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Hotel Where Ballplayer's Son Died Is Raided Again

Toxicology report has attributed Miller Gardner's death to carbon monoxide poisoning

(Newser) - Law enforcement authorities in Costa Rica this week again raided the hotel where the 14-year-old son of a former Major League Baseball player died during a family vacation in March. A toxicology report had found that carbon monoxide poisoning killed Miller Gardner, the son of former New York Yankees outfielder...

Trump Draws Cheers, Boos at 9/11 Yankees Game

President's entourage included Pam Bondi, EPA chief Lee Zeldin

(Newser) - President Trump attended the New York Yankees' 9-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night, drawing a mixed reaction from a raucous crowd while marking the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Authorities installed security glass for the president at Yankee Stadium outside the upper-level box suite belonging...

Topps Just Put a Squirrel on a Baseball Card

Company anoints the critter a Yankee after weekend visit

(Newser) - The newest Yankee stands about 7 inches tall. Topps, the company behind the MLB's baseball cards, is out with a new card featuring a squirrel that charmed New York fans over the weekend, reports UPI . At one point, the critter had something of a staredown on the mound with...

What Aaron Judge Is Doing Is Mind-Boggling

The Yankees slugger has been putting up videogame numbers

(Newser) - Aaron Judge already has multiple MVP seasons to his name, including his 62-homer campaign in 2022 and an even more complete offensive masterpiece in 2024, but what he's doing at the beginning of this season hints that his 2025 could be on an entirely new level. ESPN reports that...

'Torpedo Bats' Are Taking Over Baseball

Who knew baseball bats needed a reboot?

(Newser) - Baseball isn't exactly known as eager to embrace change, but Major League Baseball is also a copycat league. So when the New York Yankees shot out of the gate this season by setting a new single-game team record with nine home runs in a 20-9 drubbing of the Milwaukee...

After Home Run Barrage, Fans Notice Change in Bats

Former physics professor moves the mass, legally

(Newser) - On the first three pitches the Yankees saw in their game Saturday, they hit three home runs. By the time their 20-9 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium was wrapped up, New York had a new single-game team record, with nine home runs, USA Today reports. Combined, the...

Ex-Yankee's Teen Son Dies on Vacation
Ex-Yankee Star's
Son Likely
Asphyxiated
UPDATED
Mar 25, 2025 6:44 AM CDT

Ex-Yankee Star's Son Likely Asphyxiated

Brett Gardner's 14-year-old son, Miller, apparently fell ill after eating in Costa Rica

(Newser) - The 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees star Brett Gardner died of suspected asphyxiation "after a possible intoxication after apparently ingesting some food" in Costa Rica, an official with the country's Judicial Investigative Agency tells NBC News . Miller Gardner fell ill along with other family members on...

In Just 120 Hours, Rays Will Make Yankees' Site Their Own

Temporarily homeless Tampa Bay team will rebrand NY team's posh spring-training facility

(Newser) - Extreme Makeover: Baseball Edition is about to premiere. On March 23, the Tampa Bay Rays staff will launch a 120-hour transformation of Steinbrenner Field, the New York Yankees' spring training facility in Tampa, for the Rays' season in exile from storm-damaged Tropicana Field. By the time the Rays host their...

After 50 Years, NY Yankees Drop Rigid Rule From 'the Boss'

Ban on beards imposed by George Steinbrenner has been lifted

(Newser) - The New York Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner. Current owner Hal Steinbrenner, son of "The Boss," announced the change Friday before the team's spring training opener. "In recent weeks I have spoken to a...

'I'm a Good Dude Who Did a Bad Thing on Camera'

Infamous Yankee fan Austin Capobianco regrets his very public World Series transgression

(Newser) - Austin Capobianco has the unique claim to fame of being banned from every Major League Baseball stadium in the land. The reason stems from his audacious move while in the stands at Yankee Stadium last year during the World Series: He opened the mitt of Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie...

Giuliani Fights Handing Over World Series Rings

Ex-NYC mayor says rings belong to son Andrew, resists giving them up in defamation settlement

(Newser) - Ruth. Gehrig. DiMaggio. Mantle. Giuliani? As Rudy Giuliani's life gets stripped for parts to satisfy a $148 million defamation verdict, the former New York City mayor is fighting to keep one gleaming set of sports memorabilia in the family: Yankees World Series rings bestowed to him by the team'...

Yankees Grant 'Huge Ask' From Tampa Bay Rays

Rays will play home games next year at Yankees' spring training ballpark

(Newser) - The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees' nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field, Rays executives told the AP . Stuart Sternberg, the Rays' principal owner, said Steinbrenner Field in Tampa is the best fit for the...

Yankees' Fate Was Sealed by a Fielding Gaffe

Error with 2 outs 'opened the floodgates' for the Dodgers

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series Wednesday night in a wild 7-6 comeback in Game 5, and Chris Branch of the Athletic writes that the victory came down to a single play—a "simple error."
  • The play: Watch it here .
  • The details: The Yankees led 5-0
...

Los Angeles Dodgers Win Their 8th World Series

Dodgers best the New York Yankees in game 5

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium Wednesday night to win the whole thing, USA Today reports. While the Yankees led 5-0 by the third inning, in the fifth inning, the Dodgers rallied with five runs to tie...

Yankees Give Interfering Fans' Tickets to Ill Child

Friends had talked before about taking the ball from an opposing player

(Newser) - Two New York Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts have been barred from Game 5 on Wednesday night. Betts leaped at the retaining wall in foul territory and caught Gleyber Torres' pop fly in...

Freddie Freeman's Incredible World Series Continues

Los Angeles Dodger set not one but two records Tuesday, though Yankees won the game

(Newser) - One day, Freddie Freeman will look back on this World Series tear and shake his head in disbelief. Just like everyone else. Freeman broke a pair of Series records Tuesday when he homered yet again for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 against the New York Yankees, the AP...

Only One MLB Team Has Overcome a Playoff Deficit This Big

Dodgers beat Yankees in the first 3 games of the 2024 World Series

(Newser) - Freddie Freeman homered for the third straight game and Walker Buehler pitched another World Series gem as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night for a 3-0 lead in the Fall Classic, the AP reports. Just one Major League Baseball team has ever overcome...

Dodgers Win, but Their Superstar Is Injured
Dodgers Win, but Their
Superstar Is Injured
updated
Oct 27, 2024 3:40 PM CDT

Dodgers Win, but Their Superstar Is Injured

Shohei Ohtani is cleared to play in Game 3 after scare

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers won again Saturday night to take a 2-0 lead in the World Series over the New York Yankees. But the Dodgers will head to New York uncertain about the health of their biggest star after Shohei Ohtani partially dislocated his left shoulder on a slide when...

Dodgers Hero Delivers on World Series' Promise
Dodgers' Winning Hit Is
a World Series First
video
Oct 26, 2024 12:30 PM CDT

Dodgers' Winning Hit Is a World Series First

Freddy Freeman gives baseball the moment it was looking for

(Newser) - Freddy Freeman had the winning hit in Game 1 of the World Series, but he delivered more than that to Dodgers, baseball fans, the Fox network, and MLB. He ensured that the Los Angeles-New York matchup lived up to the hype from the beginning, while evoking one of Dodgers' fans...

Yankees, Dodgers to Meet in World Series for First Time in 43 Years

Los Angeles wins NLCS a day after New York won ALCS

(Newser) - Broadway vs. Hollywood. Subway vs. Freeway. Judge vs. Ohtani. New York neighbors who became cross-country rivals, the Yankees and Dodgers will renew their starry struggle in the World Series for the first time in 43 years, the AP reports. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York's other team, the...

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