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An Elite MLB Club Gets Unlikely New Member

Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh hits 60 home runs

(Newser) - Baseball's elite 60-homer club has an unlikely new member: a catcher nicknamed "Big Dumper." Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners hit his 59th and 60th home runs of the season on Wednesday night, reports ESPN . Until this season, only six major leaguers—with the familiar last...

He's Insanely Slow—and Unreal at Stealing Bases

Josh Naylor's instincts and timing outpace everyone of his size in baseball

(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal's description of Josh Naylor's physique isn't exactly glowing. It reports the Seattle Mariner "stands 5-foot-10, is listed at 235 pounds, and has a body type that bears a strange resemblance to a refrigerator." The paper points out that he moves...

MLB Players Will Soon Be Able to Challenge Balls, Strikes

'Robot umpires' will be ready when needed, beginning next season

(Newser) - Major League Baseball is now officially set to roll out " robot umpires " for 2026. The league's 11-member competition committee—made up of six owners, four players, and one umpire—gave the green light on Tuesday to an automated strike zone "challenge" system, which Commissioner Rob...

What It Looks Like When You Take a 99mph Ball to the Face

David Fry was expected to be hospitalized overnight

(Newser) - Guardians designated hitter David Fry was expected to be hospitalized overnight after he was hit in the face by a pitch from Detroit's Tarik Skubal in the sixth inning of Cleveland's 5-2 win over the Tigers on Tuesday night, a victory that deadlocked the AL Central division. Fry...

Longtime Dodgers Star Announces Retirement

Clayton Kershaw has won three Cy Youngs and two World Series rings

(Newser) - Clayton Kershaw, the left-hander who defined a Dodgers era with his arm and resilience, announced his retirement Thursday after 18 seasons with the team, closing the book on one of baseball's most storied careers. The 37-year-old starting pitcher revealed his decision in a team statement ahead of what...

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...

He Led the Mets to Their Stunning '86 World Series Win

MLB manager Davey Johnson, who also won 2 World Series with the Orioles, has died at age 82

(Newser) - Davey Johnson, an All-Star second baseman who won the World Series twice with the Baltimore Orioles as a player and managed the New York Mets to the title in 1986, has died. He was 82. Longtime Mets public relations representative Jay Horwitz said Johnson's wife, Susan, informed him of...

Shohei Ohtani Hits a Homer, Makes Beeline for Heckler

The Dodgers' star even got a high-five from the Padres fan

(Newser) - The weekend series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres was a tough one for three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani, who may be feeling the stress of being sued , but he went out on a high note Sunday. As the National League West rivals faced off at Petco Park,...

Female Umpire Makes the Call, for the First Time

Jen Pawol works first base in Marlins-Braves game, to applause

(Newser) - Major League Baseball welcomed a female umpire to a regular-season game for the first time on Saturday, when Jen Pawol ran out to first base to work the Marlins-Braves matchup in Atlanta. The crowd responded with louder applause when her name was announced than the other three umpires received, Yahoo...

A Long-Running Gender Barrier Will Finally Be Broken

Jen Pawol will work Saturday's Marlins-Braves game

(Newser) - Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves. Pawol will work the bases in Saturday's doubleheader at Truist Park and the plate on Sunday, MLB said Wednesday. Pawol, a...

MLB Tries Again After Speedway Classic Is a Washout

Braves-Reds matchup in Tennessee could set an attendance record

(Newser) - A record crowd for a regular-season Major League Baseball game got to see all the pomp and pageantry of the MLB Speedway Classic on Saturday night before the rain washed out the game itself in the bottom of the first inning. Fans returning Sunday only wanted to watch the Atlanta...

Player Traded From One Team to Other During Doubleheader

Seranthony Dominguez traded from Orioles to Blue Jays between games against each other

(Newser) - Baltimore swept a doubleheader against Toronto, but for Seranthony Dominguez it was a split. The Orioles traded the reliever to the Blue Jays between games. "After the first game, I was in there with the guys, and they call me and they tell me, 'Hey we got you...

Hall of Famer Made His Mark With 'the Sandberg Game'

Cubs second baseman was picked for 10 straight All-Star Games

(Newser) - Ryne Sandberg, a Hall of Fame second baseman who kicked off baseball's shift to power-hitting middle infielders, has died. He was 65. The Chicago Cubs, the team he played for nearly all of his career, announced his death on Monday, per the New York Times , without providing any more...

MLB Probe Reaches Star Guardians Pitcher

Emmanuel Clase is team's second pitcher this month to be removed from active duty for gambling probe

(Newser) - A second star pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians has been put on leave as Major League Baseball intensifies its investigation into betting on baseball. Emmanuel Clase is now on nondisciplinary leave, the team announced Monday, per CNN . He joined teammate Luis Ortiz on that list. Gambling monitors had found...

MLB Rookie Enjoys a 'Jaw-Dropping Moment'

Nick Kurtz of the Athletics becomes first rookie in MLB history to hit 4 home runs in one game

(Newser) - Nick Kurtz already had three homers and five hits as he began his final at bat with a chance to make history, but none of that was top of mind for the Athletics' rookie slugger—he just didn't want to embarrass himself. The 22-year-old did just fine, lining a...

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MLB Game Decided on an Exceedingly Rare Play

Phillies win after walk-off catcher interference call, the first in more than 50 years

(Newser) - Earlier this month, the Philadelphia Phillies lost a game thanks to an incredibly rare inside-the-park home run, only the third such "walk-off" hit ever. Now the Phillies have won a game thanks to an even rarer walk-off play: this one involving ... catcher interference. The last time it happened was...

The Curveball Is Getting Thrown, Well, a Curveball

The iconic pitch is declining in baseball, with faster, harder pitches now dominating instead

(Newser) - Curveballs have been thrown a curve by a modern baseball game that apparently values velocity over variety, disappearing from the major leagues by more than 20,000 annually. "You don't really see a lot of people throwing 12-6 curveballs anymore," Tampa Bay pitcher Shane Baz says, per...

Star Left Town for All-Star Game. Burglars Did Not.

Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte was away with team when 'high-dollar' theft took place at Arizona home

(Newser) - A home belonging to Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte was burglarized during the Major League Baseball All-Star break, reports the AP . Police in Scottsdale, Arizona, confirmed that the department is investigating a "high-dollar residential burglary" that's believed to have happened on Tuesday night, which is when Marte was...

Ex-Major Leaguer Guilty of Shooting Wife's Parents

Dan Serafini convicted of killing father-in-law and gravely wounding mother-in-law

(Newser) - Retired MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini has been convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the shootings of his wife's parents during a burglary at their home four years ago near Lake Tahoe in California. A Placer County jury on Monday found the 51-year-old guilty of killing his father-in-law,...

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