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Inside the Diablos' remarkable art museum at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 

@michaelsclair
April 26, 2024

Walk in to Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú, home of the Diablos Rojos del México of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol and host to this weekend's Mexico City Series, and you'll immediately notice a few touches that make this ballpark stand out from the rest. Opened in March of 2019 --

Ballpark food favorites coming to a delivery-app near you

@Spokes_Murphy
April 26, 2024

While there’s nothing quite like experiencing your favorite MLB ballpark in person, you can now bring a literal taste of that experience into your home with Ballpark Bites presented by Mastercard. Major League Baseball, in collaboration with Virtual Dining Concepts, has launched this new, ballpark-inspired menu that’s available on food

IYKYK: Mets' City Connect jerseys are for all of NYC

April 19, 2024

NEW YORK -- For more than six decades, the Mets have been defined by two colors: blue from the Dodgers, orange from the Giants. Nearly every uniform they’ve worn since their inception has featured some combination of those hues. They’re about to add two more colors into the regular rotation:

Buxton honors Jackie Robinson Day with custom kicks

@dohyoungpark
April 15, 2024

BALTIMORE -- Byron Buxton was able to man center field at Camden Yards on Monday night because of the barrier broken by Jackie Robinson 77 years ago today, so in honor of MLB’s annual celebration of Jackie Robinson Day, Buxton took Jackie out to center with him. The Twins’ center

Kerry Carpenter can't believe his big league life

@michaelsclair
April 10, 2024

Kerry Carpenter may now find himself regularly penciled into the heart of the Tigers lineup, but that was far from a guarantee when he was coming out of college. Back then, Carpenter was a 19th round selection by Detroit in the 2019 Draft -- a round that rarely leads to

Mr. Do It All: Betts nominated for 2024 Sports Emmy

@ssc627
April 9, 2024

We're still on the hunt for something Mookie Betts can't do. In the past year, the two-time World Series champion has finished second in 2023 National League MVP voting, made a "semi-permanent" move to the infield and taken over as the starting shortstop for the most star-studded team in baseball.

Softball and baseball on same day! Woman makes NCAA history

Trailblazer Series alum Albayati becomes first woman in Division II to play both in one day
April 8, 2024

Jillian Albayati continues to be a pioneer for women in the game of baseball. On Sunday, she became the second player in collegiate history -- and the first in Division II -- to play baseball and softball on the same day when she accomplished the feat for Cal State San

Sneakerheads, take note

All of Fernando Tatis Jr.'s custom cleats in '24
April 6, 2024

Loyal Cubs fan rewarded with one-in-a-million card

@ColeJacobson32
April 5, 2024

Who wants to be a millionaire? Die-hard Cubs fan Beau Thompson has finally done it -- just not in the way you might think. Thompson is a Madison, Wis., resident, who set out in 2017 to attempt to collect one million Cubs baseball cards. And just like many aspiring millionaires,

Phillies unveil 'Unapologetically Philly' City Connect uniforms

April 5, 2024

PHILADELPHIA -- Bryce Harper examined everything on the table in front of him. The cap, the jersey, the combination of midnight blue, light blue and yellow. The “PHILLY” font on the front of the jersey; the Liberty Bell; the skyline and the yellow stars on the cap; the Easter eggs

The 7-foot-4 college hoops star who could have been a pitcher

Zach Edey's first love was baseball -- and he was a force on and off the mound
@MattMonagan
April 4, 2024

Zach Edey is a star for Purdue's men's basketball team. If you don't know who he is or what he looks like, it's hard to miss him. He's 7-foot-4, 300 pounds -- the tallest player in college basketball and likely one of the tallest people you'll ever see in real

How Elly joined the 'Jumpman' ranks

March 31, 2024

This story was excerpted from Mark Sheldon’s Reds Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

'Beat traffic': Yeli, teammates ride subway to opener

@_dadler
March 29, 2024

NEW YORK -- One of the great things about baseball in New York is, you can always take the train to the game. So that's exactly what Christian Yelich, Rhys Hoskins and several other Brewers did on Opening Day.

