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Nothing Stopped Jim Abbott From Making The Big Leagues

In 1979, a young Jim Abbott told a reporter from his hometown newspaper that he wanted to become a Major League Baseball player. Many 12-year-olds have that dream — but that's where the similarities end.

Investors Business Daily

Inside West Ham's MLB transformation with London Stadium set for permanent changes

West Ham's London Stadium will play host to Major League Baseball this weekend, and the home of the Europa Conference League champions won't be the same after

Daily Mirror

Jewish Infielder Spencer Horwitz Shines In MLB Debut For Blue Jays

Horwitz hits a single, bats in a run, and gets walked twice in Toronto's 11-7 loss to the Rangers in his MLB Debut for Blue Jays.

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Manfred Regrets Decision to Grant Astros Players Immunity in Cheating Probe

The fate of Houston players involved in the now-infamous sign-stealing scandal could have been very different.

Sports Illustrated

MLB sued by 17 ex-scouts who say they were discriminated against because of their age

Seventeen former Major League Baseball scouts who say they were discriminated against because of their age have sued the league, its teams and Commissioner Rob Manfred

The Independent UK

Patrick Reusse: Twins fail in many ways — and it starts with the deals they’ve done

Major League Baseball decided to bring more excitement to its product by playing with an enlarged golf ball for the 2019 season. The Twins took advantage of this by hitting an all-time record 307 home runs and winning 101 games in the regular season.

Tribune News Service

Giants to play at Willie Mays’ former Negro Leagues home in 2024

It’s been 75 years since Willie Mays first played at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues.

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Alabama’s Rickwood Field, the country’s oldest ballpark, will host MLB game honoring Negro Leagues

The game will also honor Hall of Famer Willie Mays, a Birmingham native who began his professional career with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948.

Chicago Sun-Times

Yankees know A’s fans are hurting after years spent in Montreal and Oakland

Brad Wilkerson remembers feeling “pretty emotional” on Sept. 29, 2004.

Tribune News Service

Las Vegas Strip Deal Will Mean the End of Multiple Icons

The Strip will gain a baseball team but lose a number of shows, restaurants and more that have become Las Vegas institutions.

The Street

Adam Minter: Baseball fans should root for gambling’s expansion

The next time your favorite baseball team negotiates a nine-figure deal for an injury-prone pitcher, blame the oddsmakers. They’ll soon be the source of cash upon which baseball depends to sustain the sport’s lofty pay packages.

Tribune News Service

Bally Sports' troubles could transform how fans watch sports

LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball turned to its preferred voice of pomp and circumstance, Bob Costas, to make a major announcement two weeks ago.

Los Angeles Times

Homers will be a bit harder for Cubs, Cardinals to hit in London

The center field wall will be 392 feet from home plate, seven feet deeper than four years ago, as part of changes that Major League Baseball said came about because of some seat restructuring at London Stadium.

Chicago Sun-Times

Governor signs public funding bill for new A's stadium in Vegas, growing global sports destination

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed into law a $380 million public financing package to help build a Major League Baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics on the Las Vegas Strip

The Independent UK

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Number of Black MLB players falls to record low

Black players represented just 6.2% of players on Opening Day rosters, down from last year’s previous record low of 7.2%.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: MLB teams celebrate LGBTQ+ community with ballpark Pride Nights

All but one Major League Baseball team will celebrate Pride Night this season as a show of support for LGBTQ+ fans.

The Guardian - US

Luis Arráez and the quest for baseball’s elusive .400 barrier

The Miami Marlins second baseman’s exceptional season has given him a chance to do something no one has achieved in the majors since 1941

Broadcasting & Cable

Bally Sports Kicks Another Asset to the Curb: ACC Football and Basketball Games

Bankrupt Sinclair subsidiary Diamond Sports Group tells rights holder Raycom to find another distribution arrangement for the Atlantic Coast Conference

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Bryce Miller: How did Ethan Salas, the Padres' $5.6 million catching prospect, reach pro baseball so fast?

It's truly starting now for Ethan Salas, the teen catcher with a $5.6 million international signing bonus inked by the Padres, the largest among Major League Baseball's 2023 class.

The Street

Forget Disney; Ron DeSantis Has a Surprising New Target

A new Florida law involves a peculiar feature.

Tribune News Service

Oakland A’s secure crucial votes in Nevada, close in on $380 million stadium deal

Nevada lawmakers on Tuesday granted the A’s a crucial win in their dreams of a state-of-the-art, $1.5 billion Las Vegas ballpark, part of a whirlwind day for Oakland’s last major sports franchise.

Space

Sally's Night events mark 40 years since 1st US woman flew in space

From an afternoon at the ballpark to Afternoon Tea, museums and science centers are celebrating Sally's Night and the 40th anniversary of Sally Ride becoming the first American woman in space.

Evening Standard

Can Rishi Sunak convince the US he’s more than just a ‘caretaker’ PM?

Sunak has high hopes for his sojourn but can Joe Biden view him as anything more than an interim leader? Sarah Baxter reports from Washington

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak guest of honour at Major League Baseball game in Washington DC

The Prime Minister watched Washington Nationals take on Arizona Diamondbacks during his trip to the US.

The Independent UK

MLB will discuss postponing games in New York, Philadelphia due to wildfire smoke

Major League Baseball plans to discuss whether to postpone games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night because of poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires

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