baseball have reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging teams violated minimum wage laws The Independent UK · May 10, 2022
Man denies robbing Liverpool FC defender Trent Alexander-Arnold's brother Talleko Lemonious has denied the charges Liverpool Echo · May 10, 2022
Nasty Nestor Cortes Jr. Is Not Your Typical Soft-Tossing Journeyman The mustachioed lefthander has developed into a frontline starter for a loaded Yankees pitching staff. Sports Illustrated · May 10, 2022
A baseball love affair: Why Brits should flock back to London MLB games With Major League Baseball’s return to London for regular-season games in 2023, 2024 and 2026 confirmed on Monday, the Evening Standard’s David Marsland explains the origins of his love affair with a sport that has never quite taken off in the UK... Evening Standard · May 10, 2022
Emulating Liverpool and exploiting analytics: How Todd Boehly plans to surpass Roman Abramovich era at Chelsea Todd Boehly is on a mission to make Chelsea even better than they were under Roman Abramovich. Evening Standard · May 10, 2022
Sadiq Khan pitches for tech investors in Silicon Valley Sadiq Khan on Tuesday switched from banging the drum to pitching for London as he headed to Silicon Valley and prepared to open a baseball match. Evening Standard · May 10, 2022
What will cannabis banking (and baseball) do without Rep. Ed Perlmutter? - Roll Call Rep. Ed Perlmutter was always happy to wheel and deal with Republicans, talk to reporters and heckle at the annual baseball game. Roll Call · May 10, 2022
Vahe Gregorian: Fighting ALS, awe-inspiring Sarah Nauser is beacon with help of friends like KC Royals Even as a child, Sarah Nauser seldom could be slowed by the concept of “no.” To the contrary, said her mother, Jamie Sanders: “It was almost like if you said ‘no’ she’d try harder.” Tribune News Service · May 10, 2022
Who is Colin Murray, the new host of Countdown? Colin Murray has started filming new episodes of Countdown after the departure of host Anne Robinson Wales Online · May 10, 2022
Sadiq Khan practises pitching baseball in Central Park ahead of MLB appearance The politician has said he hopes to use the trip, which will also include visits to California, to attract investment to London. The Independent UK · May 10, 2022
MLB fans thought they heard an announcer swearing on air. But did he really? It's all sheets and giggles. USA Today Sports Media Group · May 10, 2022
Tribune News Service · May 10, 2022 Starting pitcher finally earns win during Pirates’ banner night against Dodgers PITTSBURGH — The streak the Pirates had going was equal parts emblematic of their new pitching philosophy and the byproduct of playing sub-.500 baseball. It was also just pretty darn strange. Nearly 30 games, and a starting pitcher didn’t have a single win? Yeah, never happened before.
Tribune News Service · May 9, 2022 Mark Bradley: It took Kyle Wright a while, but he's delivering now On the day Kyle Wright was introduced to the Atlanta audience, Braves general manager John Coppolella said of the 2017 draft's No. 5 pick: "He could start a playoff game for us."
Tribune News Service · May 9, 2022 Jim Souhan: Why the Twins are winning even when injuries and oddities come their way The Twins are in first place in the American League Central on May 10. Imagine what they could do if anything went right.
Chicago Sun-Times · May 9, 2022 Where have all the runs gone in MLB? Baseball by the Numbers: Scoring is down this season, and a drop in home runs is the primary reason.
Evening Standard · May 9, 2022 American baseball matches to return to London next year The two matches played between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees at the former Olympic stadium in June 2019
USA Today Sports Media Group · May 9, 2022 The Cubs’ Nico Hoerner seemingly forgot how to play baseball in an odd baserunning blunder That's why you pay attention.
Sports Illustrated · May 9, 2022 MLB Power Rankings: The Breakouts and Busts Are Shaking Things Up Nasty Nestor Cortes Jr. is leading the dominant Yankees, while the underperforming José Berríos is hurting the Blue Jays
Chicago Sun-Times · May 9, 2022 Public League to big league: Taft’s Jack Suwinski settles in with Pirates The kid who grew up in Norwood Park, starting out playing T-ball as a 6-year-old, made his MLB debut with the Pirates on April 26 as a 23-year-old outfielder.
Sports Illustrated · May 9, 2022 Raising Arizona: How Brent Strom Is Fixing the Diamondbacks The 73-year-old pitching whisperer came out of his brief retirement to remake the worst pitching staff in MLB.
Tribune News Service · May 9, 2022 What’s the Braves’ long-term plan for versatile flamethrower Spencer Strider? When Spencer Strider pitched at Clemson, the baseball program’s pitchers adopted a mentality: You’re always closing.
Chicago Tribune · May 9, 2022 Paul Sullivan: It might be ‘tough to watch’ at times, but Seiya Suzuki and the Chicago Cubs are trying to stay patient Seiya Suzuki was a man of few words late Saturday when asked if he ever had experienced anything like playing in the unseasonably cold conditions at Wrigley Field.