Lindor, Edwin Díaz star in new Foreign Teck music video

'We're trying to help our culture and push it to be bigger'
@MattMonagan
March 22, 2024

NEW YORK -- People began circling around the baseball field at East River Park, calling friends on their phones. "Bring my Mets jersey," one said. "You'll never guess who's here," another shouted. On a fairly nondescript Thursday afternoon in July, in a fairly nondescript New York City park out by

Ohtani to start throwing again, could play outfield for LA in '24

Stone tabbed as fifth starter after stellar spring
@juanctoribio
March 18, 2024

SEOUL -- Shohei Ohtani's focus heading into Wednesday’s season opener against the Padres in South Korea is solely on what he’ll be able to provide at the plate as the team’s designated hitter. But when the Dodgers get back to Los Angeles this weekend, Ohtani, who went 0-for-5 with two

MLB players rank the best road cities

@ssc627
March 17, 2024

During Spring Training, MLB.com beat writers surveyed their clubhouses, asking players for their opinions on a range of topics. Well over 100 players participated, in exchange for anonymity. In the leadup to Opening Day, MLB.com is publishing a series of stories based on the results of that survey. Today’s topic:

Going to game in Korea isn't complete without cheer squads, players' songs

@dohyoungpark
March 17, 2024

SEOUL -- “L-A Dod-gers, Jason Heyward! Ahn-tah, home-run, Jason Heyward! Ahn-tah, home-run, Jason Heyward!” Well, if Jason Heyward hadn’t heard his name sung melodically around an instrumental interlude -- on repeat -- he sure has now. And so have all of his teammates, who each had their own songs recorded

MLB's most stylish players are ...

@Spokes_Murphy
March 16, 2024

During Spring Training, MLB.com beat writers surveyed their clubhouses, asking players for their opinions on a range of topics. Well over 100 players participated, in exchange for anonymity. In the leadup to the Opening Day, MLB.com is publishing a series of stories based on the results of that survey. Today’s

'Greg With One Leg' recalls groundbreaking college career

March 5, 2024

The article was shared with Greg Dunn, as it was shared with so many last month. It was the inspiring story of an East Carolina sophomore named Parker Byrd appearing in his school’s season-opening baseball game with a prosthetic leg, after having part of his right leg amputated following a

Former MVP personally invites Negro Leagues legends to Rickwood game

@alysonfooter
February 27, 2024

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Ryan Howard never met his maternal grandfather, James Phillip Black, who died before Howard’s birth in 1979. But Howard is well aware of his grandfather’s legacy as a hardworking man who chose to forego baseball and instead provide stability for his family, and whose athletic genes likely

The time the new White Sox broadcaster went undercover

February 23, 2024

This story was excerpted from Scott Merkin's White Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

U.S. Mint had never made a Congressional Gold Medal like Larry Doby's

February 23, 2024

The United States Mint was unaccustomed to requests like the one made by Larry Doby Jr. For centuries, the bureau of the Department of the Treasury has been responsible for designing and casting the Congressional Gold Medal -- the highest civilian honor in the country. And as part of that

New Era, MLB clubs collab on new BP hats for 2024

@Theo_DeRosa
February 20, 2024

MLB players will be taking pregame swings in style this season. On Tuesday, New Era Cap LLC announced its 2024 MLB Batting Practice Collection, featuring new batting practice caps for all 30 clubs. The Batting Practice collection, along with the stories behind each individual cap, are available now at MLBShop.com

Netflix film crew will follow Red Sox in '24

February 7, 2024

BOSTON -- The 2024 season will be one in which the Red Sox will allow viewers worldwide a rare chance to sneak behind the curtain and see what the grind of a Major League season is all about. It was announced on Wednesday that Netflix, in conjunction with MLB Studios,

James Andrews, doctor to the superstars, calls it a career

January 26, 2024

What the doctor remembers, all these years later, was the devastation in the young man’s voice, the tears in his eyes. Dr. James Andrews listened as his 25-year-old patient, who had already had one unsuccessful surgery on his pitching shoulder, explained what it would mean to him to get back