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Reviewing the New ‘Backyard Baseball’ Game and How to Unlock MLB Players

What’s the new game like, and which MLB players are joining the Backyard Sports crew? We found out.

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Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge Are Spearheading a New Golden Era of Baseball

The 2026 season begins with baseball being more popular than it has been in years. The trick for MLB now is to keep the momentum going.

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Cal Raleigh hits his 60th home run of the season, becoming the 7th MLB player to achieve the feat

Cal Raleigh has become the seventh player in major league history to hit 60 home runs in a season, launching two solo shots for the Seattle Mariners against the Colorado Rockies

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Giancarlo Stanton Joins Exclusive Club With Latest Strikeout

Stanton became the eighth player in MLB history to record 2,000 career strikeouts as a hitter.

Sports Illustrated

Sammy Sosa Met With Rousing Ovation in First Wrigley Field Appearance in Over 20 Years

The slugger returns.

Sports Illustrated

Cubs legend Sammy Sosa returns to Wrigley Field after 20-plus year hiatus

Legendary Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field for the first time in more than 20 years before Chicago’s game with the Seattle Mariners

The Independent UK

MLB The Show 25 Drops New Twenty In June Program—Features One of the Best Hitters in the Game

Sammy Sosa headlines the June-focused program.

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Every 50-Home Run Season in MLB History

Hitting the mark is an accomplishment that's been attained by a mere 32 players.

Sports Illustrated

Cubs Announce Major Franchise Honor for Sammy Sosa After His December Apology

A fitting honor for one of the greatest Cubs of all-time.

Sports Illustrated

Sammy Sosa welcomed back by Cubs as slugger apologizes for past ‘mistakes’

Sammy Sosa hasn't been back to Wrigley Field since 2007.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Sammy Sosa Releases PED Apology, Finally Gets Special Invite From Cubs

Sammy Sosa apologized for using steroids in a statement, and received this invite from the Cubs and team owner Tom Ricketts.

Sports Illustrated

Will anyone hit 74 homers? Even Aaron Judge thinks MLB season record is 'a little untouchable'

What used to be one of baseball’s most magical numbers — 61 home runs — now sits buried, eight lines deep, in the Major League Baseball record book

The Independent UK

Machine Gun Kelly Throws Wild First Pitch At Guardians Game

Machine Gun Kelly's unconventional first pitch at Progressive Field entertains fans with a unique twist, joining the ranks of memorable first pitch blunders.

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Longest Home Runs Ever Hit in the Home Run Derby

Here's a look back at big blasts from before and after the introduction of Statcast in 2016.

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Cubs Legend Sammy Sosa Asked Directly About Steroid Use Upon Return to Chicago

The retired slugger was rather unprepared to give an answer.

Chicago Sun-Times

On Oct. 14, 2003, Cubs fans’ hearts were shattered — and Cubdom changed forever

The mother of all heartbreaks on the North Side flipped some switches that wouldn’t — couldn’t — be unflipped.

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Jaguars’ Ross Matiscik wants to lead NFL long snappers in tackles

Jaguars special teamers want to see Ross Matiscik win the long snapper tackles title this season.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, and the home run chase of 1998

Steroids or not, the home run chase of 25 years ago was an exciting season. ‘Gould’s Law’ shows it was also a statistical aberration.

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SI:AM | The Angels and Rangers Are Going All In

Two AL West rivals are stocking up at the deadline.

Chicago Sun-Times

Baseball by the Numbers: A look at crosstown crossovers

Only three men in the interleague era have played at least two seasons for the Cubs and White Sox.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hall of Famer Fred McGriff recalls Cubs stint fondly but with tinge of regret

“I was always a little disappointed because I was supposed to help the Cubbies win that first World Series, and it didn’t quite happen,” McGriff said. “So that one stings a little bit.”

Chicago Sun-Times

June is bustin’ out all over — in baseball terms, that is

There are plenty of fun facts about this month, but we’re focused on the national pastime here.

Chicago Sun-Times

Love your mothers and love this Mother’s Day baseball quiz

Think about how proud your mom would be if you ace this trivia test.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: The Sammy Sosa debate isn’t going away for Chicago Cubs fans and ownership. Is a reunion possible?

If it isn’t obvious by now that Tom Ricketts wants no part of a Sammy Sosa reunion, I don’t know what else the Chicago Cubs chairman can say to end the discussion.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs great Ryne Sandberg statue set to join fellow Hall of Famers on Gallagher Way

The statue is set to be unveiled in 2024, president of business operations Crane Kenney said at Cubs Convention.

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